Attachment-based Therapists in North Carolina

If you find yourself wrestling with depression, anxiety, habits you'd like to leave behind, relationship issues, or anything in between I want to help you break the cycles that keep you stuck. Together we will focus on more than symptom alleviation, but gaining insight into the beliefs, behavioral patterns, and relational history that informs and influences what you do and what you believe about yourself.

I help couples make sense of how they are getting stuck in conflict. I help them organize their experience, and clarify the good emotional reasons for why they are stuck. Together we identify unmet needs and longings, and work to develop understanding and responsiveness. With greater closeness and trust, partners are able to find solutions to life’s challenges, heal from relationship wounds, and experience love again. I have experience helping couples recover from infidelity/betrayals. When counseling individual clients, I work from a trauma-informed, attachment lens. I help individuals clarify what they need to heal and grow.

I provide online counseling and specialize in working with teens, adults, and couples who are experiencing anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship struggles and disconnect. I am passionate about advocating for my clients in their lives and relationships. I value the mind-body connection and like to incorporate grounding exercises and meditation into therapy if clients are interested.

Trained in couples counseling, addictions counseling, sex therapy, EFT, EMDR, and attachment-based modalities. Life is hard. It's beautiful, it's devastating, it's complicated. And it does not have to be lived alone. It is my privilege and purpose in life to walk alongside you as you seek your own fulfillment, direction, and answers. Our therapeutic relationship will be caring, kind and full of curiosity.

It can get better. Just getting by in your life or relationships, or feeling like things are overwhelming, unsafe or out of control is worth getting help with. Feeling lost in a life transition is worth getting help with. Finding a way to thrive instead of just survive is worth getting help with. You can have help focusing your efforts on what will actually make a difference, so it can get better. Models I use to understand where you are & how to get where you want to go include Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Attachment-Based Family Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Interpersonal Neurobiology & Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

Therapy at its best is a unique collaboration between therapist and client. I offer my education, training and experience along with an open mind and attuned communication to assist my clients' in exploring the issues they bring to therapy. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I specialize in working with adults, couples, adolescents and families working on interpersonal and intra-personal issues. I am committed to nurturing my client's personal growth and development towards achieving a deeper sense of self knowing and the ability to live an integrated, emotionally regulated and balanced life.

Do you feel disconnected and lonely in your relationship? I can help you re-connect and feel again the bond you once had. I use Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy ( EFT), an attachment based therapy method. I am also trained in EMDR ( Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), ACT ( Acceptance and Commitment Therapy- a combination of CBT and mindfulness techniques) and IFS ( Internal Family Systems ) which are helpful in processing trauma.

Are you feeling stuck despite your efforts to overcome life's challenges? Do you find the same issues resurfacing, hindering your progress? Struggling to set boundaries while maintaining connections in your relationships? Despite your accomplishments, do you feel trapped in old patterns that lead to hurt, frustration, or unhappiness? What may feel like personal shortcomings is often your body’s response to past trauma- a profound intelligence signaling the need for acknowledgment and healing.

Brooke is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works from a trauma-focused and attachment-based lens, while tailoring her approach to each client’s unique needs. She provides a safe, compassionate space that fosters honesty and trust with the therapeutic process, helping to lead clients toward growth and self-discovery. Brooke has been working with clients since 2017, specializing in trauma-informed therapy and is experienced working with individuals, couples and families overcoming life stressors to develop healthier patterns.

I feel passionate about serving those who have experienced trauma, particularly attachment-based trauma. Above all, stable and consistent connection for someone with an attachment-based trauma can make all the difference in the world. I believe there is great power in holding a space for someone to feel heard and understood, as many folks do not have that safe space with anyone in their life. I also have experience working with folks with substance use challenges. I find that substances can often be what someone turns to when they don’t have the tools and support they need to manage the challenges they are facing.

My primary specialty is attachment theory. Attachment based modalities include Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals (EFIT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy for Families (EFFT). Other areas of speciality include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which is effective in treating trauma, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI). I am also growing in my ability to apply Internal Family Systems (IFS) in my practice with clients.

We all need support sometimes to cope with life’s challenges. I am here to help. My top priority is to provide a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to feel connected and understood. Together we will explore what you hope to get out of therapy, identify strengths and barriers, and actively develop solutions. I will help you to take manageable risks to live authentically, process painful thoughts and feelings, and achieve your goals for a healthy and fulfilling life. I take an integrative approach, drawing from cognitive-behavioral and contemporary psychodynamic and attachment based approaches.

I believe one of the bravest things you can do is to begin to understand your own story. Reaching out for support is often the hardest step and I commend you for being here. Together, we will explore the layers of your life that have caused burden, stress, or sadness and work together to release you from their hold. I provide a virtual space of safety, connection, open expression, autonomy, authenticity, and collaboration. With compassion and understanding, I work with each person to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.

We live in a world where we are constantly expected to grow and change without even knowing ourselves. With all my clients, I see them as the experts of their own life and aim to create a supportive space for vulnerability and radical acceptance. If they are struggling to find to their inner voice, I work with them to do this by processing their life experiences and trauma. By following a person centered and eclectic strategy, we develop tools for a deeper self-understanding of their needs and boundaries. I love working with children, individuals, parents, and couples to become comfortable with self-acceptance and emotions.

We established In Session Psych, as a husband and wife team, with the goal of providing a science-based approach to helping people navigate depression, anxiety, and addiction/recovery. Our well-being is deeply tied into the quality and depth of our emotional connections with ourselves and others. We work with people to strengthen these connections.

I enjoy helping individuals and families to navigate difficult life transitions, such as adolescence, by supporting them in managing the stressors that accompany these times. In my work, I use multiple modalities as well as my many years of experience to develop individualized treatment plans for my clients. In work that we do, my hope is that you will feel a sense of relief and accomplishment as you progress towards your personal mental health goals.

You deserve to live a meaningful and balanced life. Using a compassionate and collaborative approach, we will create a safe and nurturing environment for you to begin your self-exploration and healing. I will listen to you without judgment and honor you as a whole person who has inherent wisdom. Whether it is processing unresolved trauma, improving your mood, strengthening your relationships, or seeking support as you navigate life's transitions and challenges, you will experience healing and growth.

I have been involved with mental health and addiction recovery since 2012. My ideal client is someone who is struggling to make sense of their path and is looking to be pushed while being seen. I wish to know you and develop a greater awareness of what makes you unique. Through this process, you can expect to develop a profound sense of meaning and enjoy richer relationships. My style is warm, inquisitive, humorous, and challenging. I focus on the experience that is created between therapist and client and how that pertains to all relationships. I am attachment based, somatic and body oriented, and trauma informed.

As a seasoned therapist with over 13 years of clinical mental health experience, I specialize in supporting individuals who have faced traumas and many other stressors life may bring. My passion lies in helping clients overcome life's challenges using evidence-based interventions like TF-CBT, CBT, DBT, and attachment-based tools. In my practice, I work closely with children and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. Witnessing my clients grow and confidently navigating their healing journeys brings me immense joy.