About Us
Our People, Our mission
Our staff includes licensed clinical practitioners in counseling and clinical psychology, in addition to students in training who are under supervision. The clinicians at Unvaled Psychological are highly qualified professionals in the fields of clinical psychology, health psychology, trauma, counseling, mentorship, mind-body therapies, cognitive therapies and psychological testing. All Unvaled clinicians are comfortable working with issues such as anxiety, depression, imposter syndrome, family and relationship distress, hostility, trauma, and academic concerns, among others.
Our Clinicians
The clinicians at Unvaled Psychological have a diverse mindset with regard to race, ethnicity, country of origin, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, age, languages spoken, professional discipline, and intervention approaches that all contribute to providing excellent mental health services. Our clinicians are active in many ways in their contributions to continuing the profession of counseling and clinical psychology both regionally and nationally.
Dr. Shannon “Libby” Cutshall, PhD., LCP
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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Dr. Cutshall has extensive experience working with diverse populations in various clinical settings. Her clinical experience has encompassed many psychotherapy treatment modalities as well as expertise in psychological testing, achievement testing and forensic assessments for both children and adults.
Credentials and Specializations
Dr. Cutshall is a highly respected clinical psychologist. She is dually licensed in the state of Virginia with a master’s degree in counseling and a master’s degree in clinical psychology and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a focus on trauma and forensic psychology.
Through therapeutic partnership, Dr. Cutshall supports individuals, as they navigate their personal and collective paths across the trials of life by delicately exploring different factors of an individual’s lived experiences such as:
- Burnout
- Transgenerational Trauma
- Childhood Trauma
- Gender Identity
- Cultural Factors
- Systemic Factors
- Neurodivergence
- Perfectionism
- Adult ADHD
- Chronic Pain
Dr. Caitlyn Laux Treadway, Psy.D., LCP
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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Dr. Treadway is a dedicated Clinical Psychologist who prioritizes meeting people where they are at. She has an emphasis in trauma, though works with many different people from a variety of backgrounds. Her experiences have encompassed many evidence-based treatment modalities, group therapies, and expertise in psychological testing assessments. Dr. Treadway’s style values transparency, collaboration, flexibility, and, when appropriate, humor.
Dr. Treadway is skilled at incorporating diversity and differing life experiences into treatment (for example: learning struggles, neurotypicality/neurodivergence, childhood trauma, culture, systemic struggles, gender identity, and chronic pain and illness).
Expertly combining psychotherapy skills with the intricacies of each human being, Dr. Treadway’s approach celebrates and values genuine and authentic connection within a non-judgmental, safe, and trusted space. She believes in growing through life’s struggle, that change is always possible, and that it’s never too early or too late to live well, safe, and find peace.
- Chronic Pain & Illness
- Learning Struggles
- Gender Identity
- Childhood Trauma
- Gender Identity
- Neurodiversity & Culture
Dr. Kayla Costello, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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Dr. Kayla Costello is a Doctor of Clinical Psychology who specializes in trauma and women’s health. She has extensive experience working in various clinical settings such as medical centers, community mental health clinics, university counseling centers, and crisis teams.
Dr. Costello’s research and clinical effort has largely focused on supporting survivors of sexual assault victimization. Her research has focused on identifying risk factors for revictimization and contributors to worsened outcomes to better inform treatment.
Credentials and Specializations
Dr. Costello’s experience has encompassed a wide array of modalities and diagnostic presentations, as well as delivering psychological assessments, neurocognitive testing for adolescents and adults and implementing group therapy.
Dr. Costello’s expertise has focused on a breadth of issues, such as:
- LGBTQ+ Resilience
- Childhood Trauma
- Substance Abuse
- Empowering Women
- Interpersonal Violence
- Anxiety & Depression
- Phobias
Dr. Amanda Cary, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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Amanda Cary, PsyD is a clinical health psychologist who specializes in coping with chronic illness and empowering health behavior change. She earned her doctorate at Regent University in 2022 and went on to post-doctoral training specializing in health psychology.
Her primary clinical interest is chronic disease management, and she has become well-versed in addressing a wide array of conditions including:
- Diabetes management
- Chronic pain disorders
- Weight management
- Traumatic brain injury
- Coping with diagnosis
- Cardiovascular disease
- Insomnia & sleep apnea
- Sexual dysfunction
- Hazardous alcohol use
- Grief & caregiver burden
The psychotherapy that she delivers is firmly driven by evidence-based practices and empirically supported interventions. Her theoretical orientation is cognitive behavioral, coupled with motivational interviewing approaches, emotion-focused perspectives, strengths-based techniques, and acceptance and commitment (ACT) strategies.
Dr. Cary deeply cares for the support, training and development of future providers. She is passionate about teaching, supervision and training being a core value of her professional identity.
Brian
Chief Canine Officer
Certified Therapy Dog
Brian is an AKC registered English Black Lab who has already served thousands of client hours. Brian comes to work every day (except when he decides to take a vacation day to maintain a good work/life balance) at Unvaled Psychological and has made an incredible difference in the lives of so many of our clients.
Brian’s official title is Chief Canine Officer and his main job deliverable is measured in smiles. He serves with excellence at the pleasure of every person he comes in contact with.
