Feminist Therapists in Transylvania County, NC
Cydne Reeves
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MS, CRC, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brevard, NC 28712
Now accepting clients. My main goal is to build a relationship of trust and mutual respect with my clients. Our therapeutic journey together will be guided by a compassionate and empathetic approach, providing you with a safe and non-judgmental space to explore your inner landscape. You will be encouraged to embrace your vulnerabilities, challenge limiting beliefs, and cultivate self-compassion. As you gain insight into your own patterns, you will discover the strength to make conscious choices and empower yourself to create positive change.
Now accepting clients. My main goal is to build a relationship of trust and mutual respect with my clients. Our therapeutic journey together will be guided by a compassionate and empathetic approach, providing you with a safe and non-judgmental space to explore your inner landscape. You will be encouraged to embrace your vulnerabilities, challenge limiting beliefs, and cultivate self-compassion. As you gain insight into your own patterns, you will discover the strength to make conscious choices and empower yourself to create positive change.
Hannah Smith Sex Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCMHCA, MA, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brevard, NC 28712 (Online Only)
We don’t live in a society that allows you to be who you are. Editing conversations, holding back, closing yourself off to people because you don’t know if they’ll accept who you really are. The stakes are so high, so much to lose, that you’d rather suffer in silence than risk abandonment.
We don’t live in a society that allows you to be who you are. Editing conversations, holding back, closing yourself off to people because you don’t know if they’ll accept who you really are. The stakes are so high, so much to lose, that you’d rather suffer in silence than risk abandonment.
Kate Hannon
Pre-Licensed Professional, LCMHCA, MA, MTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 (Online Only)
Kate is a licensed therapist who helps women tired of feeling stuck in cycles of stress, burnout, and overwhelm, change their baseline so they can feel peace, ease, and more authentically connected to others and themselves. If you feel ready to explore deeper issues like anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, and unhealthy patterns, Kate will help you learn to regulate your emotions, improve communication, and break old cycles. She believes transformation results from understanding how the parts of you and your nervous system have kept you safe, while also taking courageous, imperfect action to create lasting change.
Kate is a licensed therapist who helps women tired of feeling stuck in cycles of stress, burnout, and overwhelm, change their baseline so they can feel peace, ease, and more authentically connected to others and themselves. If you feel ready to explore deeper issues like anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, and unhealthy patterns, Kate will help you learn to regulate your emotions, improve communication, and break old cycles. She believes transformation results from understanding how the parts of you and your nervous system have kept you safe, while also taking courageous, imperfect action to create lasting change.
Jana Eilermann
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
While licensed as a therapist, I find myself more often feeling like a translator. I love working with tweens and teens and the adults who love them. I easily see patterns and seek to understand the functionality of behaviors that may be causing problems in the clients life and operating from a place of curiosity and compassion, we collaborate to find alternative solutions and to help the grown-ups know best how to support their exceptional child. While I specialize in working with Neurodiverse clients, I am not treating neurodivergence. I am treating the emotional wounds and building skills to survive in a neurotypical world.
While licensed as a therapist, I find myself more often feeling like a translator. I love working with tweens and teens and the adults who love them. I easily see patterns and seek to understand the functionality of behaviors that may be causing problems in the clients life and operating from a place of curiosity and compassion, we collaborate to find alternative solutions and to help the grown-ups know best how to support their exceptional child. While I specialize in working with Neurodiverse clients, I am not treating neurodivergence. I am treating the emotional wounds and building skills to survive in a neurotypical world.
Michelle Harrelson Wisda
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LCASA
Verified Verified
Brevard, NC 28712
I believe in our resiliency and seeking out a life worthy of living for each of us. Most of us have experienced some kind of trauma throughout our developmental life span. Finding a life of meaning and purpose with loving connections brings about unity and wholehearted living. Learning valuable skills allows us to be able to live our best lives.
I believe in our resiliency and seeking out a life worthy of living for each of us. Most of us have experienced some kind of trauma throughout our developmental life span. Finding a life of meaning and purpose with loving connections brings about unity and wholehearted living. Learning valuable skills allows us to be able to live our best lives.
Angela Buchanan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-A, LCAS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Brevard, NC 28712
Life is full, complicated, amazing and sometimes we get a curve ball thrown our way. Though each of us possess the tools and wisdom of healing, it is during those curve balls that we need someone to point out our strength and resilience. As a counselor, I am that someone with a bag of tools to help. You decide where we go, what you want out of counseling, and choose what tools you will use. Those times may come from parenting, substance use, hurting those we love, burn out, anxiety, transition, the world around us, not being able to be who we fully are, and questioning life.
Life is full, complicated, amazing and sometimes we get a curve ball thrown our way. Though each of us possess the tools and wisdom of healing, it is during those curve balls that we need someone to point out our strength and resilience. As a counselor, I am that someone with a bag of tools to help. You decide where we go, what you want out of counseling, and choose what tools you will use. Those times may come from parenting, substance use, hurting those we love, burn out, anxiety, transition, the world around us, not being able to be who we fully are, and questioning life.
Kitty Kendall
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brevard, NC 28712 (Online Only)
Are you tired of that voice in your head that’s telling you that you’re broken and crazy? Are you struggling to move forward after a toxic or controlling relationship? Have you ever felt betrayed, hurt, or taken advantage of by a loved one? You are not alone. Destructive, controlling relationships can leave us feeling disconnected from our friends, our families, and even ourselves. Left unaddressed, the lingering effects of past trauma can touch every area of our lives. But suffering is not a life sentence, and what is broken can be put back together even stronger, braver and more resilient than before.
Are you tired of that voice in your head that’s telling you that you’re broken and crazy? Are you struggling to move forward after a toxic or controlling relationship? Have you ever felt betrayed, hurt, or taken advantage of by a loved one? You are not alone. Destructive, controlling relationships can leave us feeling disconnected from our friends, our families, and even ourselves. Left unaddressed, the lingering effects of past trauma can touch every area of our lives. But suffering is not a life sentence, and what is broken can be put back together even stronger, braver and more resilient than before.
Chelsea Cummings
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, MS, LCMHCA, NCC
Verified Verified
Brevard, NC 28712
Waitlist for new clients
Are you struggling to manage everything going on in your life? Do you feel like you're just not able to say no to people? Are you stuck in relationships and cycles that don't serve you anymore? Have you had painful experiences in your past that seem to keep popping up and affecting you currently? I was a young adult struggling with the same issues until I found a trusted therapist who saved my life. You shouldn't have to feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders and you're struggling to stand. They say "You can't pour from an empty cup" - let's figure out how to replenish yours first.
Are you struggling to manage everything going on in your life? Do you feel like you're just not able to say no to people? Are you stuck in relationships and cycles that don't serve you anymore? Have you had painful experiences in your past that seem to keep popping up and affecting you currently? I was a young adult struggling with the same issues until I found a trusted therapist who saved my life. You shouldn't have to feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders and you're struggling to stand. They say "You can't pour from an empty cup" - let's figure out how to replenish yours first.
Grace Davis
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Brevard, NC 28712
My ideal client is willing to rethink what therapy looks and feels like - being open to a variety of techniques; collaborating; and engaging body, mind, and emotions, particularly in the outdoors. I conduct experiential outdoor sessions (when weather permits), helping clients in connecting with themselves by grounding in the supportive power of nature. Walking and talking in an outdoor space allows us to engage in an informal environment, while still providing therapeutic benefits.
My ideal client is willing to rethink what therapy looks and feels like - being open to a variety of techniques; collaborating; and engaging body, mind, and emotions, particularly in the outdoors. I conduct experiential outdoor sessions (when weather permits), helping clients in connecting with themselves by grounding in the supportive power of nature. Walking and talking in an outdoor space allows us to engage in an informal environment, while still providing therapeutic benefits.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCAS
Verified Verified
Brevard, NC 28712
Are you living with depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, lack of direction, trauma? I believe that we naturally feel a call to live meaningful, loving lives and know intuitively that this is our best path but we often will feel stuck, unsure, fearful and so take no action. Existential therapy calls this a restricted existence and believes the goal of all therapy is to remove the road blocks that are limiting you from moving toward living your best life.
Are you living with depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, lack of direction, trauma? I believe that we naturally feel a call to live meaningful, loving lives and know intuitively that this is our best path but we often will feel stuck, unsure, fearful and so take no action. Existential therapy calls this a restricted existence and believes the goal of all therapy is to remove the road blocks that are limiting you from moving toward living your best life.
Kailani Morse
LCMHC Associate, MEd, EdS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Brevard, NC 28712
Our bodies hold the story our minds aren't ready to heal. With a warm and non-judgmental approach, I provide a safe space for you to connect to your body, heal from past wounds, and uncover your inner strengths. I work well with clients seeking an integrative, trauma informed, holistic wellness approach to therapy. I love helping clients become empowered and connected to their story, body, relationships, and values. Bringing the body into the process of healing is powerful and kind. I work with trauma, spiritual abuse, body image, and perinatal mental health concerns.
Our bodies hold the story our minds aren't ready to heal. With a warm and non-judgmental approach, I provide a safe space for you to connect to your body, heal from past wounds, and uncover your inner strengths. I work well with clients seeking an integrative, trauma informed, holistic wellness approach to therapy. I love helping clients become empowered and connected to their story, body, relationships, and values. Bringing the body into the process of healing is powerful and kind. I work with trauma, spiritual abuse, body image, and perinatal mental health concerns.
Alissa Hager
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LPC, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Brevard, NC 28712 (Online Only)
How long have you been trying to fit a mold that isn't yours? What if instead of focusing on change and “fixing”, you were able to show compassion for yourself and find true, genuine acceptance of the person you are? What if that’s where real change actually comes from? Maybe you're seeking a soft place to land and explore difficult situations without having to put on the "strong, brave face". I work to cultivate authentic connections with my clients where genuine acceptance is central. I love helping others shift into new ways of connecting with themselves and create meaningful paths forward.
How long have you been trying to fit a mold that isn't yours? What if instead of focusing on change and “fixing”, you were able to show compassion for yourself and find true, genuine acceptance of the person you are? What if that’s where real change actually comes from? Maybe you're seeking a soft place to land and explore difficult situations without having to put on the "strong, brave face". I work to cultivate authentic connections with my clients where genuine acceptance is central. I love helping others shift into new ways of connecting with themselves and create meaningful paths forward.
Meaghan Dolan
MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Brevard, NC 28712
Not accepting new clients
Your story is important. I offer a warm therapeutic relationship for clients to understand their deepest wounds, make meaning of their experiences, and trust their voice. I specialize in working with young adults and women who experience anxiety, shame, trauma, and difficulty in their relationships. Healing is courageous work. I help clients practice self-compassion and carry hope as they pursue their goals. Together we will celebrate your strengths and increase your confidence in navigating life’s challenges.
Your story is important. I offer a warm therapeutic relationship for clients to understand their deepest wounds, make meaning of their experiences, and trust their voice. I specialize in working with young adults and women who experience anxiety, shame, trauma, and difficulty in their relationships. Healing is courageous work. I help clients practice self-compassion and carry hope as they pursue their goals. Together we will celebrate your strengths and increase your confidence in navigating life’s challenges.
Online Therapists
Kelsey Reep
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28801
By offering a holistic, feminist, and reproductive wellness informed approach to overall well-being, my clients strengthen their relationship with self, gain more self-compassion, confidence, and direction, feeling better equipped to navigate life's transitions and challenges.
We are all faced with the task of aligning with our authentic selves, a journey that is especially challenging for women—we are pressured to fulfill many roles, our decisions are subjected to higher scrutiny, and our right to autonomy is not always in our own hands (i.e., abortion, reproductive rights). In trying to navigate all these moving pieces, we are often overcome by stress, leaving us feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, frustrated, defeated, and inadequate. With all the noise, it becomes difficult to connect with our self and we find ourselves lost and disconnected.
By offering a holistic, feminist, and reproductive wellness informed approach to overall well-being, my clients strengthen their relationship with self, gain more self-compassion, confidence, and direction, feeling better equipped to navigate life's transitions and challenges.
We are all faced with the task of aligning with our authentic selves, a journey that is especially challenging for women—we are pressured to fulfill many roles, our decisions are subjected to higher scrutiny, and our right to autonomy is not always in our own hands (i.e., abortion, reproductive rights). In trying to navigate all these moving pieces, we are often overcome by stress, leaving us feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, frustrated, defeated, and inadequate. With all the noise, it becomes difficult to connect with our self and we find ourselves lost and disconnected.
Arika Morrison
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LCMHCS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lake Junaluska, NC 28745
I have had extensive training in various therapy models and interventions over the years and find that my work is richly influenced by Feminist Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), and art-based interventions.
I am truly passionate about working with people who are ready to journey into counseling and invest in themselves. I know this can be unfamiliar terrain for many individuals, but my compassionate presence eases this discomfort. I have over 18 years of experience helping individuals suffering from stress, anxiety and depression, difficult life transitions, partner relational issues, interpersonal relationship difficulties, past trauma and abuse, perfectionism, shame, poor body image and low self-esteem. I value the therapeutic relationship where I cultivate a safe space for transformation, hope, and healing.
I have had extensive training in various therapy models and interventions over the years and find that my work is richly influenced by Feminist Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), and art-based interventions.
I am truly passionate about working with people who are ready to journey into counseling and invest in themselves. I know this can be unfamiliar terrain for many individuals, but my compassionate presence eases this discomfort. I have over 18 years of experience helping individuals suffering from stress, anxiety and depression, difficult life transitions, partner relational issues, interpersonal relationship difficulties, past trauma and abuse, perfectionism, shame, poor body image and low self-esteem. I value the therapeutic relationship where I cultivate a safe space for transformation, hope, and healing.
Dr. Sydney Alexandra Camargo
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Asheville, NC 28801
I do this by utilizing a person-centered, feminist-based, approach that allows the client to take the lead and advocate for their needs.
I have a special interest in working with the LGBTQ+ community, women's issues, and trauma survivors. Specifically, I enjoy working with identity and sexuality concerns, self-esteem concerns and empowerment, anxiety, adjustment, and trauma-related concerns. Meeting clients where they are at and working at their pace is of the upmost importance to me.
I do this by utilizing a person-centered, feminist-based, approach that allows the client to take the lead and advocate for their needs.
I have a special interest in working with the LGBTQ+ community, women's issues, and trauma survivors. Specifically, I enjoy working with identity and sexuality concerns, self-esteem concerns and empowerment, anxiety, adjustment, and trauma-related concerns. Meeting clients where they are at and working at their pace is of the upmost importance to me.
Susannah Kuppers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCAS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sylva, NC 28779
I am certified in EMDR, trained in Level 1 of IFS and I work from a person-centered, attachment, feminist, and strengths-based approach.
Sometimes what we need most is to be seen, heard, and appreciated just as we are. Through my own personal counseling and my professional training, I’ve witnessed the power of healing through connection with another and this is the foundation of my work as a therapist. When we are able to be vulnerable with another person, to be truly seen and heard it can be liberating. I bring this approach to my work with a variety of concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, identity exploration, attachment wounds, emerging adulthood, and substance use.
I am certified in EMDR, trained in Level 1 of IFS and I work from a person-centered, attachment, feminist, and strengths-based approach.
Sometimes what we need most is to be seen, heard, and appreciated just as we are. Through my own personal counseling and my professional training, I’ve witnessed the power of healing through connection with another and this is the foundation of my work as a therapist. When we are able to be vulnerable with another person, to be truly seen and heard it can be liberating. I bring this approach to my work with a variety of concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, identity exploration, attachment wounds, emerging adulthood, and substance use.
Kelly O’Connor
Counselor, NCC, LCMHCA
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28804
With a social justice and feminist lens, I offer safety for any and all identities to share your experience and find allyship and healing.
Hi! Going to therapy can be an intimidating process, and my goal is to create an authentic and accepting environment to help you feel seen, understood, and give you the confidence to try things differently. Vulnerability can be one of the scariest, most liberating and empowering acts, and takes courage – so I commend you for being here, wherever you are in your process.
With a social justice and feminist lens, I offer safety for any and all identities to share your experience and find allyship and healing.
Hi! Going to therapy can be an intimidating process, and my goal is to create an authentic and accepting environment to help you feel seen, understood, and give you the confidence to try things differently. Vulnerability can be one of the scariest, most liberating and empowering acts, and takes courage – so I commend you for being here, wherever you are in your process.
Joy S Whitman
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LCMHC, LCPC, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Asheville, NC 28806 (Online Only)
I have been working with clients since 1991. Over the course of my training and experience, my style of therapy has evolved to an integrative approach combining humanistic, feminist, and psychodynamic theories of personality development with an approach that emphasizes the adaptive development of identity across the lifespan within broad interpersonal, social, and cultural contexts. I seek to find what is working well for you, help you understand the experiences that brought you to this place in your life, and use your strengths to help you grow and develop insight as well as create behavioral change.
I have been working with clients since 1991. Over the course of my training and experience, my style of therapy has evolved to an integrative approach combining humanistic, feminist, and psychodynamic theories of personality development with an approach that emphasizes the adaptive development of identity across the lifespan within broad interpersonal, social, and cultural contexts. I seek to find what is working well for you, help you understand the experiences that brought you to this place in your life, and use your strengths to help you grow and develop insight as well as create behavioral change.
Rhonda Suzanne Karg
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28806
Dr. Rhonda Karg is an internationally renowned expert in assessing and treating anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance abuse. She is a co-author of the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5, which is considered worldwide to be the gold standard of psychiatric assessments. Dr. Karg is an active research scientist with Columbia University, and a clinical psychologist specializing in solution-focused psychotherapy where you'll not just talk about problems — she actually teaches you new skills so that you feel better as quickly as possible. Dr. Karg provides evidence-based treatment and consultation.
Dr. Rhonda Karg is an internationally renowned expert in assessing and treating anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance abuse. She is a co-author of the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-5, which is considered worldwide to be the gold standard of psychiatric assessments. Dr. Karg is an active research scientist with Columbia University, and a clinical psychologist specializing in solution-focused psychotherapy where you'll not just talk about problems — she actually teaches you new skills so that you feel better as quickly as possible. Dr. Karg provides evidence-based treatment and consultation.
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Feminist Therapists
How does feminist therapy work?
Feminist therapy sessions are not only personal but often cultural or political in nature, as the approach is based on the belief that people are affected by, and often struggle with, cultural and societal norms and biases, and need to move beyond those external pressures or stressors to tap their own confidence and engage more fully in their own identity. Sessions may therefore include discussions of sexism, diversity, and gender issues and talk of steps toward greater empowerment for patients who believe they have been silenced and seek to raise their voices.
What are examples of feminist therapy techniques?
Along with traditional talk therapy and analysis, a feminist therapist may employ techniques such as role-playing and assertiveness training to help clients build their self-esteem so that they feel they can act freely, and not based on cultural expectations or gender roles dictated by others. A feminist therapist may also engage in bibliotherapy, offering suggested readings on gender identity or social power inequities as they work toward viewing mental-health concerns through a broad cultural lens before focusing on how they affect the individual. Somatic therapy techniques, with an emphasis on body awareness, self-compassion, and mindfulness practices are also often part of feminist therapist practice.
How long does feminist therapy last?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for feminist therapy; people who believe that they are making progress typically continue until they feel they’ve addressed the issues that had been holding them back. It may take some time to become comfortable discussing personal issues, but once a client feels they can do so, they could expect therapy to last for a number of months, typically including at least 12 sessions.
Does feminist therapy work?
As a relatively recent therapeutic technique, there is not yet a body of evidence proving the efficacy of feminist therapy. However, the approach is based on proven core principles of talk therapy, with a particular emphasis on developing a therapeutic relationship based on equality and authentic connection between therapist and client and discovering and building on clients’ personal strengths to help them gain a greater sense of personal power and agency.