Marty Ferraioli
Authentic, Specialized Therapy Tailored to Your Strengths—Where You Can Drop the Pretense and Exhale. Let's be real—stepping into therapy can feel intimidating, stiff, and way too clinical. Too many people have walked away thinking therapy "just doesn't work" for them, usually because they never found a space where they could drop the armor, be totally honest, and just be themselves.
While everyone is unique, I find that after 4-6 sessions, client report more optimal well-being on their measures and a reduction in anxiety and depressive symptoms.
That's exactly why Marty's clients enjoy working with her honest, creative and real approach. "Thank you for being easy to talk to! No judgments... is very good for my psyche!" — Verified Client "That’s exactly why I started Renaissance Counseling & Consulting. Therapy shouldn't feel like an impersonal checklist or judgmental clinical lecture, It should be a warm, practical, and grounded space built on humor, transparency, and genuine human connection."
First session
What Working Together Looks Like In our sessions, my office is your space to exhale. You won't find a stuffy, clinical environment here. Instead, I bring warmth, collaboration, and a touch of humor into our work together. I love finding creative, tangible ways to bring therapy concepts to life—whether through art, literature, videos, or just sharing a genuine laugh. Laughter and healing often go hand in hand.
Strengths
Warm, Down-to-Earth Presence: Cultivates an immediate sense of safety and ease, allowing clients to drop the pretense, exhale, and feel genuinely understood. Creativity & Practicality: Brings abstract therapeutic concepts to life using tangible tools, literature, art, humor, and relatable examples rather than a dry, clinical approach. Radical Transparency & Collaboration: Acts as an active, engaged partner in the room, ensuring therapy feels like a true team effort with clear direction and mutual respect. Trauma-Informed & Neurodiversity-Affirming Expertise: Deeply attuned to the unique experiences of neurodivergent individuals (ADHD, Autism) and trauma survivors, customizing every approach to fit the client's specific neurotype and history. Rebook & Engagement Benchmark: 90%+ client rebook rate with client's reinforcing that trust is essential during the initial session satisfaction. Fierce Inclusivity & Empowerment: Creates an affirming, welcoming space for all clients, helping them build self-trust, establish healthy boundaries, and reclaim their personal agency.
Ideal clients
Finding the right therapist can feel exhausting—especially if you’ve tried therapy before and felt like it didn't quite "stick." If you're carrying the weight of anxiety, depression, past trauma, or navigating life with ADHD, you don’t have to figure it all out alone. My goal is to make starting therapy feel approachable, safe, and entirely centered around you .My name is Marty, and I offer a warm, down-to-earth, and transparent environment where you can drop the pretense and get real.
Origin story
"While this is my office, this is your therapy space. When I was searching for healing, it took me a while to find the right therapist that felt like a real person. Who understood the magnitude of the pain I was going to have schlock through to heal." Marty's clients repeatedly state she is warm, collaborative, transparent, and approachable—incorporating humor, literature, art, and visual assignments to make abstract therapy concepts practical. Her Niches include neurodiversity-affirming care (ADHD & Autism ), with a trauma-informed therapy, and LGBTQ+ affirming care.
Ongoing work together
I use evidence-based assessments and tools to monitor progress through our journey together. This way, you are more invested in your health journey, and at times when you feel that you're not making progress, I can show you the real numbers that reflect that you are! I work primarily with adolescents (ages 14+), adults, and families, specializing in Trauma & Complex Trauma: As a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist, I use sensory-system and attachment-informed approaches to help you gently process and heal from the past. ADHD Support & Assessment: As a certified ADHD provider, I offer structured, evidence-based evaluations (including objective FDA-cleared assessments) to give you a clearer blueprint for managing attention and daily overwhelm. LGBTQ+ & Gender-Affirming Care: I am deeply committed to providing an inclusive, validating space for queer and gender-nonconforming individuals, as well as counseling for those living with HIV and their families. Anxiety & Life Transitions: Helping you build emotional regulation tools, quiet the inner critic, and navigate heavy stress. My Approach: We will go at a pace that feels right for you, blending evidence-based techniques with deep compassion. I draw from CBT, DBT, trauma-informed and sensory-integration lenses, psychodynamic work, and motivational interviewing to tailor every session to your unique strengths and goals .
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use a creative approach to the evidence-based practices, engaging my clients in understanding the CBT relationship between thoughts, emotions and behaviors to initiate positive change to thwart the unhelpful thinking traps which keep client's stuck in a loop of behaviors that hold them back from achieving goals, moving forward and feeling more positive about themselves.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I engage clients in self awareness of feelings and thoughts to move through emotional situations and engage in more positive interactions with others, including setting healthy emotional boundaries for more balanced and positive relationships with themselves and with others.
Psychoanalytic
I use psychoanalytic therapy with a trauma-informed lens to help my clients explore and understand how their past experiences influence their current thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I aid my clients in moving through their past experiences, crafting a new narrative and repairing their unhealed, fractured selves.
Location
Virtual sessions
In-person sessions2217 Princess Anne St, Fredericksburg, VA 22401, Suite 323
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- VirginiaLicense 0904017248