Corey Tolliver, LCSW

Corey Tolliver is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia with four years of clinical experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue. He also works with people dealing with isolation, men’s issues, and learning how to practice self-love.

Corey uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods to help people manage strong emotions and recurring thought patterns. Sessions look at what is happening day to day, what keeps problems going, and small practical steps to try between meetings. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and change behavior that fuels anger and low mood.

Corey pays attention to how identity and lived experience shape emotional responses. He creates room for people to talk about how race, sexual orientation, and expectation affect stress and self-image. Conversations are practical and rooted in the client’s real world rather than abstract theory.

In sessions, he helps people build skills for managing frustration, reducing shame, and repairing relationships that matter. Work often includes noticing triggers, testing new responses, and practicing different ways to talk and act. He also supports people struggling with compassion fatigue related to caregiving or emotionally demanding roles.

Corey asks clients to set tangible goals and checks progress over time. He encourages simple, repeatable strategies that fit into daily life. To begin, clients follow the site matching steps to schedule a first session.

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