About me

I am licensed in Virginia with 42 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, & anger management.
I use a cognitive behavioral and existential therapeutic approach to help people progress to a more fulfilling life.
I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Addictions
  • Trauma, Abuse
  • Anger management
  • Depression
Also experienced in:
LGBT , Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 43

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

VA LPC 0701000744

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Marvin Skinner. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Jul 18, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

Mr. Skinner is amazing. Very straightforward and easy going.

Written on Jul 10, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, and parenting issues

Marvin is a great therapist. This is my first time ever doing therapy and honestly I wasn't too sure about it but Marvin was so helpful and welcoming from the first time I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to meet him.

Written on Jun 08, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Marvin is the best therapist i’ve ever had he’s funny kind and very understanding

Written on Jun 06, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes

Mr. Skinner listens very well and is very prompt and timely in responding to concerns.

Written on Jun 03, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship

We have only had one session with Marvin so it was an initial get to know you session but he was helpful in getting to understand our major difficulties and providing some ideas to work on. He’s been really responsive with his messages and usually responds faster than I expect him to. I look forward to working more with him and getting more of his guidance.

Written on May 15, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd

Great listener, let's me guide our time at a pace I'm comfortable with. Ready and willing to talk about anything and open minded. He doesn't pressure me or let me feel judged!

Written on May 14, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd

I find Marvin willing to listening without overtalking. He makes suggestions that are appropriate to my situation.

Written on Apr 06, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, anger management, and compassion fatigue

Good listener.

Written on Feb 21, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 3 weeks on issues concerning anger management

I have greatly appreciated Marvin and he is very knowledgeable

Written on Jan 09, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes

Marvin is a great listener with an easy way about him. He provides great feedback, wisdom, and perspective on issues.

Written on Jan 02, 2023 after therapy with Marvin for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues

Marvin is supportive and a great listening ear. His experience with marital issues brought me perspective. He provides me with supportive steps to keep doing what I know is what I need to do and make tough life decisions. Thank you.

Written on Dec 13, 2022 after therapy with Marvin for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd

Marvin is supportive, kind and understanding. He provides me with tools to help me cope with my issues.

Written on Nov 04, 2022 after therapy with Marvin for 1 month

Marvin is a highly skilled therapist. Extremely relatable. Strong communicator. Gentle. Great listener.

Written on Nov 03, 2022 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and adhd

Hes very intuitive and he really listens. Wonderful therapist

Written on Oct 16, 2022 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Great listener! Opens up with his personal life to help you see things differently and understand some things better. He makes sure you’re comfortable and being heard. He addresses your needs and gives valuable feedback. He also is great with responding to messages!

Written on Oct 03, 2022 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

He’s very kind he listens intently and asks questions which help reveal more of your underlying feelings or thoughts about things perhaps not yet analyzed by your self

Written on Sep 24, 2022 after therapy with Marvin for 2 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Marvin, was accommodating with his support and helped me overcome my challenges. He was a great listener and gave me feedback to address the core problems of my life.

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