Jessica Tate, Ph.D.

Empowerment means to 'become powerful.' It is embodying your inner strength and making a conscious decision to take charge of your destiny. It is giving yourself permission to succeed by making positive choices and taking action to advance your goals. Dr. Tate is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of Virginia who earned her Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Counseling Psychology. She has worked with adolescents and adults in outpatient, inpatient psychiatric hospital settings, community health centers, and correctional prison settings. Her diverse training experiences have provided her the opportunity to work with individuals of various ages (adults only), backgrounds, and presenting challenges. Dr. Tate practices as a clinical generalist trained to support clients navigating a wide range of life’s challenges, with a strong commitment to providing culturally responsive, affirming care to BIPOC and LGBTQ+ populations. While welcoming diverse presenting concerns, they hold specialized clinical interest in helping individuals navigate grief and major life transitions, managing the physical and emotional complexities of chronic pain/medical conditions, and providing neurodiversity-affirming assessment and treatment for ADHD and Autism. Additionally, they specialize in career and vocational counseling, helping clients align their professional paths with their personal values and strengths. Their approach is collaborative, evidence-based, and tailored to help clients build resilience, gain clarity, and improve their daily quality of life. Dr. Tate identifies as an integrationist who draws primarily from CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, humanistic, solution focused, strength based, multicultural-feminist, and interpersonal frameworks, while also tailoring the approach to each client to best suit their needs. With all clients she strives to create a safe environment through a genuine therapeutic relationship rooted in trust and authenticity. She believes everyone deserves a safe space to feel empowered, heal, and grow with the goal to live as freely and authentically as possible. In addition to psychotherapy services, Dr. Tate provides comprehensive Psychological Evaluations (adults only). Psychological Assessment and Evaluations are undertaken to assist in treatment planning and to provide valuable information for making decisions regarding diagnosis or the need for medication. Dr. Tate currently offers psychological evaluations virtually and in-person, Richmond, VA. Psychological evaluations can aid in developing strategies to leverage strengths and plan for any challenges that are identified. You will receive a clear detailed report of the findings and recommendations at the conclusion of the evaluation. Specialties for evaluations include: Comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for complex clinical/psychiatric presentations and ADHD/Autism evaluation. Please inquire about other evaluation offerings as this is not an exhaustive list. Dr. Tate also has specialized training in Forensic Assessment and Evaluations. She is certified in the state of Virginia by the Commissioner’s List of Approved Forensic Evaluators. She provides Violence Risk Assessment, Competency, and Sanity Evaluations. Do you see clients out-of-state? Yes. As a PSYPACT-authorized psychologist, I can provide telepsychology services to individuals residing in over 40 participating PSYPACT states. (https://psypact.org/page/psypactmap)