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Menzo Faassen, LPC

Affirming therapy for resilience and meaningful change
  • LGBTQ plus affirming care
  • Veteran focused support
  • Addiction and trauma help

About Menzo Faassen

Menzo Faassen is a Virginia-based Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 24 years of experience helping adults navigate challenging emotional experiences with steadiness, warmth, and respect. His work focuses on fostering an affirming, compassionate therapy environment for people coping with concerns such as depression, addiction, trauma, grief, and social anxiety.

He has particular experience supporting LGBTQ+ clients, veterans, and individuals dealing with workplace stress, mood disorders, attachment-related concerns, and difficult relationship dynamics. Menzo Faassen also helps clients address isolation, shame, panic symptoms, and the strain that can come from major life transitions, offering a thoughtful pace that honors each person’s background and goals.

His style is collaborative and tailored, drawing on approaches that strengthen coping skills while encouraging self-understanding and practical change. Influenced by Psychodrama developed by J. L. Moreno, he may incorporate role exploration and tools such as the empty chair technique to help clients build creativity and spontaneity, broaden perspectives, and find new, workable responses to past and present challenges.

Areas of Expertise

Also Specializes In

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional Focus Areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureCodependencyCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Drug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic Approach

Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Motivational Interviewing Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Frequently Asked Questions

How much experience does Menzo Faassen have?

Menzo Faassen has 24 years of professional experience providing therapy support.

Is Menzo Faassen a licensed therapist?

Yes. Menzo Faassen is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor). License: VA LPC 0701010945.

In which languages does Menzo Faassen provide therapy?

Menzo Faassen provides therapy in English.

Where is Menzo Faassen located?

Menzo Faassen is located in Virginia.

How can I work with Menzo Faassen as my therapist?

You can work with Menzo Faassen through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, depending on what fits your needs and what is available.

Does Menzo Faassen work with international clients?

No. Menzo Faassen does not currently work with international clients.

How much does therapy with Menzo Faassen cost?

The cost of therapy can vary based on factors like your location and the therapist’s availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, click the “Start Therapy” button on this page.

How can I get started with therapy?

Getting started is quick and straightforward. Click the “Start Therapy” button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.

Practical Online Therapy Grounded in Evidence-Based Approaches

Menzo Faassen integrates structured and supportive methods to help clients work through concerns like anxiety, mood challenges, addiction, trauma reactions, grief, and stressful life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing new responses, which can be especially useful for depression, anxiety, panic symptoms, and workplace stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and relationship effectiveness, offering tools for intense emotions, impulsive behaviors, and conflict patterns. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change by exploring values and strengthening personal reasons for taking the next step, which can be helpful in addiction recovery and other behavior changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Menzo Faassen works collaboratively with clients to clarify goals, understand what has and has not helped in the past, and choose strategies that fit the client’s preferences and pace.

Online therapy also makes it easier to access consistent support through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This flexibility can help clients stay engaged even with demanding schedules, limited transportation, or changing energy levels from week to week.

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