Sex Therapy & Couples Therapy

Serving Virginia & South Carolina

Reclaiming intimacy and sexuality where faith, culture, and the body intersect.

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Hi, I’m Melina. I know first hand how family, faith, and culture shape intimacy and the body.

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I help couples and individuals reclaim intimacy and sexuality in ways that feel authentic and compassionate.

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couples therapy

  • Affair recovery & rebuilding trust

  • Sexless marriage & intimacy repair

  • Non-monogamy support

  • Faith, culture, & sexuality conflicts

  • Communication breakdown & resentment cycles

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Clinical Supervision

  • LPC residents & LMFT residents in Virginia

  • Navigating countertransference & ethical gray areas

  • Concrete takeaways, not just case review

  • Building your own clinical compass

  • Sliding scale available

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Individual Therapy

  • Religious trauma & faith deconstruction

  • Purity culture recovery

  • Sexual shame & body disconnection

  • Cultural & family conditioning

  • Oldest daughter patterns & over-responsibility

  • Somatic Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Integrative sex therapy for embodied healing

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Testimonials

“We are learning how to talk to each other again, use shared language, and approach each other with curiosity. At first the problems seemed insurmountable, but then slowly our tools started working and our conversations started taking new trajectories that felt safer and better.”

— Couples therapy client

“Melina is by far the best therapist I've ever had. She challenges me to look deeper into myself and truly sit with my feelings instead of intellectualizing them.”

— Individual therapy client

“We found that issues we didn't know were problems or didn't know how to bring up were addressed in our couple's counseling and Melina helped us come up with solutions we never thought of.”

— Couples therapy client

Service Fees

  • 60 minute Individual Session $175

  • 60 minute Couples Session $200

  • 60 minute Supervision $150

  • Limited sliding scale spots available on a case by case basis, inquire directly.

  • HSA/FSA accepted

  • Superbills provided

  • Insurance accepted for individual sessions only, via Headway.

  • Free 20 minute consultation

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When you’re ready for support

I provide in-person therapy in Alexandria, Virginia and virtual therapy throughout Virginia and South Carolina for couples and individuals seeking specialized intimacy and sexuality support.

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A free reflection guide to understand relational patterns.

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