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About Quinn Cao, LCSW


“I believe healing comes from being met with care, consistency, and respect. My therapy room is a space where you are believed, supported, and never rushed—a space where all parts of you are welcome, and where you don’t have to carry everything alone.”

Meet Quinn!

  • Good question! I have a….

    • Bachelor of Arts in English
      University of Virginia

    • Master of Social Work
      Virginia Commonwealth University

      Additionally, I am a 3rd- year PhD Candidate in Social Work.

  • I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Virginia. My license number is #0904019779.

  • Yes! I am a member of the following professional organizations:

    • Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)

    • Society of Social Work and Social Research (SSWR)

    • Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (APA Division 24)

    • Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance (VSDVAA)

    • Quantitative and Qualitative Methods (APA Division 5)

  • Yes! I have specialized training in and frequently utilize the following modalities:

    • Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

    • Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)

    • Sensorimotor Therapy

    • Sandtray Therapy

    • Creative Arts-Based Therapies

    • Insight-Oriented / Psychodynamic Therapy

  • My scholarship centers on sexual violence survivorship and the pursuit of meaning and justice.

    My work is guided by critical and interpretive theoretical frameworks that interrogate how both knowledge and reality are constructed, whose experiences of sexual harm are recognized and legitimized, and what forms of justice can be imagined as a result.

  • I am self-described as…

    • A big fan of farm animals

    • An artist

    • An aquarius (allegedly)

    • A lover of cheddar cheese

Office Staff

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Grumbles
Purrsonnel Manager