Psychological Testing and Evaluation Therapists in Clinton, NC

I have had good success with working with the resolution of depression and anxiety with clients for over 35 years. I work with people who are trying to improve their marriage or reluctantly must decide another direction. Sometimes men are ambivalent about trusting therapy. While the national norm is that therapist caseloads are 70/30 % women more than men, my norm is an even split between men and women. Men do find they can make headway on stubborn relational or emotional issues. I also see adolescent boys as they make their transition into young manhood.

Each one of us has our own areas of strengths and needs. Through the use of evidence-based assessments, I seek to help individuals learn more about themselves and their children. With magnified knowledge, you or your child may be equipped to navigate and thrive in this complex world.

Welcome! Here at Elon Psychological & Wellness Services, PLLC, I realize that no two people are the same, and I tailor our therapy to meet your specific needs as an individual. I love helping people understand the things that are holding them back with an in-depth approach. After recognizing underlying problems, clients can fully realize their strengths and adjust certain behaviors and thoughts to see things in a different, healthier way.

I work specifically with children, adolescents, and adults with various concerns, including potential diagnoses of ADHD, learning disabilities, and mental health disorders. Other clients include women who would benefit from counseling as they balance work/family life, address symptoms of anxiety and depression, or simply want to explore their behaviors and make positive changes. Lastly, I provide spiritual coaching (Christian) to those would would like to set and achieve life goals from a spiritual perspective.

Clients often seek therapy when they or their children are experiencing distress and/or want to better understand themselves and their relationships with others and their environment. I view each client as unique and seek to gain an in-depth understanding of their life and experiences and how they impact current difficulties. Using an integrated approach to therapy and intervention, I believe in the role of a strong therapeutic relationship, working collaboratively to understand concerns, identify goals, and develop skills and knowledge leading to more adaptive functioning and improved quality of life.

Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and seeking a therapist who "just gets it?" Are you tired of feeling alone, scared, or unsupported as you navigate various changes, challenges, or identities? Has pandemic stress and grief has gotten to be too much? Are you stressed or concerned with one or more relationships?Perhaps you and your partner(s) have found yourself in a difficult cycle you are struggling to break, leaving y'all feeling disconnected and unsatisfied? If you answered yes to any of these, then you've made the right choice by being here. And I know this is hard, but you're brave. Just being here shows that!

Working with adults and adolescents in individual, couples, and group counseling, Tamara considers herself a generalist in the field of psychology. Her areas of expertise include developmental concerns, anxiety and stress management, career and life planning, cultural identities, dissertation/thesis coaching, ADHD and LD coaching and testing, and health psychology (e.g. eating and weight concerns, mind-body awareness, and dealing with chronic illness). She also provides organizational consultation and is a trained facilitator in outdoor education. Recent presentations have included: 1) sexual intimacy, 2) wellness coaching, 3) exploring gender norms, and 4) the treatment of disordered eating & other psychosomatic illnesses.

HEALING IS AN ACTION WORD. It can be overwhelming finding a therapist. Reaching out for help can be difficult in itself. You’ve already taken the biggest step! Its important that the provider you choose understand you as an individual, your needs, YOUR definition of the problem (not anyone else’s). Even if we are not the best fit for you, we can provide a safe, confidential space to examine your needs in order to find the best provider for you.

With degrees from Duke University (PhD) and UNC-Chapel Hill (B.A.), I have 25 years of experience working with adults, college students, adolescents, and children. If you struggle with anxiety, depression, mood swings, obsessive-compulsive behavior, relationship problems, and/or ADD/ADHD/LD, I can help. I trained at Duke Child Guidance, Children's Psychiatric Institute, Dorothea Dix Child Psychiatry, and the NCSU Counseling Center, so I am experienced with developmental issues across the life span. I offer individual therapy (all ages), assessment/treatment of ADD/LD (all ages), and couples, marital and group therapy for adults.

I am a Licensed Psychological Associate with more than 10 years of experience in the field of mental health. I have been working with adults, children and adolescents. I understand that the journey of life is not always easy and predictable, and that at some point in our lives, everyone faces difficulties that make us feel very vulnerable, frustrated and unsuccessful. As a therapist, I want to help you acknowledge your strengths and weaknesses, identify new ideas and options to overcome life challenging situations and promote your overall wellbeing, including personal and professional growth.

I believe that human connection is the most powerful force in our lives, and that it can be the source of much of our strength as well as much of our pain. The quality of the psychotherapeutic relationship forms the foundation for all growth and healing done within this context. The simple addition of a new, invested relationship to one's life can help provide room to move forward. Once this foundation is in place, amazing progress can be made, whether this is conceptualized as a return to a more fulfilling moment in life, or as more fully achieving one's potential.

My treatment approach focuses on providing services that are tailored to meet each client’s individual needs by integrating a range of therapeutic modalities. I value the importance of a strong therapeutic relationship and believe in the benefits of collaborative work in treatment. I aim to foster a genuine and welcoming environment that facilitates a safe space for clients to experience self-exploration, personal growth, and positive change while acquiring the tools they need to navigate these transitions in life.

The mission of Lifestyle Consultant Services is to improve the quality of mental health and substance abuse services by reducing stigma and by protecting the rights of the individual who suffers from mental illness and/or substance abuse. By identifying the pain and suffering experienced by citizens in our community and addressing them with care, we aim to strengthen and promote health and well being. Suboxone is the combination of buprenorphine (partial opioid agonist) and naloxone (opioid antagonist - Narcan). The combination is either 2 mg/0.5 mg or 8 mg/2 mg. Suboxone is a sublingual film (it dissolves under the tongue).

Maybe you've needed help for a while now, but getting started is the hardest part. Struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, and/or mood swings isn't sustainable. It impacts your relationships, your self-esteem, and your day to day life. You realize this, and so you are willing to "put in the work" inside and outside of therapy sessions. I am willing to match your energy and provide resources and skills to not only help you feel better, but to thrive!

Using a neurodevopmental framework, I specialize in comprehensive assessment across a breadth of areas, including autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders; executive functioning/attention deficit disorders; specific learning disabilities, such as reading/dyslexia; giftedness; early kindergarten readiness; social-emotional functioning. Utilizing a strengths-based perspective, I give great effort to provide evidence-based recommendations and strategies that are practical and targeted. Every assessment is custom-designed based upon specific referral questions and a personalized learning plan is developed.

You've felt it before: things should be better. You should be better. For the youth and young adults that don’t feel seen or accepted for who you are—instead, people say you’re either too much or not enough—therapy can be a place to learn about yourself, what matters to you, and how to cope when it all doesn’t line up the way you (or others) hoped. As a school and licensed psychologist, I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and young adults. I'm here to listen, teach, and collaborate with you.

Melissa has over ten years of experience in completing comprehensive psychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and young adults. She developed a unique point of view on how schools, parents, and therapists can work most effectively together due to hands-on years of experience in both school systems and private practice. Each evaluation that Melissa completes is tailored to the unique referral questions to improve daily functioning and wellness. Melissa believes evaluations should be multifaceted to better understand one’s difficulties and strengths and identify evidence-based interventions and supports.

Dan Chartier, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist- Health Service Provider, Raleigh, NC has been in private practice since 1983. As a psychotherapist, in addition to "talk therapy", Dr. Chartier uses psychophysiological methods of biofeedback and neurofeedback to facilitate mind-body healing. In his work, deepening awareness and release of non-productive behaviors is a primary process. By learning to enter neutral emotional space clients come to more clearly recognize options and choices that result in improved health. In addition to treating clients with psychological and emotional distress, Dr. Chartier works with patients coping with chronic pain or recovering from brain injury.

Greetings, good humans! My name is Adrian Miller. I am a Licensed Psychological Associate at Perkins Counseling and Psychological Services. I have experience working within correctional settings, and with individuals on the Autism spectrum. I also have experience working to address a variety of challenges, including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, impulse control, anger management, social skills, and managing behaviors related to ADHD. I am also able to conduct psycho-educational testing, clinical assessments, and other psychological evaluations.