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New Story Behavioral Health Offers Therapy & Psychiatric Care for Individuals, Couples, Families & Groups in Virginia

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Curating Therapeutic Spaces

Get ready to go beyond standard therapy sessions. At New Story, each therapeutic space is carefully curated to promote deep healing and personal transformation. You’ll find yourself in an environment that encourages reflection, comfort, and connection. This holistic experience is designed to help you encounter your personal story, reimagine your future, and build meaningful relationships.

Equipping Clients to Encounter Their Stories

Ready to grab a pen and write the story you’ve always wanted to experience? Our approach helps you dive into the depths of your personal narrative. By exploring your experiences and emotions, we empower you to better understand your past while laying the foundation for self-awareness and healing. Here, we guide you toward embracing your story fully, so you can live with greater clarity and intention.

Creating New Possibilities for Your Life

At New Story, we don’t just offer tools to cope—we help you envision new paths for your life. With our forward-thinking, personalized approach, you’ll learn how to break free from limiting patterns and create a life filled with purpose, growth, and fulfillment. With a new story unfolding, you’ll be able to find deeper connection in everything you do and be intentional with every action you take.

Building Fulfilling & Lasting Relationships

Strong relationships are at the heart of a well-lived life, and we help you improve them—starting with the relationship you have with yourself. By promoting emotional connection and effective communication, we help you build healthy, lasting relationships that bring joy and fulfillment. Get ready to embark on a journey of discovery and to forge deeper, lasting connections with those you love.

Meet Curt Thompson, MD

Our Chief Purpose Officer, Curt Thompson, MD, is a psychiatrist who blends insights from Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) and a Christian perspective to help individuals cultivate authentic relationships and live more purposeful lives. With warmth, humor, and deep compassion, Curt guides people toward telling their stories more truly, enabling them to feel known, valued, and connected. Through his books, workshops, consulting, and clinical practice, Curt helps people navigate their longings, grief, identity, and faith while offering practical applications for personal growth and healthier relationships.

"We become what we pay attention to."

- Curt Thompson MD

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Welcome to New Story Behavioral Health

At New Story, we’re reshaping mental health care by combining modern therapy techniques with a deeper, spiritually based understanding of your individual story. Our goal is to provide a supportive, personalized experience grounded in growth where you can uncover the truth about who you are and build the life you’ve always wanted.

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Our Services

We’re proud to offer a range of therapy options to meet the diverse needs of our clients. Each service is designed to help you uncover your personal story, heal from past experiences, build a life filled with purpose and fulfillment, and explore the paths to your personal transformation.

Individual Psychotherapy

Individual psychotherapy at New Story is a personalized journey into self-discovery and healing. Our therapists work closely with you to explore your life story and help you understand how past experiences shape your present behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. Through compassionate and non-judgmental guidance, you’ll uncover hidden patterns, confront deep-rooted challenges, and discover the tools to create positive change in your life.

Confessional Communities™

Confessional Communities offer supportive groups for individuals and couples seeking personal growth and healing. Led by our skilled clinicians, these communities offer the means to share stories, build relationships, and learn practical tools for addressing challenges. Whether you’re a parent, ministry professional, or simply looking to deepen your self-understanding, our time-limited or ongoing groups offer support for your journey towards greater well-being.

Therapy Intensives for Individuals & Couples

Embark on a transformative experience designed to help you rewrite your personal narrative and unlock deeper potential. Whether you’re seeking healing from past wounds, desiring greater connection, or ready to break free from patterns that no longer serve you, our intensives offer the opportunity for deep personal growth. Through immersive, focused group or individual sessions, you’ll dive beneath the surface of your story, and discover new perspectives that bring clarity, healing, and renewal.

Psychiatric Care & Evaluation

Psychiatric evaluations provide a comprehensive assessment of your mental health to help identify any underlying conditions that may be impacting your well-being. Our psychiatric professionals conduct thorough evaluations whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, or other mental health concerns, the evaluation process helps ensure you receive the most effective and personalized care.

Confessional Community™ Intensives

Experience the impact of sharing your story in a small group setting. Guided by New Story staff, these intensives bring together six to eight individuals to explore vulnerability, connection, and healing. Curt Thompson MD, drawing on insights from his books and The Being Known Podcast, will teach on the foundations of Confessional Communities, where participants engage with their personal narratives. Through this process, you’ll witness the power of being known and discover how your presence influences and transforms others’ stories.

Confessional Community Training Program™

Designed for clinicians and qualified non-clinicians, this program equips you to guide others in forming meaningful connections, deepen their spiritual lives, and help them reimagine their personal stories. Drawing on Christian spiritual formation, interpersonal neurobiology, and group psychotherapy, participants learn core leadership skills through hands-on experience, observation, and expert teaching. Earn continuing education credits while gaining the tools to lead transformative, story-centered communities.

Transform Your Life with Purpose

At New Story, we believe in the power of transformation. With compassionate guidance and support, we help you uncover new possibilities and design the life you truly deserve. No matter where your journey has taken you, hope is always on the horizon, and together, we’ll create a path toward a brighter, more fulfilling future—one where you’re the author of your own story.

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Transform Your Life,
One Chapter at a Time

We believe in the beauty that comes from truly knowing yourself and others. No matter where your journey has taken you, it’s never too late to craft a new story filled with hope, healing, and deeper connection. With our compassionate guidance, you can uncover new possibilities, embrace your truest self, and create lasting change.

Ready to begin? Take the next step toward the life you’ve always imagined—one filled with purpose, beauty, and fulfillment. Let’s start writing your new story together.

  • Achieve Deeper Self-Awareness
  • Build Stronger Relationships
  • Heal Through Community
  • Find Peace
  • Gain Clarity & Purpose
  • Create New Life Possibilities
  • Live a Fulfilled & Meaningful Life
  • Establish Healthy Boundaries
  • Maintain Focus & Drive
  • Improve Self-Care Habits
  • Heal from Past Wounds
  • More!
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