Justine Polster Ph.D; LCSW

(She/Her)

Accepting Clients

Ready to begin again and live your fullest life?

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia

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Services

  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

I work with a range of clients but especially enjoy working with college students and folks experiencing life transitions. I am an indigenous woman and immigrant to the US and love working with folks who a struggling to accept themselves and find their 'way' in life.

My Background and Approach

I am a doctoral level Clinical Social Worker with graduate degrees in psychology, couples and family therapy, and social work. I specialize in trauma work, and offer therapies such as in-depth psychodynamic therapies, mindfulness, family therapy, DBT and ACT to help you heal and grow.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I am especially aligned with decolonizing practices and beliefs, and believe that our strengths and identities are informed by our connections to the present as well as the past.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Attachment Theory Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Issues I Treat

Specialties

Family Conflict Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Other Issues

  • Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence or Intimate Partner Violence
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • Parenting
  • Self-Esteem
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Teen Issues
  • Women's Issues

Qualifications

License
Ph.D; LCSW, State of Pennsylvania · #CW022205
Supervision
Provides supervision to apprentice therapists · currently accepting supervisees
Years in practice
32 years

I offer online counseling in the following states:

I have experience with the following

  • Baha'i
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  • Judaism
  • Multifaith

Hours & Availability

New clients welcome
Currently accepting new clients
Telehealth
Available

At A Glance

  • Experience: 32 years of practice
  • Rate: $100 - 225/session

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