Announcements

Counseling Connect is gearing up for the month of June with their second annual drag show benefit in collaboration with Moon Hollow Brewing Company, Community Pride in Blacksburg, and the Downtown Divas. This year, we honor the “Bizarre and Beautiful” in a circus-themed drag event to raise awareness and celebrate the diversity in our communities. […]

By Sivonna Stringham, Resident in Counseling Over the last decade autism has been studied. In 1912, the term autism was defined by Paul Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist. Although autism has been around for a long time (longer than 1912), people still don’t fully understand what it means, which is why it falls under a “spectrum.”

In June 2024, Counseling Connect welcomed Sivonna Stringham to our team of mental health clinicians. She works with adults and teens in individual therapy and is currently not accepting insurance. Here’s an introduction to Sivonna in her own words: If you are suffering, know that you are not alone, as I am suffering with you;

Counseling Connect, PLLC recently collaborated with Community Pride in Blacksburg and Moon Hollow Brewing to celebrate Pride month with a drag show! Check out our album of photos! https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=counselingconnectpllc&set=a.816456700577218 Thanks to our awesome turnout, we were able to donate over $700 to Point of Pride, an organization that provides financial aid and gender affirming support for trans folks in need of healthcare. https://www.pointofpride.org/

By Elle Ryan, Resident in Counseling Recently, there has been heightened tension between state governments and the LGBTQ+ population. Forty-two states have passed anti-drag and anti-transgender bills, including but not limited to Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arizona. These bills spread misinformation and provoke threats, attacks, and discrimination against transfolk, drag-artists, their patrons and the

Ginny is the Assistant Clinical Supervisor at Counseling Connect, PLLC. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Approved Clinical Supervisor in Virginia. She supervises pre-licensed professionals and helps with our day-to-day management. She also offers wellness seminars for local businesses and providers. Ginny has her own private practice, where she provides telehealth to Virginia residents.