Rob Young, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
A Positive, Pro-Active Approach To Conflict and Intimacy
My approach to therapy is much more than just talk. It focuses on making your life better in the most effective, efficient way possible. It is based on the most current research, it makes sense to my clients, and it is always designed to fit each person’s personal strengths, needs and resources. My clients typically walk out of my office with a more positive view of their relationships and greater understanding of what they need to do to make their lives better.
Marriage & Couples Counseling
Serious problems in marriage need direct, focused solutions. But bringing positive interaction into marriage and helping each partner to realize the good in the other can also have dramatic effects.
A marriage is strong when a couple can confidently say that they are friends and partners. And being lovers makes it even better. But that rarely happens when you don’t have the first two. Thus, I view marriage counseling as friendship-building.
Sex and Intimacy
A lack of intimacy and sex in marriage can make a person feel helpless and hopeless. But this problem can often be solved by targeted interventions.
Some sex therapists have given sex therapy a bad name. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist first, a couples counselor second, and an AASECT-Certified sex therapist third. I specialize in working with couples with mis-matched sex drives. I use an evidence-based, problem-solving approach that gives equal weight to the needs of both partners. We set goals, devise a plan, and work toward that plan with a sense of purpose. Click here to read about what sex therapy is and is not.
Marriage & Couples Counseling
A marriage is strong when a couple can confidently say that they are friends and partners. And being lovers makes it even better. But that rarely happens when you don’t have the first two. Thus, I view marriage counseling as friendship-building.
Sex and Intimacy
Some sex therapists have given sex therapy a bad name. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist first, a couples counselor second, and an AASECT-Certified sex therapist third. Sex is not as interesting to me as clinical psychology. I specialize in working with couples with mis-matched sex drives. I use an evidence-based, problem-solving approach that favors the relationship needs of the person with the lower drive. We set goals, devise a plan, and work toward that plan with a sense of purpose. Click here to read about what sex therapy is and is not.
Contact or Request an Appointment
Request an appointment by clicking the link above and filling out the contact form, emailing [email protected], or by calling my office at 434.566.0113. The office manager at Cville CBT will get back to you within 24 hours to confirm the appointment date and time. I am located at the Boars Head office complex just off of Ivy Rd (Route 250 West) with convenient access to Route 29, I-64 and the University of Virginia.
Does Marriage Counseling Work?
Sometimes we need cheesy pictures, just so the spacing works on the website. Behavioral marriage counseling has consistently been shown to significantly improve the relationships of 70-75% of moderately to severely distressed couples. Read more about how effective it is at preventing divorce and how couples fare without marriage counseling.