Parallel Behavioral Health
Parallel Behavioral Health

Making your path to mental wellness accessible includes various approaches, such as anxiety treatment and cognitive behavioral therapy. Our services also offer depression support and relationship counseling to help you achieve a healthier, balanced life.

Mental Health Services at Parallel Behavioral Health

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Making your path to mental wellness accessible includes various approaches, such as anxiety treatment and cognitive behavioral therapy. Our services also offer depression support and relationship counseling to help you achieve a healthier, balanced life.

Mental Health Services at Parallel Behavioral Health

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Leon Sankofa, PhD, LCSW
A Trusted Mental Health Professional

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Leon Sankofa, PhD, LCSW


Dedicated to guiding individuals through healing, transition, and transformation.


“Sometimes healing looks like chaos before clarity—don’t mistake the breaking open for breaking down.”


At Parallel Behavioral Health, we believe that everyone has the potential to live a fulfilling life. Our services include anxiety treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and depression support, all aimed at enhancing mental wellness. We also offer relationship counseling to help individuals navigate their connections with others.

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Toni Sankofa, PhD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapist

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Toni Sankofa, PhD, specializes in women’s issues, relationships, and marital/pre-marital counseling. Dr. Toni helps clients understand how thoughts impact emotions, providing effective anxiety treatment and depression support through cognitive behavioral therapy. She teaches practical strategies for emotional balance and growth, promoting mental wellness. Dr. Toni offers a safe, supportive space to heal, navigate challenges, and build confidence through relationship counseling.

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Brianna Williams, MSW (Supervisee of Social Work)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapist

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Brianna Williams, MSW (Supervisee of Social Work), utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), client-centered techniques, and creative approaches to provide effective anxiety treatment and depression support for individuals aged 6–21. She focuses on mental wellness by helping her clients manage anxiety, stress, and self-esteem issues. Brianna fosters real talk, real growth, and the real you through her relationship counseling.

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ABOUT US

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Trusted Mental Wellness Care in Virginia & Texas

We provide compassionate, professional mental health services for individuals, couples, and families, focusing on anxiety treatment, depression support, and mental wellness. Our specialties include addressing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship challenges, and sports performance, all within a safe, supportive space for healing and growth. 


Using a Collaborative Impact approach, we partner with schools, physicians, primary care providers, and community organizations to deliver seamless, integrated care tailored to each client’s unique needs. This includes relationship counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy to promote lasting change. 


Our Services Include:


- Psychological Testing

- Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT)

- Clinical Hypnotherapy

- Evidence-Based Therapeutic Models 


At Parallel Behavioral Health, our mission is to help you heal at your own pace and become the healthiest version of yourself.

HOW WE CAN HELP

One-on-One Therapy

Specialized Hypnotherapy

Specialized Hypnotherapy

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Our personalized sessions are designed to address your emotional, psychological, and life needs, offering effective anxiety treatment and depression support. Through cognitive behavioral therapy, you can gain clarity and rediscover your strength while enhancing your mental wellness. Additionally, our relationship counseling can help you navigate your interpersonal connections.

Specialized Hypnotherapy

Specialized Hypnotherapy

Specialized Hypnotherapy

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Lasting Relief for Anxiety & Overwhelm through effective anxiety treatment. 


Immediate anxiety reduction techniques combined with cognitive behavioral therapy for panic attack management. 


Emotional balance techniques for overall mental wellness and depression support. 


Sleep & relaxation support to enhance your well-being. 


Mindfulness and focus training to boost inner calm & self-confidence, complemented by relationship counseling.

Relationship Counseling

Specialized Hypnotherapy

Relationship Counseling

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Strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and navigate conflict with empathy and clarity, essential components in relationship counseling. By addressing these issues, individuals can also seek support through anxiety treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and depression support, all contributing to overall mental wellness.

Life Transitions

Life Transitions

Relationship Counseling

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Support that helps you regain footing and direction when life shifts unexpectedly, including anxiety treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and depression support, all aimed at enhancing your mental wellness and providing relationship counseling.

Therapy Services

Life Transitions

Therapy Services

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We offer comprehensive and evidence-based treatment for various mental health challenges, including depression support, anxiety treatment, trauma, stress, behavioral concerns, and emotional dysregulation. Our approach often incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy to enhance mental wellness and provide effective relationship counseling.

Healing is the slow return to yourself... the version you were before pain became your teacher

Leon Sankofa, PhD, LCSW

Now Accepting New Clients

Parallel Behavioral Health — Mental Wellness for Real Life

Insurance Plans We Accept


Parallel Behavioral Health is committed to making mental and emotional wellness accessible and affordable. We proudly partner with a wide range of insurance providers across Virginia and Texas to ensure you receive high-quality care, including anxiety treatment, cognitive behavioral therapy, and depression support, with minimal barriers.


Below is our current list of accepted insurance plans:


Commercial Insurance Plans


We accept most major commercial insurance providers, including:


- Aetna

- Cigna

- UnitedHealthcare / Optum

- Anthem

- Kaiser Permanente

- Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS TX)

- Anthem Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Virginia

- Blue Cross / Blue Shield of Massachusetts

- Carelon Behavioral Health

- Quest Behavioral Health


Medicaid & Government-Supported Plans


We also accept select Medicaid and government-supported plans:


- Kaiser Permanente – Medicaid

- UnitedHealthcare / Optum – Medicaid

- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)

- Sentara Health Plans

- Carelon Behavioral Health


If You Don’t See Your Insurance Listed


Insurance networks change frequently. If your plan isn’t listed, contact us — we may still be able to help through:


- Out-of-network billing

- Sliding-scale rates

- Private pay options


Our team is here to help you understand your coverage and start care with confidence, including relationship counseling and support for mental wellness.

List of insurance plans accepted by Parallel Behavioral Health in Virginia and Texas.

Mental Health Deserves Innovation — Not Imitation

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Restorative Healing Designed for Our Communities

For too long, therapy in our communities has been reactive instead of restorative. We’ve been told to simply manage pain instead of understanding the deeper values our emotions are protecting. At Parallel Behavioral Health, we focus on effective anxiety treatment that goes beyond mere management. We utilize cognitive behavioral therapy to help individuals uncover and address the root causes of their feelings. Our approach offers not just depression support, but a holistic path to mental wellness. We create systems of care that resonate with our clients — emotionally, spiritually, and culturally. This is where relationship counseling allows healing to become alignment. This is where clarity replaces chaos. This is where you return to yourself. This is Parallel Behavioral Health.

Watch & Learn

Licensed Brain-Based Behavioral Health Expert. Discover how Leon Sankofa, PhD, LCSW, utilizes brain-based, culturally responsive practices to provide effective anxiety treatment and support for trauma and anxiety. His approach combines neuroscience, cognitive behavioral therapy, and real-world cultural insights to foster powerful, restorative change. Learn how the brain heals, find depression support, and begin your journey back to mental wellness and healthier relationships through relationship counseling.

Hear from Our Clients

Calm Your Mind. Regain Control.

Parallel Behavioral Health offers therapy and mental health programs for emotional balance.

Reliable, Compassionate Mental Healthcare for Real Life

If you woke up hurting today, remember that you still woke up—and that means you still have the strength to seek help. Healing begins with tiny, quiet steps, and you don’t have to walk through this alone. Whether you’re looking for anxiety treatment, depression support, or relationship counseling, our team is here for you. Embrace your journey towards mental wellness and consider cognitive behavioral therapy to aid in your healing process. 👉 Talk to our Therapist at Parallel Behavioral Health.

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Whether you're seeking personal guidance, organizational support, or community-centered insight, Parallel Behavioral Health offers accessible ways to connect for mental wellness. If you’re unsure where to start, you can speak directly with our team to discuss your concerns, goals, and next steps regarding anxiety treatment, depression support, and relationship counseling. 


✓ 100% Free Discovery Consultation 

✓ Confidential & Judgment-Free 

✓ Personalized guidance on cognitive behavioral therapy and treatment options 


For speaking engagements or expert talks, contact us today.

PARALLEL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

(757) 802-3350 leon@pbhcare.net Serving Communities Across Virginia & Texas ✨

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