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Educated and trained at Wake Forest University, I am a community based mental health / mental wellness professional. My work targets issues including Marriage and Family, substance addiction, depression, anxiety, LGBTQ(plus) concerns, and challenging life transitions. I have expertise in working with clients of all ages with most of my client being families and adults (ages 18 and up).

Life’s challenges may cause us to react and respond in many different ways. Our current situation may or may not be in our immediate control, but when we look at our life, long-term, it will be the decisions that we make today that set the course of the overall outcome. Experiencing depression, anxiety, grief, confusion, and frustration (to name a few) may be a part of that journey, but you do not have to go down that road alone. It's important to have a safe and confidential space to work through challenges, become more resilient, and come out on the other side with confidence and skills to manage the situations you face.

I'm ready to work if you are! I am willing to commit to your therapeutic process and be a supportive sounding board. I believe in providing a safe and compassionate environment where you can be free to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to combat ongoing suffering. The goal is for you to become confident in yourself and your decision making skills, while developing balance and the ability to manage life stressors.

Hi there, I'm Nicole! I strive to create a space where you can unwind, unload and refuel. I teach you how to find beauty in the mud. My goal is to teach you to replace BALANCE with HARMONY. The goal is to curate a life by your design; one that allows for you to be the main focus. My clients often say I ask the tough questions and I hit the nail on the head. I listen intently to your story. I want each of us to impact our corner of the world greatly. Therapy is hard but it's doable. It's about trusting the process and less chasing an outcome. My goal is to teach you how to listen to your own voice. In-person sessions coming soon.

I have been working as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment provider since 2001. I love working with adults, children and families. I have worked in Residential Treatment centers, legal settings, group homes and done community based services. I specialize in mood disorders, substance abuse, trauma, play therapy, MRT, and overall mental health and wellness. I love being a part of others journeys to become happy and whole.

I believe that treatment should focus on making peoples' lives better, on improving their relationships, on helping them understand who they are, and on making sure that progress and healing continues long after treatment ends. I have more than twenty years of experience working with children, adolescents, families, and adults, in outpatient and inpatient settings, and in homes throughout the state.

Life has a way of throwing obstacles (trauma, depression, anxiety, addictions, etc.) in your path and for some reason we feel the need to control these obstacles. Guess what, encountering obstacles in life doesn't make you weak or a bad person - it makes you human. Regardless of the situation or circumstances, everyone has the capacity to get through life's difficulties. If you allow me to take this journey with you, I'll help you channel your resources, build off your number one strength (yourself) and help you transition from attempting to control problems to finding balance by learning how to manage them instead.

Do you have challenges in your life that needs additional support to manage? Are you thinking about how you can overcome symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress that affects your ability to live a happy and productive life? It is important to know that you have a professional who is understanding, empathetic, and experienced in resolving issues that matter to you. My collaborative approach to counseling will assist you in meeting your goals. Seeking counseling is the first step to improving your mental health and I am here to help you through this process!

**I am not currently taking patients right now.** My professional strengths include flexibility, sensitivity, and a non-dogmatic approach to peoples' issues. I work with clients where they are, seeing each person as unique.

Recovering from trauma is the most inspiring and difficult things one can do in their lifetime. I am a believer that post traumatic growth is possible in all people. I utilize an eclectic approach pulling from a base of radical feminism utilizing approaches from DBT, somatic experiencing, and mindfulness and acceptance based approaches. I firmly believe that everyone has the tools within them to heal and grow and my primary job as therapist is to provide a safe non-judgmental setting for you to discover your healed self.

As a Clinical Medical Support Hypnotherapist, I guide my clients to tap into their own internal resources and make the important and lasting changes they want to see in their lives. I help them to find freedom from physical pain and discomfort, sleep disturbance, chronic stress and anxiety, excessive worry, fears and phobias, as well as unwanted emotions, habits and behaviors. My goal is to provide guidance, education and coaching to restore optimal physical health and emotional well being.

It is a great honor to witness people's return to their unique expression of wholeness. The essence of my work lies in meeting you with an attitude of heartful curiosity so that you may safely explore stressors and renegotiate traumas. I utilize integrative body-based modalities incorporating latest discoveries and research in mind-body psychology that do not require reliving intense emotions or detailing painful memories. We will work to discover new resources and truths so that you may experience a newfound sense of well-being and trust in the unfolding process of your life's journey.

Are you feeling lost, hopeless, or anxious? Have you had unexplainable emotions, irritability, or challenges with managing the day-to-day? As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Andria is dedicated to understanding mental health and the impact it has on the mind, body, & soul. Our mental health serves as the foundation for our every day functions. We need to THRIVE, not just survive!

I believe there is an optimizing force in each of us that guides unfolding and that my role is to help you release blocks to this natural process. My work is grounded in inquiry and exploration. I will meet you where your questions, heart-longings, and pain reside. My extensive background in addictions, codependency and recovery and in co-occurring issues including depression, anxiety and trauma, has taught me about resiliency of the human spirit. I will help you access both inner and outer resources. Through the therapy process we will not only discover, but refine tools unique for you.

Your sense of well-being, including mental and emotional health, is a vital part of your overall health and thriving and benefits from care and attention. Thinking "Hey, maybe I could use therapy," is pivotal. Usually it's pain, suffering, confusion, difficult emotions, and things just not going right that bring us to therapy. AND although it can feel otherwise, there's no shame in needing or wanting support, or participating in therapy. My hope is that therapy helps you experience greater self-acceptance, compassion, and ease with yourself and your life - it's a worthy and doable endeavor.

I offer both individual and couples counseling to adults of all ages, also teaching mindfulness meditation when desired. In addition to ameliorating symptoms, decreasing emotional pain, and helping to solve difficult problems, therapy and meditation can facilitate significant personal growth and increased wellness. My approach is broadly humanistic, meaning we seek together in a safe and secure environment, mutual understanding of you as a whole person, honing your internal "voice" and tapping into your existing strengths. Once we identify who you really are and what is most important to you, the path to bringing your life into alignment becomes clearer.

Practicing as a psychotherapist, I provide a nonjudgmental approach and work to help you with self-discovery and improvement. I focus on the individual by incorporating the biological, social, and environmental aspects of life and explaining how these areas relate to your current life and coming up with a plan to help.

Bringing over 25 years of clinical experience, Dr. Robert Petry has offered insight and guidance to both inpatient and outpatient treatment programs. He is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia (VCU-MCV). He is a graduate of post doctoral programs in cognitive, psychodrama, metaphysical, gestalt and Hakomi mind/body therapy. He has trained with or attended workshops with some of the greatest innovators in psychotherapy and in most modalities, including cognitive and behavioral. Dr. Petry is a Virginia State Board Licensed Psychologist with a recognized area of specialty in hypnosis (highest distinction Diplomate).

If you're seeking healing, peace, and wholeness through a better life and stronger sense of self, you're in the right place, and I'm glad you're here. I work with young adults, professionals, and college students who experience anxiety. In a world that is constantly filling your head with expectations and ideas of who you “should” be, I want to help you quiet the noise, become unapologetically you, and live authentically. My clients tend to be people who question their worth and experience feelings of shame, fear, and doubt. I have a passion for working with women, high achievers, and creatives.

Le’Keisha is eclectic and uses a blend of Cognitive Behavioral, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused, Reality Based, and Psycho-education. A holistic approach is utilized by exploring with and educating clients about how mind and body are interconnected. Le’Keisha believes that when a person has hope and can learn to challenge and replace irrational thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes, people are free to experience change. Exploring, acknowledging, and coping with past traumas of childhood tragedies are profound when attempting to treat mental health and substance use disorders.