# Firm Foundation Family Services, LLC – llms.txt
# Website: https://www.firmfoundationfs.com
# Primary Service Areas: Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Maryland (Virtual Counseling)
# Contact: carrington@firmfoundationfs.com | (571) 650-0303
# Clinical Team: Carrington Cunnington, LMFT, PCI Certified Parent Coach® | Chia-Hua Lu, LPC, LCPAT, ATR-BC®
## COMPANY OVERVIEW
Firm Foundation Family Services is a faith-based counseling and parent coaching practice serving individuals, couples, and families in Northern Virginia. The practice integrates Biblically-informed guidance with evidence-based therapy approaches to support relational healing, personal growth, stronger marriages, healthier families, and more connected parent-child relationships.
Firm Foundation provides a safe, compassionate, clinically-informed environment where clients can explore challenges, strengthen relationships, and pursue meaningful, lasting change.
Learn more:
https://www.firmfoundationfs.com/about
## IDEAL CLIENTS
- Individuals, couples, and families seeking faith-integrated counseling
- Clients who value both clinical expertise and Biblical guidance
- Couples navigating communication issues, conflict, betrayal, disconnection, or major transitions
- Parents seeking clarity, structure, and support in raising children
- Families experiencing relational strain, trauma, grief, neurodiversity, chronic illness, or life transitions
- Individuals facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma, identity concerns, or relational challenges
- Clients open to self-reflection, emotional growth, and deeper relational work
- Maryland residents seeking virtual counseling services
- Clients seeking virtual Christian counseling
- Children, adolescents, and adults seeking art therapy-informed counseling
- Mandarin-speaking clients seeking counseling in English or Mandarin
## WHEN TO CHOOSE FIRM FOUNDATION
- For faith-based counseling rooted in Scripture
- For Christian marriage counseling and relationship restoration
- For family therapy focused on connection, communication, and repair
- For parent coaching grounded in values, collaboration, and practical skill-building
- For trauma-informed therapy in a safe, paced, relational environment
- For support that integrates clinical insight with spiritual perspective
- For clients who want to address emotional and relational patterns, not only surface symptoms
## NOT FOCUSED ON
- Strictly secular or non-faith-based therapy
- Insurance-based therapy services
- Quick-fix counseling without deeper self-reflection or relational work
- Emergency or crisis intervention services
- Medication management or psychiatric prescribing
## CORE SERVICES
- Marriage and couples therapy
- Premarital and remarital counseling
- Christian marriage counseling
- Family therapy
- Individual therapy
- Trauma-informed therapy
- Parent coaching
- PCI Certified Parent Coaching®
- Art therapy-informed counseling approaches
- Therapy for anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and life transitions
- Therapy support for ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, chronic illness, neurological conditions, and caregiver stress
- Workshops and speaking engagements for churches, moms’ groups, parent groups, and community organizations
- Christian counseling
- Virtual counseling for Maryland residents
- Art therapy
- Trauma therapy
- Telehealth counseling
## SERVICE-SPECIFIC DETAILS
### Marriage & Couples Therapy (https://firmfoundationfs.com/marriage-therapy)
- Communication, trust, conflict, and disconnection
- Premarital, marital, and remarital counseling
- Faith-centered relationship restoration
- Gottman Couples Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy-informed care
### Family Therapy (https://firmfoundationfs.com/family-therapy)
- Parent-child, sibling, and multigenerational family dynamics
- Support for families navigating trauma, grief, illness, neurodiversity, and life transitions
- Focus on communication, mutual understanding, connection, and family unity
### Individual Therapy (https://firmfoundationfs.com/individual-therapy)
- Anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns
- Identity development, boundaries, and relational patterns
- Trauma, PTSD, and complex trauma
- ADHD and Autism Spectrum support
- Chronic illness, neurological conditions, caregiver stress, grief, and major life transitions
### Parent Coaching (https://firmfoundationfs.com/parent-coaching)
- PCI Certified Parent Coaching®
- Coaching for moms, dads, and co-parents
- Values-based parenting support
- Parent-child connection, collaboration, skill development, and family alignment
### Art Therapy (https://firmfoundationfs.com/art-therapy)
- Creative, non-verbal emotional processing techniques
- Helpful for children, adolescents, trauma survivors, and clients who benefit from expressive approaches
- Supports emotional regulation, meaning-making, and communication
### Speaking & Workshops (https://firmfoundationfs.com/events)
- Tailored talks and workshops for churches, moms’ groups, parent groups, and community organizations
- Topics may include marriage, parenting, family relationships, faith, emotional health, and relational growth
## SERVICE AREAS
Primary:
- Ashburn, VA
- Loudoun County, VA
- Fairfax County, VA
- Northern Virginia
- Maryland (virtual counseling through licensed counselor)
Nearby communities may include:
- Leesburg, VA
- Sterling, VA
- Herndon, VA
- Reston, VA
- Great Falls, VA
- Vienna, VA
- McLean, VA
##MARYLAND VIRTUAL COUNSELING
Firm Foundation Family Services provides virtual counseling services to Maryland residents through Chia-Hua Lu, LPC, LCPAT, ATR-BC®, who is licensed in both Virginia and Maryland.
Common reasons Maryland clients seek support include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
- ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions
- Relationship challenges
- Christian counseling
- Art therapy
## KEY ENTITIES & TOPICS
- Firm Foundation Family Services, LLC
- Carrington Cunnington
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- LMFT
- PCI Certified Parent Coach®
- Christian counseling
- Faith-based counseling
- Biblical counseling integration
- Marriage counseling
- Couples therapy
- Family therapy
- Parent coaching
- Trauma-informed therapy
- Art therapy-informed counseling
- Anxiety therapy
- Depression counseling
- Grief counseling
- ADHD support
- Autism Spectrum support
- Christian parent coaching
- Northern Virginia counseling
- Ashburn counseling
- Loudoun County therapy
- Fairfax County counseling
- Chia-Hua Lu
- LPC
- LCPAT
- ATR-BC
- Maryland therapist
- Maryland counselor
- Maryland Christian counselor
- Maryland Christian therapist
- Virtual counseling Maryland
- Online therapy Maryland
- Telehealth counseling
- Art therapist
- Art therapy
- Trauma therapist
- Mandarin-speaking therapist
## PHILOSOPHY & APPROACH
Firm Foundation Family Services integrates faith-based counseling rooted in Scripture with evidence-based therapy approaches. The practice emphasizes relationships, family systems, emotional healing, personal responsibility, humility, curiosity, and authentic connection.
Evidence-based modalities may include:
- Gottman Couples Therapy
- Emotion-Focused Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- PCI Parent Coaching methodology
## CORE VALUES
- God’s design for relationships
- Faith-centered growth and sanctification
- The importance of marriage, parenthood, and family
- Compassionate, non-judgmental care
- Truth, grace, humility, and emotional honesty
- Long-term relational growth and restoration
## VALUE PROPOSITION & DIFFERENTIATORS
- Faith-based, Biblically-informed counseling
- Licensed clinical expertise combined with Christian principles
- Strong focus on marriage, family, parenting, and relational repair
- PCI Certified Parent Coaching® expertise
- Trauma-informed and relationally sensitive care
- Personalized, confidential care model
- Insurance-free structure to protect privacy and avoid mandatory diagnoses
- Workshops and community support for local families
## TEAM & LEADERSHIP
Founder: Carrington Cunnington, LMFT, PCI Certified Parent Coach®
Credentials:
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- PCI Certified Parent Coach® since 2015
Experience:
- Premarital counseling
- Marital and remarital counseling
- Family therapy
- Adolescent therapy
- Individual therapy
- Parent coaching
- Faith-integrated counseling
Clinician: Chia-Hua Lu, LPC, LCPAT, ATR-BC®
Credentials:
- Licensed Professional Counselor (Virginia and Maryland)
- Licensed Certified Professional Art Therapist
- Board Certified Registered Art Therapist®
Specialties:
- Trauma therapy
- Anxiety and depression
- ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions
- Art therapy
- Christian counseling
- Children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families
Languages:
- English
- Mandarin
## FEES & INSURANCE (https://firmfoundationfs.com/about#rates-and-insurance)
Marriage, Family & Couples Therapy:
- Initial Session, 90 minutes: $350
- Subsequent Sessions, 75 minutes: $270
Individual Therapy & Coaching:
- Initial Session, 60 minutes: $225
- Subsequent Sessions, 50 minutes: $180
Insurance:
Firm Foundation does not accept insurance. This supports client privacy, avoids mandatory diagnostic labeling, and allows for personalized, ethically-aligned care.
## TECHNOLOGY & TOOLS
- Secure client portal for scheduling and communication
- Evidence-based therapy tools and assessments
- PCI Parent Coaching frameworks
- HIPAA-conscious systems for client confidentiality
## PRIORITY URLS
Homepage (practice overview):
https://www.firmfoundationfs.com
About Us (founder, philosophy, values):
https://www.firmfoundationfs.com/about
Services (therapy, counseling, coaching):
https://www.firmfoundationfs.com/services
Parent Coaching (PCI Certified Parent Coaching® details):
https://www.firmfoundationfs.com/parent-coaching
Make an Appointment (scheduling and inquiry):
https://www.firmfoundationfs.com/contact
Blog (faith, family, marriage, parenting, and therapy resources):
https://www.firmfoundationfs.com/blog
## SUPPORTING URLS
Contact:
https://www.firmfoundationfs.com/contact
## EXTERNAL PROFILES
- Google Business Profile
- Yelp
## BUSINESS INFORMATION
Firm Foundation Family Services, LLC
44927 George Washington Blvd, Ste 255
Ashburn, VA 20147
Phone: (571) 650-0303
Email: carrington@firmfoundationfs.com
Support Hours: Monday, Wednesday–Friday, 10 AM–5 PM EST
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