Therapists in Durham, NC

Is Parenting Feeling Tough Right Now? Being a parent can be great, but it comes with challenges, especially if you're navigating adoption, a blended family, or caring for a relative's child. If you're feeling like things aren't working in your family, know that it's okay to seek help. You're not alone and support is available to guide you through. Hi! I'm Dr. Glenda Clare. I am licensed in mental health and addictions counseling. I've got lived experience being the caregiver for a relative’s child. I also grew up in a blended family. Let's work together to figure out strategies that fit your family. Think Possibilities!

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Educational Psychologist who serves children and adolescents and their families in Durham, Wake, and Johnston counties. I take a strengths-based approach to help children and families develop the insight and skills necessary to meet personal and situational challenges; and, improve functionality. I enjoy helping children and families identify and achieve their goals. I employ elements from a range of therapeutic techniques (i.e. Play Therapy, CBT, TFCBT, Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology). I welcome extended family members, members of faith communities, and any other supports families want to utilize in the treatment process.

Are you stuck and needing to process childhood trauma? Is your child sad, anxious or angry, and you know they need help? Do you feel like no one understands the challenges of creating a family (infertility, perinatal loss, miscarriage, IVF, adoption)? I shifted careers into mental health counseling in 2016 after 20 years of community advocacy to address injustice and empower women, children, and communities. I am a healing-centered, trauma-focused therapist now because I believe you - and your family - deserve guidance and support to reimagine and re-author your life narrative.

Chances are that if you are visiting Psychology Today you are struggling in some aspect of your life. Seeking out support can be daunting, but finding a therapist that can provide a safe and supportive space for growth and healing can make life a bit easier. My counseling style is warm, nonjudgmental, direct, and goal oriented. I value the working relationship with my client and really take the time to get to know you in order to provide the best care. I have extensive training in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, adoption, and parenting issues. I work with children, adolescents, and adults.

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.

I am a licensed psychologist specializing in clinical child and adolescent psychology. Whether you are a parent concerned about your child's socio emotional well-being, a teenager feeling disconnected and lost, or a young adult struggling with life's transitions and relationships, I can support you or your child to live a life with joy and purpose. By promoting mindful awareness I help my young clients make changes in their lives towards wellness. I am trained and experienced in a broad range of issues, including anxiety, depression, autism spectrum, ADHD, mood, adoption, adjustment, and other social and behavioral difficulties.

All of us confront situations in life that can be overwhelming. Counseling can help us to find solutions and ways to cope and succeed. I enjoy working with children, adolescents and adults facing a variety of issues.

As our clients navigate each new season in their lives, we’re committed to serving them with the latest and most-fitting techniques to help them grow and heal. This may look like individual therapy. It could also incorporate a playful interaction between parent and child. We come equipped with a variety of tools to meet each individual and family where they are to address their most relevant issues. Lifeline therapists are trained in a variety of approaches to support individuals and families, specializing in attachment, trauma, and other similar areas like anxiety and depression.

Deciding you need therapy can be a tough process. I believe the counseling relationship should be one where you and I form real connection- and that connection is where the foundation of healing can begin. I aim to create a supportive space to partner with clients in their healing process. I am rostered in a variety of evidence-based trauma and grief treatments for youth and adults, and I love to include mindfulness, self-compassion, and humor into treatment. My training in attachment work and years collaborating with foster/adoptive families help me support folks in a variety of constellations.

Welcome! Part of the reason you’ve found you’re way here might involve overwhelming anxiety, stress from relationships or school, lack of boundaries, wanting to increase or better your communication skills, work through new transitions or changes in major life “things”, or doing the deeper dives into trauma. We can explore these things together; work on your healing and feeling more like “you”, and allowing me to support you along the way.

Thank you for considering me to support you on your journey! I graduated with my MSW in 2013, and have been a practicing Dialectical Behavioral Therapy clinician since 2013. I have worked with a variety of populations and enjoy assisting people with finding ways to better tolerate distress, manage their emotions, strengthen and build quality relationships, and develop healthy coping skills to help you get through life's curveballs.

Children, adolescents, and parents experience unique joys and challenges. When children are feeling big emotions, it can sometimes look like anxiety, depression, physical aggression, and defiance. Adolescents are navigating their identities and social relationships. Parents are trying to balance their own needs with those of their families. Therapy is a place to access emotional support and skill building. I provide play therapy to support children, and utilize a more directive style to support adolescents, adults and parents. I provide a safe space that empowers clients to utilize their unique strengths, and I am LBGTQ+ affirming.

One of the biggest challenges people face is answering the overwhelming question: What comes next? Whether it’s trying to navigate a loss, career or life change, or the fear, anxiety and uncertainty of a changing and complex world, I feel called to walk along side people as they forge a path ahead. I love to collaborate with people and help them uncover their own inner wisdom. By helping individuals to learn new skills, they are better able to quiet the storm of emotions inside them and make better choices that bring them greater peace.

I have over 25 years experience doing therapy and evaluations for all ages. As a therapist, through compassion, listening, and active skill-building, I help individuals, couples and families increase understanding of issues and make changes needed to function better and feel better. While 25 years of experience guides my understanding of issues and my ability to help, in that time I have also developed a deep respect for the uniqueness of each person who comes to me, thus I approach each person with an eye to that uniqueness and how we can harness it to improve things.

I am a therapist serving children and families in the Durham/Raleigh area and I want to warmly welcome you to my practice. I approach each family with empathic curiosity and take great care in building a trusting relationship and connection to both children and parents/caregivers. I seek a deep understanding of children, parents, and the parent-child attachment so that together we may gain insight in how to build upon strengths and ease suffering. We can address and support your immediate concerns while building towards long-term, intergenerational healing.

I am a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of experience providing therapy to adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I work with clients to address the problems that interfere with living one's best life. Those problems may stem from difficult experiences in one's past or from one's current circumstances. I offer help to clients struggling with depression, anxiety, workplace stress, grief/bereavement, eating disorders, and relationship challenges. I also have training in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and have worked extensively with college students and emerging adults.

I have been a licensed clinical mental health counselor since 2008 and have a genuine interest in helping others when they feel stuck or overwhelmed by life. I know how difficult life can be and how there are so many obstacles or stressors that can keep us from living a meaningful and authentic life. Whether you are struggling with finding peace in a chaotic world or experiencing depression, anxiety or symptoms related to trauma, I will help you gain self-awareness and understanding into what is keeping you from living the life you want and deserve.

I am here to help your child, and you! Parenting in of itself has challenges, but when your child is struggling or exhibiting troubling behaviors, there is additional stress and worries that can be confusing and overwhelming. When a child exhibits problematic behaviors, they are signs that the child needs help. We will work together to minimize and diminish those behaviors, while also understanding what underlies those behaviors, and is creating inner conflict for your child. By gaining insight into your child’s perspective and their feelings, you will be able to relate to them in a way that will bring you closer together.

If your child suffers from anxiety, depression, or challenging behaviors, or has experienced a traumatic event, it may be hard for you and your child to get through the day. You may worry about your child's future, or feel that you can’t be the parent you want to be when it's a battle just to get through basic daily activities. Individual play therapy, or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, can turn this around. Both are evidence-based treatments to help children learn how to handle their intense feelings and improve their relationships with others. I will involve you in the treatment process.