Stacia Reinhardt, Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Art Therapist

I am currently a private practice counselor/art therapist serving clients in Charlottesville, Virginia. I have worked in many settings in my career, including in-home and family-based therapy, psychiatric units in hospitals, residential facilities,  and schools. In these different settings, I learned how much our family situation and history can impact functioning. This led me to focusing on working with trauma, adults processing childhood trauma or difficulties, and children/teens navigating growing up in this world. I enjoy working with clients of all ages from 6 years old and up. I look forward to working with you or your child to addresses challenges and help realize goals. Therapy is a process that can move individuals toward being the healthiest version of themselves and living a desired and valued life.

Treatment Approach

I believe in a humanistic mindset that values the intrinsic strength and determination in everyone as a tool for self healing. My professional interests lean towards working with trauma and families through creative means, and I am trained in Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT), Instinctual Trauma Response (ITR) trauma therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, all underpinned by a foundation of art and expressive therapy.  My work focuses on changing and improving relational patterns and understanding one’s inner experiences to foster growth. I work from a client-centered perspective, believe in taking a collaborative approach to helping clients reach their goals, and I use the power of creativity and play in healing attachment and trauma.

I often conceptualize the work of therapy as that of being a gardener. When there is a weed in the garden, we treat the weed that shows, but without treating the roots, the weed will grow back. First, we work to build skills, find solutions, and process day to day struggles to remove those weeds from the garden. Then we look at the roots that may be left, and work to rid the garden of the roots so the garden can flourish.

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

– Pablo Picasso

Education & Credentials:

  • License #: 0701010217
  • License State: Virginia
  • Practicing Since: 2012
  • Education: Master’s degree in Art Therapy