Group Psychotherapy Practice – Charlottesville Psychological Associates
Charlottesville Psychological Associates (CPA) is a group psychotherapy practice located at 100 East South Street, Suite 5, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902. The practice brings together twelve independent psychotherapists whose combined professional experience averages more than 25 years per clinician, making it one of the more experienced multi-clinician practices in the Charlottesville area. The licensed providers are Jane Christmas (PsyD), Deborah A. Cohn (PhD), Virginia Cox Evans (LCSW), Claire de Andrade (PsyD), Kirsten E. Franke (LCSW), Stephen Heim (PhD), Laura Herron (PhD), Erin Johnson (LPC, LMFT), Emily Ludwig (PsyD), Alyse Matlock Willett (MS, LPC), Peter Sheras (PhD), and Leela White (LPC). The clinical team spans doctoral-level psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed professional counselors, with one clinician also holding licensure as a marriage and family therapist.
Services are available to adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Clinicians coordinate care with physicians regarding medication and medical matters when relevant to a client’s treatment plan, and maintain active working relationships with schools, hospitals, employee assistance programs, attorneys, and other community professionals as needed. Some clinicians at the practice also offer clinical training and workshops in addition to their direct client services, reflecting the practice’s ties to the broader professional and educational community in Charlottesville.
The practice explicitly notes on its website that psychological testing is not offered at this location. Charlottesville Psychological Associates welcomes clients of all ethnicities and cultural affiliations, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Referral relationships with other therapists in the Charlottesville area are maintained for clients who need services outside the practice’s current scope.
Individual therapist pages on the practice website describe each clinician’s therapeutic approach, areas of clinical focus, and professional background in greater depth. Session format, insurance participation, and payment policies vary by individual clinician and are addressed through individual provider pages rather than the shared practice page. No telehealth availability is listed, and no year of establishment is stated on the main website.
The main practice phone number is 434-971-4747.