Clifton keeps its small-town soul, and small towns deserve care with the same personal touch. Alice Tran, PMHNP-BC offers psychiatric care in English and Tiếng Việt, in person in Fairfax or by secure video.
Book an Appointment →Clifton is a place people choose deliberately: a historic town center, horse fences, and families who wanted room to breathe. Small communities can make privacy feel scarce, and many Clifton residents prefer care outside their immediate circle. Our Fairfax office is close but comfortably separate, and telehealth is fully private.
Alice Tran, PMHNP-BC grew up between two worlds, Vietnamese at home and American everywhere else. She provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and supportive therapy fully in Vietnamese or English, with no interpreter needed. When it helps, parents and family members can join the conversation, so care feels clearer and more comfortable for everyone involved. Khám và tư vấn hoàn toàn bằng tiếng Việt.
The Fairfax office at 3060 Williams Drive is about a twenty-minute drive from Clifton, with free on-site parking, and every service is also available by secure video anywhere in Virginia. Most major insurances are accepted, including Medicare and Medicaid, and new patients are typically seen within one to two weeks.
Psychiatric care in Vietnamese, from evaluation through ongoing treatment, with family welcome in the conversation. Learn more →
The worry that will not switch off and the sadness that will not lift are medical conditions, not character flaws, and both are very treatable.
Two cultures, one set of shoulders. The stress of living between worlds is a legitimate clinical concern, and it gets genuine understanding here.
ADHD in adults is real, common, and frequently missed, especially in women. Thorough evaluation and full treatment options are available.
Clifton is one of the smallest towns in Virginia, and that is most of its appeal. It is also, occasionally, the complication. In a place where you recognize the cars in the lot and the person at the counter went to school with your sister, the idea of walking into a mental health office locally is a genuine deterrent.
People rarely say this out loud to a provider, but it decides behavior constantly. Someone will drive forty minutes to a different county specifically so as not to be seen, or more often will simply not go. The concern is not irrational. Small communities are close, and close cuts both ways.
A video visit removes the question entirely. There is no lot, no lobby, and no chance of an awkward moment. You are at home, and nobody in Clifton knows anything about your Tuesday afternoon.
It is worth adding what confidentiality actually means beyond the optics: your treatment record belongs to you, and information is not released to family, employers, or anyone else without your written authorization, outside the narrow legal exceptions that apply to every medical provider.
The most common reason people give for choosing telehealth in a small town, and a completely legitimate one.
Nothing is shared with family or an employer without your written authorization.
The office at 3060 Williams Drive is about twenty-five minutes away, with free parking, if you would rather be seen in person.
Evaluation, medication management, and supportive therapy are all available by video. See services →
Yes, entirely. Alice conducts evaluations and follow-up visits in fluent Tiếng Việt, and welcomes family participation.
Alice sees adults 18 to 65, including parents who prefer Vietnamese. First visits for hesitant elders are unhurried by design.
Yes to most major plans, including Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Medicare, and Medicaid. Full details live on the Rates page.
The Fairfax office at 3060 Williams Drive, Suite 300 is about a twenty-minute drive from Clifton, with free parking. Telehealth visits are also available anywhere in Virginia.
Yes, and it is a common reason people choose video visits. There is no local office to be seen entering, and your record is not shared with family, employers, or anyone else without your written authorization.
About twenty-five minutes, at 3060 Williams Drive, Suite 300 in Fairfax, with free on-site parking. Every service is also available by secure video anywhere in Virginia.
In person in Fairfax or by video. English & Tiếng Việt. Board-certified PMHNP.
Book Now →Or call/text: (703) 791-9099
Many people searching for a psychiatrist in Clifton end up here, so it is worth being clear about who you would be seeing. Alice Tran is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC), not a psychiatrist. For outpatient care in Virginia that distinction matters less than most people expect: she evaluates and diagnoses mental health conditions, prescribes and manages psychiatric medication including ADHD medication, and provides supportive therapy.
The practical differences tend to favor the patient. Psychiatrist offices in this area commonly quote waits of one to three months and many do not take insurance. This practice usually sees new patients within one to two weeks, accepts most major plans including Medicare and Medicaid, and gives every new patient a full 60 minute first appointment. Alice also trained under psychiatrist Dr. Errol Segall, MD, who brings over 50 years of clinical experience.
Want the full comparison? Read what a PMHNP is or how a PMHNP and a psychiatrist differ in Virginia.