Meet Andrew Morton, MEd
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Child, Teen & Family Therapist in Virginia
– Licensed Resident in Counseling
Offering sessions In-Office and Virtually to clients in Virginia
Life Can Feel Hard. You Don’t Have to Have All the Answers Yet.
Maybe your child’s anxiety has started running the show. Small things turn into big reactions, getting out the door has become a battle, or you’re watching their confidence disappear and wondering how to reach them.
Maybe your teenager is overwhelmed, angry, shutting you out, or struggling with ADHD and expectations they can’t seem to meet.
Or maybe you’re the one in transition. Life changed, the role you knew disappeared, and despite being capable of handling a lot, you’re not quite sure who you are on the other side of it.
I believe therapy is about more than getting through what’s hard.
It’s about understanding what’s happening, finding the tools to move through it, and discovering that difficult seasons can become places of real growth.
You Can’t Control Every Challenge. You Can Change What Happens Next.
I work with children, teens, adults, and families to create more calm, confidence, connection, and purpose: both individually and at home.
You’ll get consistency, compassion, and curiosity. I’m not interested in reducing you, or your child, to a diagnosis, a behavior, or a problem that needs to be fixed. I want to understand the person underneath it.
With kids and teens, that means looking beyond the outburst, avoidance, anxiety, defiance, or difficulty focusing and asking: What is this telling us? What does this kid need in order to succeed?
With adults, it means making room for the parts of your experience that may be harder to see from the outside – the anxiety beneath competence, the loss of identity after a major transition, or the feeling that you should be able to handle this on your own.
Our work won’t stop at understanding why. We’ll develop practical tools you can actually use outside of therapy so that change starts showing up where it matters: at home, at school, at work, and in your relationships.
You won’t get judgment about your parenting, a lecture about everything your child is doing “wrong,” or a therapist who assumes one person is the problem. Families are systems. When one person is struggling, everyone feels it.
I also won’t expect a child with ADHD, anxiety, or behavioral challenges to simply “try harder.” Behavior communicates something, and part of our job is figuring out what’s underneath it while still creating appropriate expectations, boundaries, and accountability.
And whether I’m working with a child or an adult, therapy won’t just be talking in circles. Insight is valuable, but you also need something to do with it. We’ll work toward concrete changes that help life feel more manageable, relationships feel more connected, and you feel more capable of handling what comes next.
I understand family life from more than a clinical perspective. I’m a father of four. I know parenting can be deeply meaningful and unbelievably frustrating – sometimes within the same five minutes. I understand what it’s like to wonder whether you’re responding the right way, how much structure your child needs, or why something that should be simple has somehow become the hardest part of your day.
That lived experience matters in how I work with families. I want parents to feel like partners in the process, not like they’re being evaluated from across the room.
I also bring the perspective of a 21-year military career that took me around the world and eventually through a major transition of my own. Leaving the military challenged my identity, purpose, and understanding of what came next. That experience shaped my belief that transitions – even chosen ones – can shake our sense of security and self in profound ways.
I know what it’s like when the life you understood changes. And I believe there can be more on the other side than simply “getting back to normal.”
Out-of-Pocket Fee: $140 per 50-minute session for individual therapy, couples/marriage therapy, family therapy
In-Network Provider via Supervisor: CareFirst BCBS, Cigna PPO/Evernorth, Curative, Sentara/Optima
Tricare Certified Out-of-Network Provider via Supervisor
Your Journey Starts Here
Children & Teens
Trauma, PTSD, & Post-Traumatic Growth
Identity and Belonging
Anxiety & Stress
Parenting &
Family Support
Military &
Life Transitions
Let’s Figure Out What’s Underneath It – Then Decide What to Do With It.
My approach is active, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that meaningful change begins with connection.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, Mindful Self-Compassion, somatic strategies, and existential approaches -including principles influenced by Viktor Frankl’s work on “will to meaning” and purpose.
That sounds clinical. In the room, it’s much more human.
We might notice how anxiety is showing up in your body before your thoughts have even caught up. We might challenge the story your brain keeps telling you. With a child, we might work on recognizing what happens in the moments before they lose control. With a family, we might discover that everyone is stuck in a cycle where each person’s reaction unintentionally fuels the next.
And sometimes, we’ll ask a bigger question: What matters to you – and what kind of life do you want to build from here?
I don’t believe finding meaning means pretending painful experiences were somehow “worth it.” I believe that even when we cannot choose what happened to us, we can work toward having more choice in what we do next.
Working With Me
My Background – And What Shaped Me
I am a Licensed Resident in Counseli (VA 0704016052) supervised by Kim Rippy, LPC, and Kaitlyn Steel, LMFT.
I earned a Master’s in Mental Health Counseling, Concentration in Military Veteran Counseling, from The College of William & Mary, and a Bachelor’s in English from James Madison University.
Before becoming a counselor, I spent 21 years serving in the military around the world. Those experiences introduced me to people, cultures, families, and ways of understanding life that were different from my own. They strengthened something that remains central to the way I practice today: curiosity.
I’m also a father of four, which has given me plenty of firsthand experience with the joy, chaos, uncertainty, humor, and humility that come with raising kids.
My transition out of the military ultimately shaped my path toward counseling. It challenged my own sense of identity and purpose and deepened my interest in the connection between our minds, bodies, relationships, and sense of meaning.
Those experiences are part of why I don’t believe therapy should be about telling someone how to live their life. It should help you understand yourself, develop the tools you need, and become more intentional about the life you want to create.
In My Own Words:
“Consistency, compassion, and curiosity are the pillars of my approach. I meet you exactly where you are, building a meaningful connection so we can uncover purpose together, navigate the trauma of life’s transitions, and help you author a fulfilling life and meaningful relationships you deserve.”
