Women's Issues Therapists in Banner Elk, NC
Although we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can move toward greater self understanding and more fulfilling relationships in the present. I engage with you based on a relationship of two people coming together as equals within the safety of the therapeutic container. My focus is on interpersonal relationship, however, I include art, music, movement, play, and guided imagery as another means to connect with each other and to free the imagination for self discovery.
Although we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can move toward greater self understanding and more fulfilling relationships in the present. I engage with you based on a relationship of two people coming together as equals within the safety of the therapeutic container. My focus is on interpersonal relationship, however, I include art, music, movement, play, and guided imagery as another means to connect with each other and to free the imagination for self discovery.
Ellie DeVere
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC, LPC, BC-TMH, NCC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Hi and welcome!
Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply looking to better understand yourself, you don’t have to face it alone. I offer a warm, supportive space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in respect for your lived experience.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, low self-esteem, and other challenges. Together, we’ll explore patterns that may be holding you back and build on your strengths to create the change that you have been seeking.
Hi and welcome!
Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply looking to better understand yourself, you don’t have to face it alone. I offer a warm, supportive space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in respect for your lived experience.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, low self-esteem, and other challenges. Together, we’ll explore patterns that may be holding you back and build on your strengths to create the change that you have been seeking.
There are moments in life when everything you’ve known shifts, when the ground beneath your feet seems to dissolve, when a chapter closes and the next hasn’t yet begun. Welcome to the threshold season of your life — painful and bewildering. You may find yourself here after a loss, a diagnosis, a change in vocation, or simply a quiet knowing that something within you is ready to transform. These seasons can feel like you're being tossed around on an angry sea without an anchor, map or compass to guide you towards safety. By offering safety, stability, and empathy, we work together to create a new map to follow in times of uncertainty
There are moments in life when everything you’ve known shifts, when the ground beneath your feet seems to dissolve, when a chapter closes and the next hasn’t yet begun. Welcome to the threshold season of your life — painful and bewildering. You may find yourself here after a loss, a diagnosis, a change in vocation, or simply a quiet knowing that something within you is ready to transform. These seasons can feel like you're being tossed around on an angry sea without an anchor, map or compass to guide you towards safety. By offering safety, stability, and empathy, we work together to create a new map to follow in times of uncertainty
Are you a college student or new parent feeling overwhelmed during a time that’s supposed to feel exciting? Major life transitions—like starting college, graduating, or becoming a parent—can bring anxiety, self-doubt, and relationship stress. Many people I work with feel like they’re “supposed to have it together,” yet privately struggle with overthinking, replaying conversations, or wondering why a stage that should feel joyful feels harder than expected. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone—many thoughtful, capable people find these transitions harder than they expected.
Are you a college student or new parent feeling overwhelmed during a time that’s supposed to feel exciting? Major life transitions—like starting college, graduating, or becoming a parent—can bring anxiety, self-doubt, and relationship stress. Many people I work with feel like they’re “supposed to have it together,” yet privately struggle with overthinking, replaying conversations, or wondering why a stage that should feel joyful feels harder than expected. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone—many thoughtful, capable people find these transitions harder than they expected.
Currently accepting new clients for office-based or nature-based therapy. Do you find hiking or just being outside, healing? Would you enjoy being in a peaceful place to learn more about yourself? Incorporate your love of the outdoors into your own wellness journey by discovering new ways to work through emotional challenges arising from life transitions, loss/grief, social connections, family dynamics, school/career and/or relationship conflicts. During your therapy session, you may choose to be in the office or you can relax by a pond, a creek or on top of a ridge. Find your own healing space at Bee Tree Ridge Farm.
Currently accepting new clients for office-based or nature-based therapy. Do you find hiking or just being outside, healing? Would you enjoy being in a peaceful place to learn more about yourself? Incorporate your love of the outdoors into your own wellness journey by discovering new ways to work through emotional challenges arising from life transitions, loss/grief, social connections, family dynamics, school/career and/or relationship conflicts. During your therapy session, you may choose to be in the office or you can relax by a pond, a creek or on top of a ridge. Find your own healing space at Bee Tree Ridge Farm.
You may have some insight into what you’ve been through, though you feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. On the outside, you look like you’re holding it together, but inside, overthinking, self-doubt, or shutting down can be exhausting. In our work together, we won’t just focus on managing symptoms. We’ll slow things down to understand the patterns underneath; where they come from, how they’ve made sense, and why they’re still showing up now. I’ll support you in building more steadiness day to day, while also gently challenging what may be keeping you stuck.
You may have some insight into what you’ve been through, though you feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. On the outside, you look like you’re holding it together, but inside, overthinking, self-doubt, or shutting down can be exhausting. In our work together, we won’t just focus on managing symptoms. We’ll slow things down to understand the patterns underneath; where they come from, how they’ve made sense, and why they’re still showing up now. I’ll support you in building more steadiness day to day, while also gently challenging what may be keeping you stuck.
I work with people navigating life transitions, relationship stress, grief, trauma, identity exploration, anxiety, and depression. If you’re here, I imagine you might be experiencing some of this yourself—perhaps feeling isolated, longing to make sense of what you’re going through. Together, we'll look at the patterns playing out in your daily life so you can understand what's serving you and what you may have outgrown. As an LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity affirming counselor, I'm committed to honoring your unique way of being in the world, walking with you as you reconnect with your inner wisdom and build a life that feels right.
I work with people navigating life transitions, relationship stress, grief, trauma, identity exploration, anxiety, and depression. If you’re here, I imagine you might be experiencing some of this yourself—perhaps feeling isolated, longing to make sense of what you’re going through. Together, we'll look at the patterns playing out in your daily life so you can understand what's serving you and what you may have outgrown. As an LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity affirming counselor, I'm committed to honoring your unique way of being in the world, walking with you as you reconnect with your inner wisdom and build a life that feels right.
Accepting new clients!
If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in the same patterns that keep leading to the same painful outcomes, you’re not alone. Many people reach a point where life feels heavier than it should — and reaching out for support can be the first step toward real change.
I work with individuals who are ready to understand themselves more deeply and create healthier ways of moving through the world. Whether you’re navigating stress, relationship challenges, trauma, or major life transitions, therapy can offer clarity, grounding, and a sense of direction.
Accepting new clients!
If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in the same patterns that keep leading to the same painful outcomes, you’re not alone. Many people reach a point where life feels heavier than it should — and reaching out for support can be the first step toward real change.
I work with individuals who are ready to understand themselves more deeply and create healthier ways of moving through the world. Whether you’re navigating stress, relationship challenges, trauma, or major life transitions, therapy can offer clarity, grounding, and a sense of direction.
Sophie Rudisill
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, PMH-C
Serves Area
Not accepting new clients
I support individuals and families who are seeking change in their lives, whether this is to find safety and strength in a time of crisis or to delve into the challenging and rewarding process of self-exploration. I have had the opportunity to work with a variety of life-challenges, including childhood trauma, sexual abuse, grief & loss, and LBTGQIA issues. I also have a passion for perinatal mental health and enjoy working with new mothers and parents who may face any number of obstacles in pregnancy and new parenthood.
I also provide clinical supervision to clinical social workers pursuing licensure.
I support individuals and families who are seeking change in their lives, whether this is to find safety and strength in a time of crisis or to delve into the challenging and rewarding process of self-exploration. I have had the opportunity to work with a variety of life-challenges, including childhood trauma, sexual abuse, grief & loss, and LBTGQIA issues. I also have a passion for perinatal mental health and enjoy working with new mothers and parents who may face any number of obstacles in pregnancy and new parenthood.
I also provide clinical supervision to clinical social workers pursuing licensure.
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You’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and disconnected from yourself — not because you’re broken, but because you’ve spent years prioritizing others’ needs over your own. You may feel anxious, numb, burned out, or stuck in cycles of overthinking and emotional shutdown. I work with women who appear capable on the outside but feel empty, depleted, or lost inside. Through trauma-informed, nervous-system-based therapy, I help you reconnect with your inner compass, process emotions safely, and begin living from a place of self-trust instead of survival.
You’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and disconnected from yourself — not because you’re broken, but because you’ve spent years prioritizing others’ needs over your own. You may feel anxious, numb, burned out, or stuck in cycles of overthinking and emotional shutdown. I work with women who appear capable on the outside but feel empty, depleted, or lost inside. Through trauma-informed, nervous-system-based therapy, I help you reconnect with your inner compass, process emotions safely, and begin living from a place of self-trust instead of survival.
Throughout our lives we will face challenges where we do not know how to move forward, we might feel stuck or abandoned, lost or overwhelmed. My approach to counseling is a collaborative process. It is one of conversation, exploration, uncovering, and understanding. I believe that the key to a successful counseling experience is built from our sense of connectedness, mutual respect, trust, and honesty - not only with each other but with ourselves. I trust that you have the ability to create and enact the changes that you want and need in your life and I am here to process that self-discovery & unfolding with you.
Throughout our lives we will face challenges where we do not know how to move forward, we might feel stuck or abandoned, lost or overwhelmed. My approach to counseling is a collaborative process. It is one of conversation, exploration, uncovering, and understanding. I believe that the key to a successful counseling experience is built from our sense of connectedness, mutual respect, trust, and honesty - not only with each other but with ourselves. I trust that you have the ability to create and enact the changes that you want and need in your life and I am here to process that self-discovery & unfolding with you.
Meaghan Dolan
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC-S
Boone, NC 28607
Waitlist for new clients
Your story is important. I offer a warm therapeutic relationship for clients to trust their voice, reconnect with their joy and make meaning of their experiences, I specialize in working with young adults, non binary folx and women of all ages who experience anxiety, shame, trauma, and difficulty in their relationships. I often work with clients who have experienced complex trauma and are (re)learning how to listen to their own knowing. Healing is courageous work. I help clients practice self-compassion and carry hope. 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 trust their voice, reconnect with their joy and make meaning of their experiences, I specialize in working with young adults, non binary folx and women of all ages who experience anxiety, shame, trauma, and difficulty in their relationships. I often work with clients who have experienced complex trauma and are (re)learning how to listen to their own knowing. Healing is courageous work. I help clients practice self-compassion and carry hope. Together we will celebrate your strengths and increase your confidence in navigating life’s challenges.
If you're ready to make change in your life, you've come to the right place! If you want to do telehealth therapy from the comfort of your home, we will be a great fit (just get ready for me to ask to meet any pets.) If you dislike sitting in an office and want to meet outdoors for therapy, I'm your person. My favorite therapy sessions are done outdoors in the Winston-Salem, NC and surrounding areas. I specialize in Trauma-integration, LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy, relationships, and goal-focus.
If you're ready to make change in your life, you've come to the right place! If you want to do telehealth therapy from the comfort of your home, we will be a great fit (just get ready for me to ask to meet any pets.) If you dislike sitting in an office and want to meet outdoors for therapy, I'm your person. My favorite therapy sessions are done outdoors in the Winston-Salem, NC and surrounding areas. I specialize in Trauma-integration, LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy, relationships, and goal-focus.
So often, life can feel overwhelming. You may be navigating big transitions, trying to be a good parent or partner, or feeling the pressure to hold everything together - while inside you feel like you’re barely managing. These struggles can feel lonely, but you don’t have to go through them alone. Therapy provides a supportive space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and gain clarity and insight into your experiences.
So often, life can feel overwhelming. You may be navigating big transitions, trying to be a good parent or partner, or feeling the pressure to hold everything together - while inside you feel like you’re barely managing. These struggles can feel lonely, but you don’t have to go through them alone. Therapy provides a supportive space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and gain clarity and insight into your experiences.
Jacqueline Martinez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I’m the owner and Clinical Director of Riverstone Counseling and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in trauma recovery for both military and civilian clients. With a neuroscience background, I take a neuro‑informed approach grounded in Cognitive Processing Therapy, shaped by my experience in the military. My work centers on helping clients understand how trauma reshapes beliefs, identity, the nervous system, and how those patterns can be rewritten. I’m especially passionate about supporting women through grief, infertility, and complex women’s health journeys.
I’m the owner and Clinical Director of Riverstone Counseling and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in trauma recovery for both military and civilian clients. With a neuroscience background, I take a neuro‑informed approach grounded in Cognitive Processing Therapy, shaped by my experience in the military. My work centers on helping clients understand how trauma reshapes beliefs, identity, the nervous system, and how those patterns can be rewritten. I’m especially passionate about supporting women through grief, infertility, and complex women’s health journeys.
I strive to create a space where you can show up exactly as you are — no judgment, no pressure, no need to have it all figured out. Therapy works best when you feel safe, understood, and genuinely supported, and building that kind of relationship is at the heart of my work.
As a deeply empathic and highly sensitive person, I bring warmth, curiosity, and attunement into our sessions. My approach is client-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and integrative — which means we focus on what fits you. Together, we’ll move at a pace that feels respectful and grounded while working toward meaningful, lasting change.
I strive to create a space where you can show up exactly as you are — no judgment, no pressure, no need to have it all figured out. Therapy works best when you feel safe, understood, and genuinely supported, and building that kind of relationship is at the heart of my work.
As a deeply empathic and highly sensitive person, I bring warmth, curiosity, and attunement into our sessions. My approach is client-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and integrative — which means we focus on what fits you. Together, we’ll move at a pace that feels respectful and grounded while working toward meaningful, lasting change.
Join me in learning the tools and skills to intentionally create the life that you desire. I work with clients who are looking to strengthen trust in themselves. My overarching goal for every client who comes to see me is for them to have a more loving, compassionate relationship to themselves, others, and their past. I use a collaborative approach to counseling that recognizes our unique multidimensional nature, and honors the connection between mind, emotions, energy, and body. I specialize in Brainspotting, Parts work/IFS, and Gottman Method for couples.
Join me in learning the tools and skills to intentionally create the life that you desire. I work with clients who are looking to strengthen trust in themselves. My overarching goal for every client who comes to see me is for them to have a more loving, compassionate relationship to themselves, others, and their past. I use a collaborative approach to counseling that recognizes our unique multidimensional nature, and honors the connection between mind, emotions, energy, and body. I specialize in Brainspotting, Parts work/IFS, and Gottman Method for couples.
Some people spend so much of their lives caring for others that they forget they deserve support, too. Whether you're a first responder carrying the weight of difficult calls, a woman navigating pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, or menopause, or someone balancing the demands of a high-stress career with your relationships and personal well-being, therapy can be a place where you no longer have to carry it all alone.
Some people spend so much of their lives caring for others that they forget they deserve support, too. Whether you're a first responder carrying the weight of difficult calls, a woman navigating pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, or menopause, or someone balancing the demands of a high-stress career with your relationships and personal well-being, therapy can be a place where you no longer have to carry it all alone.
Accepting New Telehealth Clients in North Carolina & South Carolina!
Life can feel overwhelming when anxiety, stress, grief, relationship struggles, or major life changes begin to pile up. For more than 30 years, I've helped adults navigate life's unexpected transitions with greater clarity and hope. Many of my clients come to therapy because something has changed—a relationship, career, family, health, or season of life—and they're asking, "Where do I go from here?" Therapy offers a place to slow down, find perspective, and begin moving forward again.
Accepting New Telehealth Clients in North Carolina & South Carolina!
Life can feel overwhelming when anxiety, stress, grief, relationship struggles, or major life changes begin to pile up. For more than 30 years, I've helped adults navigate life's unexpected transitions with greater clarity and hope. Many of my clients come to therapy because something has changed—a relationship, career, family, health, or season of life—and they're asking, "Where do I go from here?" Therapy offers a place to slow down, find perspective, and begin moving forward again.
Hi! I'm Jenny Lewis, a licensed clinical mental health counselor from Leland, NC. I have worked with all populations throughout my almost 20-year career and most enjoy working with children and couples. Therapy is a collaborative process and it is important that the connection is comfortable. Education is very important to me so I do a lot of skills teaching as well as assigning homework!
Hi! I'm Jenny Lewis, a licensed clinical mental health counselor from Leland, NC. I have worked with all populations throughout my almost 20-year career and most enjoy working with children and couples. Therapy is a collaborative process and it is important that the connection is comfortable. Education is very important to me so I do a lot of skills teaching as well as assigning homework!
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Women's Issues Therapists
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.