Preston Page

Preston Page is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who uses practical, person-focused therapy to help people navigate hard times. He combines straightforward conversation with tools that target daily stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. His style is down-to-earth and grounded in lived experience, not jargon-heavy talk.

With 35 years of experience, he has worked in private practice, community mental health clinics, inpatient mental health, and substance abuse settings. He also has a long history of military service, including active duty and National Guard work and time supporting service members through a Military Family Life Consultant role. Those experiences shape how he listens and the kinds of issues he recognizes in people seeking help.

Preston draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. He focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions to manage emotions, improve sleep, and reduce addictive behaviors. He also helps people facing end-of-life and hospice concerns consider values, meaning, and day-to-day comfort.

He helps people with a wide range of concerns including eating issues, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, chronic pain and illness, gender dysphoria, and loneliness. He works with clients to set realistic goals and to build small routines that fit real life.

Preston lives in Virginia, is married, and has four children and eight grandchildren. He describes a strong connection to the natural world and brings that perspective into his work when it fits a person's needs.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when emotions are strong. It can help with grief, chronic pain, anxiety, and life-direction questions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete experiments and exercises to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, and sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and empathy, giving people space to shape the pace and topics of therapy while feeling heard.

Picking the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals, try out techniques, and adjust the work based on what helps most. Many people use a mix of approaches rather than one single method.

Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. They also let people work with licensed professionals from other places when international work is appropriate. The therapist will discuss how to structure sessions so they fit daily life and the goals a person brings to therapy.