Kristin Scott-Groves

Kristin Scott-Groves is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist who brings six years of clinical experience to her practice in Virginia. She earned a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and has worked as both a clinical therapist and a college professor teaching the psychology of lifespan development.

She holds clinical social work licenses in Colorado, South Carolina, Florida, and Virginia, and maintains license numbers for Colorado (license number 425) and Florida (license number SW19928). Kristin also holds certifications as a Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), a Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), a Specialist in Anger Management (CSAM), and a certification in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT).

Her clinical background includes supporting military members and their families as well as working with children, adolescents, and teenagers. Kristin has experience treating anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, relationship difficulties, self-esteem concerns, parenting challenges, and adjustment to life changes, and she works with many other related concerns such as stress, ADHD, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping disorders, anger management, and coping with life transitions.

Kristin uses a client-centered, strengths-based, and solutions-focused approach that emphasizes the client as the expert on their life. She collaborates with clients to identify strengths and create treatment plans aimed at meeting their goals. Using cognitive behavioral therapy, she helps clients examine connections among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to identify unhelpful patterns and develop healthier ways of thinking and responding.

Beginning therapy can feel intimidating, and Kristin recognizes that step as meaningful. She offers supportive guidance for clients ready to pursue changes in their lives and partners with them to work toward their defined goals.