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Less to explain up front
Context you would otherwise have to translate, like family expectations, faith, and what your household does and does not talk about, can be assumed rather than spelled out.
Northern Virginia
Culturally responsive mental health care in Northern Virginia.
Godaelli Psychiatry & Mental Health Center is a Black-owned practice. We see children, teens, and adults in Woodbridge, Fredericksburg, and Stafford, and online across Virginia, Maryland, and D.C.
About the practice
A Black-owned practice serving Northern Virginia.
Godaelli was founded by Dr. Elizabeth Onyejekwe, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with more than 30 years in nursing, psychiatry, and community-based care. She built the practice around a simple idea: when people feel heard, seen, and understood, healing begins.
It has since grown to 9 board-certified providers. Our providers include Black clinicians, and the team speaks English, Hindi, Igbo, and Twi. Care is delivered by psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, in person at three Virginia offices and by secure video.
We put that on a page because it is otherwise difficult to find out. Most practice websites publish credentials and an insurance list and leave the rest to guesswork, which is a poor way to choose someone you are about to tell the truth to.
Our providersElizabeth Onyejekwe
Abigirl Hene
Chika Okeoma
Julia Balunis
Anisha Sigdel
Emelia Korkor
Nana Ama Oduro
Hagar Narh
Blessing Ojuah
8 of 9 are accepting new clients.
Why provider match matters
You should not have to explain yourself twice.
Some people want a provider who shares their culture. Some want one who has simply met people like them before. Both are reasonable, and neither should be an awkward question to have to ask on the phone.
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Symptoms read in context
The same sleep problem or irritability can mean different things in different lives. A provider who recognizes the setting asks better follow-up questions.
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A shorter road to trust
Plenty of people arrive having been dismissed somewhere else. Starting from a place where that is understood, rather than argued, saves the first few sessions.
Every provider profile lists the languages they speak, the ages they see, what they treat, and whether they are taking new clients, so you can decide before you call rather than after. Browse the full team.
Languages
Spoken across the team.
Every provider practices in English. Beyond that, these are the languages our clinicians speak, and who speaks them.
Who we serve
Every age, across Northern Virginia.
Our providers care for children to seniors, individually and as families. Which ages a given clinician sees is listed on their profile, so you can match a child, a teenager, or a parent to the right person.
- Children, preteens, and teens
- Adults and older adults
- Individuals, couples, and families
- In person and by secure video
Where we are
Offices and online care.
Woodbridge1455 Old Bridge Road, Suite 204, Woodbridge, VA 22192Fredericksburg1701 Fall Hill Ave, Unit 111, Fredericksburg, VA 22401Stafford2761 Richmond Hwy, Ste 101, Stafford, VA 22554
McLeanVirtual care only · McLean, VA 22102
Online appointments are available anywhere in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. All locations
Insurance
Most major plans accepted.
Self-pay & insurance accepted
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Anthem HealthKeepers
- BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareFirst
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- Government Employees Health Association
- Health Net
- Humana
- Managed Health Network (MHN)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- MHNet Behavioral Health
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- Oxford
- Sentara Health Plans
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare (UHC | UBH)
View all accepted insurances
Not sure about your plan? Call us and we will check it for you.
Getting started
- 01Pick a provider, or let us match youBrowse profiles and request someone by name, or leave it to us and we will suggest a fit.
- 02Request an appointmentSend the form or call. We will confirm the time and check your insurance before your first visit.
- 03First appointmentA full evaluation, in person or by video, and a plan you agree with before you leave.
Northern Virginia
Care from clinicians who understand your background.
8 of our 9 providers are accepting new clients, in person in Woodbridge, Fredericksburg, and Stafford, or online across Virginia, Maryland, and D.C.