You don't need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. People come to The Inner Knowing Center for many reasons including anxiety, trauma, grief, chronic illness, life transitions, relationship patterns, or simply a sense that something inside feels stuck. If you're curious about understanding yourself more deeply or making a meaningful change, that's a great reason to reach out.

Once we receive your initial email or form submission, we will reach out to schedule a free, initial consultation. The consultation is a brief, no-pressure meeting (about 15-20 minutes) to talk through what's bringing you to therapy, answer your questions about what our session might look like, and see whether we feel like a good fit. There's no obligation to schedule a session afterward.

Most clients meet weekly or biweekly. The right cadence depends on your goals, what you're working through, and what fits your schedule. We'll talk about it together and can adjust as progress is made.

There's no single answer. Some clients come for a focused stretch to work through a specific issue and feel ready to wrap up after a few intensive sessions or over the course of a few months. Others stay longer because they are working on deeper trauma work, ongoing life changes, or simply the value of having a steady space for reflection. We'll check in regularly about your progress and what you need.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an evidenced-based therapy approach based on the idea that we all have different "parts" inside us that are there to help keep the system safe. There are "No Bad Parts!" We have protective parts and more reactive parts that make sense in their context. For instance there might be a perfectionistic part, an inner critic, a part that wants to numb out, a hurt inner child, or a part that pushes everyone away. IFS helps you get to know these parts with curiosity instead of judgment, understand why they developed, and connect more deeply with your core Self, the calm, compassionate inner leader that lives in everyone.

IFS is designed to be gentle and paced by you. Protective parts are honored, not pushed past. We don't go anywhere your system isn't ready to go.

IFS can be helpful for big life decisions, anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, grief, chronic illness, perfectionism, people-pleasing, inner critic patterns, attachment wounds, and many other concerns. It's especially well-suited to people who feel "torn" between different ways of being, or who notice they keep falling into the same patterns that are no longer serving them.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is an evidence-based, trauma-informed therapy that helps your brain reprocess distressing memories so they lose their emotional charge. It uses bilateral stimulation typically through guided eye movements or holding vibrating tapers while you focus on a target memory. Over time, the memory becomes something you can recall without it hijacking your present.

After we've spent time on preparation and resourcing, an active EMDR session involves bringing a specific memory to mind while experiencing bilateral stimulation. You'll notice thoughts, body sensations, and emotions shift as we go. You are fully awake and in control throughout, and we pause whenever you need to.

Traditional talk therapy works largely through insight and conversation. EMDR works more directly with how memories are stored in the brain and body. Many clients who feel they've "talked about it enough" but still feel stuck find that EMDR helps them finally move through what talking alone couldn't reach.

No. EMDR doesn't require you to describe your trauma in detail or stay immersed in distressing material. We do extensive preparation first to make sure you have the resources to manage what comes up, and the processing itself is paced carefully. The goal is to release the charge of the memory, not to re-experience it.

Yes. Many clients benefit from a blended approach, where IFS helps build internal safety and relationship with protective parts before and alongside EMDR processing. We'll figure out together what combination fits you best.

An Intensive is an extended session (90 minutes to 2 hours) that gives us the time and depth to do focused, immersive parts work. Many clients accomplish in 2 to 5 intensives what might otherwise take many months of weekly sessions.

Intensives can be a great option if you're working through complex material that needs more space than a 50-minute session allows, if you are working with another therapist for talk sessions, or if you simply want a more concentrated experience. We can also incorporate creative tools like writing or art during intensives.

No, though we will have a consultation first to make sure intensives are the right fit and you have appropriate support outside our work together.

The Inner Knowing Center is at 8245 Boone Blvd, Suite 630, inside Be Hive Wellness in Tysons, VA. We serve clients from Vienna, Tysons, McLean, Great Falls, Fairfax and the surrounding Northern Virginia area in person and anyone in VA online.

Yes. Sessions can be held in person or via secure video. Some clients do a mix of both.

The Inner Knowing Center is an out-of-network provider with all insurance companies. This allows for a deeper, more flexible level of care without the constraints insurance can place on treatment. You'll receive a superbill (a detailed receipt) you can submit to your insurance for possible reimbursement under your out-of-network benefits.

We ask for at least 24 business hours' notice to cancel or reschedule. Late cancellations and no-shows are charged the full session fee, since the time has been reserved specifically for you.

Jackie sees preteens/ teens 12+, adults, and older adults with various backgrounds, identities, sexualities, and clinical concerns.

Yes. Therapy is confidential, with the limited legal exceptions that all therapists are required to disclose: imminent risk of harm to yourself or someone else, suspected abuse of a child or vulnerable adult, or a court order. We'll go over this in detail at the start of our work together.

Jackie Bailey holds a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from George Mason University and is a Resident in Counseling in Virginia (License #0704015932), supervised by Megan MacCutcheon, LPC (License #0701005482). She completed IFS training through the IFS Institute- Level II and EMDR training through EMDRIA. Jackie is also a licensed Nurse Practitioner with a Master's from Georgetown University, which informs her work with chronic illness and medical trauma, though she does not provide medical care or prescription medication in this setting.