Therapists

People you’ll actually like talking to.

Eighteen licensed clinicians — here are four of them. Every Tidewater therapist is licensed, affirming and matched to you with care, never at random.

Portrait of Dr. Maya Ellison smiling warmly

Clinical Director · PhD, LCSW

Dr. Maya Ellison

AnxietyLife transitionsPerfectionism

Maya founded Tidewater on the belief that excellent therapy should feel like talking to the wisest person you know. Her sessions blend CBT and attachment work with genuine warmth — structured enough to make progress, human enough to feel safe. She works with adults navigating anxiety, career change, new parenthood and the “everything looks fine, why don’t I feel fine?” years.

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Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

James Okafor, LMFT

CouplesCommunicationPremarital

James helps partners hear each other again. Trained in EFT and Gottman-informed methods, he’s calm in conflict, direct when it counts, and equally at home with dating couples, newlyweds and partners of twenty years. Clients describe his room as the one place their hardest conversations finally go well.

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Licensed Professional Counselor

Sofia Marchetti, LPC

Teens 13+FamiliesIdentity

Teenagers talk to Sofia because she never talks down to them. She specializes in school stress, big emotions, identity exploration and the parent-teen dance — meeting with teens individually while keeping parents meaningfully in the loop. Families leave her sessions feeling like a team again.

Portrait of Dr. Priya Raman

Doctor of Psychology · Online lead

Dr. Priya Raman, PsyD

TraumaGriefOnline therapy

Priya leads our online practice and specializes in trauma, grief and the long echoes of difficult experiences. Her style is steady, unhurried and deeply respectful of pace — clients set the speed, she holds the map. She sees adults across Virginia over secure video.

We’ll help you find your person.

Tell us what you’re looking for in a free consultation — we’ll match you with the Tidewater therapist whose experience and style fit best.