Developmental and Relational Trauma Therapy

THERAPY FOR ADULT WOMEN
VIRGINIA: ONLINE & IN-PERSON
COLORADO: ONLINE ONLY

You may be used to caring for everyone else while feeling disconnected from yourself. Early family experiences and painful relationships can shape your self-worth, boundaries, and trust. I help adult women heal from developmental and relational trauma, including emotional neglect, attachment wounds, and betrayal. Together, we can work toward a steadier sense of self and more fulfilling relationships. I’m Heidi Kingston, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker offering online and in-person therapy in Virginia and online-only therapy in Colorado.

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“With courage, you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity”.

--by Mark Twain

Meet Heidi Kingston

I’m Heidi Kingston, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia and Colorado. I work with adult women healing from developmental and relational trauma. Together, we can explore self-worth, boundaries, and connection. I offer in-person therapy at my Northern Virginia office and online therapy in Virginia and Colorado. My work also includes grief support and ongoing recovery.

About Heidi

My clinical work began at Hazelden in 2001 and continued at The Meadows in 2004. My approach draws on training in Pia Mellody’s Post Induction Therapy and Janina Fisher’s trauma work. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Level II. Therapy offers space to understand patterns with compassion and practice new ways of caring for yourself and connecting with others.

How Early Relationships Shape Us

Early relationships can shape how you see yourself, express your needs, and connect with others. You may find yourself caring for everyone else, questioning your worth, avoiding conflict, or feeling uneasy with closeness. These patterns may have helped you navigate difficult experiences, even when they no longer serve you. In therapy, we can explore your family experiences and adult relationships with compassion, make sense of what you learned, and practice new ways of relating. Our work can include building trust in yourself, setting boundaries, and making room for your needs alongside the needs of others. You don’t need to have your story figured out to begin.

How Early Relationships Shape Us

Early relationships can shape how you see yourself, express your needs, and connect with others. You may find yourself caring for everyone else, questioning your worth, avoiding conflict, or feeling uneasy with closeness. These patterns may have helped you navigate difficult experiences, even when they no longer serve you. In therapy, we can explore your family experiences and adult relationships with compassion, make sense of what you learned, and practice new ways of relating. Our work can include building trust in yourself, setting boundaries, and making room for your needs alongside the needs of others. You don’t need to have your story figured out to begin.

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DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA

ATTACHMENT & RELATIONSHIPS

RELATIONAL TRAUMA

SELF-WORTH & BOUNDARIES

Helping You Move from Surviving to Thriving 

Therapy offers space to understand old relationship patterns and practice new ways of caring for yourself. Together, we can work on trusting your perspective, setting boundaries, expressing your needs, and building more connected relationships. These six areas guide our work:

Loving the Self
Holding myself with compassionate awareness
Esteeming myself from within

Knowing the Self
Owning my reality

Protecting the Self
Using functional boundaries and limits

Taking care of the Self
Self-care with my needs and wants

Moderating the Self
Self-regulation and balance

Connecting and safely attaching to others
Interdependence with others

Self Esteem (how were you valued)

Reality (how you were validated in your sense of self)

Boundaries (how were you protected physically and emotionally)

Self-Care (how you had your needs met or not)

Moderation (how limits were set and enforced in your family) 

Attachment (how you relationally attached with caregivers and others)

Our early relationships shape how we see ourselves, respond to emotions, and connect with others. Drawing on Pia Mellody’s Core Issues work, we’ll explore how your needs were met—and where support was missing—across these six areas, with compassion and curiosity.

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