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Alvin Ray, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Virginia

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in VA More info Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, LMFTs, are mental health professionals trained in family systems who can diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

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Hi there, I'm Alvin!

My name is A. Chad Ray, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) from the Volunteer state of Tennessee. I am licensed in both VA and TN and see clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adults who have issues with anxiety, stress, addiction, and insomnia. When helping clients achieve their clinical goals, I utilize Solution Oriented Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Systems Therapy, Emotion Focused, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

My approach

My approach to therapy is holistic and tailored to fit each individual client’s goals in treatment. Primarily, I use Solution Oriented Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Systems Therapy, Emotion Focused, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I have integrated these therapeutic approaches to help clients address their clinical goals. Each client is unique, therefore needing evidence-based treatment options tailored to them.

My focus

I have found my clinical style and approach are a fantastic fit for working with adults who struggle with anxiety, stress, addiction, and insomnia. My goal is to help clients develop clearly defined goals and make lasting progress in their daily lives.

My communication style

My communication style is calm, centered, and curious. I want each client to understand I have not only listened to them with respect but have also understood their problems.

My journey to mental healthcare

I decided to become a therapist because I enjoy helping and understanding others. I have always been curious about why people behave and think the way they do. I also greatly enjoy helping people problem solve and find solutions to their problems.

My goals for you

My approach to setting goals with each client is about developing a plan that respects the individual’s uniqueness and autonomy. Goals will be reviewed periodically with each client to ensure we are still on target or to re-evaluate if the client’s goals have changed.

My first session with you

During our first session, you will be listened to in a nonjudgmental manner. We will process what has brought you into therapy and what you hope to gain from it. My desire is to develop a safe environment where you will easily be able to explore your clinical goals.

About Alvin

Specialities

  • ADHD
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Autism or Asperger's Syndrome
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Cultural Stress
  • Depersonalization/Derealization (DPDR)
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Impulsivity
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Internet Addiction
  • Job Stress
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Legal Stress
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital/Pre-marital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychosis
  • Relapse Prevention
  • Relationship Issues
  • Schizophrenia
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Thought Disorders
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Weight Loss

Methods

  • Adlerian
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-based
  • Behavioral Activation
  • Christian Counseling
  • Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT)
  • Couples Therapy
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Exposure Response Prevention
  • Family Systems
  • Family Therapy
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Group Therapy
  • Heart Centered
  • Holistic
  • Integrative or Integral Psychotherapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Jungian
  • Marital
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Multidimensional Family Therapy
  • Narrative
  • Neuro-Linguistic Programming
  • Nurtured Heart
  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy
  • Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
  • Relational
  • Sex Therapy
  • Solution Focused
  • Somatic
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Trauma Focused

Practice

License

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) More info Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, LMFTs, are mental health professionals trained in family systems who can diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Accepted insurance providers

  • Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MA, Carelon, Cigna, Decent, and Optum

Languages spoken

  • English

Education

  • Master of Arts (MA) in Marriage and Family Therapy - East Tennessee State University - Quillen College of Medicine (05/2009) Bachelor of Science (BS) in Psychology - East Tennessee State University - Quillen College of Medicine (05/2002)

Session Information

  • Video session
  • 60 minutes

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