Menzo Faassen

Menzo Faassen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia with 24 years of experience. He focuses on helping people through heavy life moments like depression, addiction, trauma, grief, and anxiety. He creates an affirming, respectful space where people can talk honestly about identity, panic, shame, and isolation.

Menzo listens first and then works with each person to set clear goals. He uses practical strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches, while keeping the sessions centered on the person's own experience and goals. He often combines these approaches with motivational and solution-focused techniques to help people make steady changes.

He has a strong interest in LGBTQ+ concerns and veteran and armed forces issues, and he also supports people dealing with workplace stress, attachment questions, and family of origin matters. Menzo can help people who are coping with life changes such as loss, transition, or shifting identity.

Sessions include exploration of past experiences, skill building for stress and panic, and planning for steps forward. He sometimes uses role-based exercises inspired by psychodrama methods to practice new ways of responding and to increase spontaneity. The work is collaborative and paced to what each person needs.

People who want straightforward, experienced guidance for grief, addiction, mood disorders, or shifting life roles may find his approach helpful. He conducts therapy in English and sees clients in Virginia.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to a person's needs with warmth and respect. It helps when someone needs a space to sort thoughts, feel understood, and decide on next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and panic. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress without making things worse.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they will choose methods and try them out, adjusting as needed so the plan fits the person's life and aims.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter or more frequent check-ins when that helps progress. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT tools to work well in remote sessions, using focused skill practice, problem-solving, and role-based exercises to support change.