Marriage Counseling Therapists in Charlotte, NC
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Gary W. McFarland
Pastoral Counselor, DMin, LMFT, LPCS, CFBPPC
Verified
Verified
I have been in practice since 1984. I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families on a variety of issues. Among these are
marital
and family issues, relationship issues, depression and anxiety, spiritual concerns, life phase problems, and work difficulties. I believe in the value of the individual, and consider therapy a partnership between myself and my clients, with the goal of a more balanced, fulfilling life for my clients.

C. Shannon Nord
Licensed Professional Counselor, MACC, LMFT-NC, LCMHC, LMFT-SC
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
I have a heart for
marriage
and love helping couples in the process of safely being seen, heard and known within a sacred space.
If you are struggling, or simply need objective help metabolizing life, I offer help and HOPE. Whether single, married, separated, or divorced, I can help you get unstuck. Through an insight oriented, asset-based and research-rooted lens, I use a variety of integrated approaches in my work depending on presenting issues, goals, personalities, and relationship dynamics. Attachment theories and Person-Centered structures undergird all of my clinical work with the goal of creating a safe, inviting atmosphere where feelings, thoughts, and beliefs can be freely and confidentially explored without fear of judgment. I aim to offer HOPE.

DayBreak Counseling, PLLC
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MACC, LCMHC
Verified
Verified
I am a Clinical Mental Health Counselor with expertise in working with individual adults and adolescent girls, couples, and families with a diverse range of needs. It is my life's work to collaborate with and support you as you work to achieve your desired goals. I am proficient in trauma and
marital
therapy as a result of extensive training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT). My strengths are in the areas of patience, compassion, warmth, depth and authenticity awakening hope for my clients as well as lasting and positive transformation.

Deona Frierson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Are you looking to work through challenges in your relationship? Would you like to enhance your relationship, prepare for
marriage
or prevent divorce? The cycle in
marriage
and relationships can cause us to lose hope and believe that being truly happy and fulfilled may not exist. This is not true. I am here to journey with you and your spouse/fiancé to understand where you are in the relationship cycle and what could potentially be preventing you from experiencing joy, peace, connection and unconditional love.

Tasha Gooden
Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist - Associate, MA, Author, TF-CBT, LCASA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My coaching content areas include Transformative life coaching, health, & wellness,
marriage
& dating, leadership, & career coaching.
Do you have feelings of anxiety, anger, depression, or low self-esteem? Confused about your purpose in life? Unfulfilled relationship? You say, "I'm ok." Inside, you know it's not true. Let's get to the root of it. I support clients in healing core issues & negative patterns while empowering them to change their life with effective tools, techniques, & specific action plans. As your transformative coach, I can help you understand your past & live triumphantly in your moment. Do something different. It is transformative coaching with me. I can show you how to live the best, & highest version of yourself. Take control of destiny!

Daryle Cox Hines
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, NCC, RTC, MHDL
Verified
Verified
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I am offering phone sessions and flexible hours to meet your needs. As a Christian counselor, I am drawn to help people who hurt find HOPE. Is your
marriage
struggling? Have you lost yourself in the throes of depression? Do you suffer from PTSD? Are you plagued by anxiety? My role is to help you shift your focus to see yourself through God's eyes. I weave together scripture, prayer, and a blend of psychological techniques to establish goals and to provide solutions for success. God doesn't want us to live a life of misery, but one of JOY. I look forward to supporting you on your journey towards healing.

Danielle Mead
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Specializing in Anxiety Disorders,
Marital
Conflict, Family Conflict, Step-Family Conflict, Stress Management, Behavioral Modification, Parent Coaching.
I provide professional counseling in the Charlotte, NC area to individuals, couples and families. My clients are encouraged to identify areas of concerns and guidance is given to assist in creating new and more effective patterns of behavior. Awareness creates the power needed for change.

B's Effort Changing Counseling, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CSOTP, TFCBT-C
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Currently accepting In-person and Telehealth sessions. When life has gotten you down and you feel the weight of life on your shoulders know there is someone to assist you. Life’s struggles come in all forms; depression, anxiety, behavioral, parental/child relationships,
marital
, self-esteem, past trauma, etc. Our goal is to help enhance coping skills you already have to be the best YOU! We value a collaborative approach and want to provide the support you need to grow in a safe space. We are passionate about educating about symptoms and assisting individuals and families with the skills to promote healthy coping skills.

Venus M Bobis Jendresen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MS, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I am a Licensed
Marriage
and Family Therapist. My goal is to help you create the life you want to live. I do this by meeting you where you are, no matter where that might be. We all face trauma, loss, grief and unexpected life transitions. But these moments do not have to define our lives. Together we can successfully process and move through the pain, conflict and difficulty so that you can feel in control of your life again. I approach with a non-judgmental stance, so no topic, conflict or situation is out of bounds.

Memorie MacLeod
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
As a
marriage
and family therapist, I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families improve their relationships and overcome challenges by using a strength-based, client-centered approach. While therapists are experts in the therapeutic process, you are the expert of yourself. We will work together to identify the goals you would like to achieve, and I will provide the safe space and support needed to facilitate progress toward those goals. I believe that owning our story and loving ourselves through this process is the bravest thing we will ever do, and I am here to guide you toward healing.

Lance Robert Nelson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHCS, LCMHC
Verified
Verified
Lance counsels youth, individuals, couples and families. He conducts support groups, workshops and seminars for churches and businesses. He is an ordained minister and has served in local churches as an associate pastor overseeing youth, men, and
marriage
ministries. Before seminary and pastoral ministry, he was an electronic engineer in Santa Clara, CA.

Robert MacCaughelty
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
Apply your energy to actions that create humanity in yourself and others.
Bob MacCaughelty is a psychologist and
marriage
and family therapist in private practice since 1980. His undergraduate work was at Duke. His Master’s degree is from Lone Mountain College. He has a PhD. in clinical psychology from the Fielding Institute. His research interests are in the field of psychological stress. Dr. MacCaughelty’s psychological perspective follows a biological-psychological-social developmental model respecting spiritual/existential matters and cultural circumstances. His basic assumption is that change is possible. His goal is to help people be satisfied with the
Not accepting new clients

Artianna J Singleton
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I typically work with individuals, couples, and families 18 and up with issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship/
marital
conflict.
Life is tough. There are many trials and hardships we experience and sometimes we carry all of that with us until we reach a point where we stop feeling like ourselves or have never truly found the self we wanted to be. I am here to help you find the self you desire and have been wanting to reach. Together, we will work to overcome the obstacles life has put up and work towards healing from areas of the past that have held you for too long. I am a firm believer that when we take the first step in taking care of ourselves mentally, emotionally. physically, and/or spiritually, our perspective starts to change and restoration begins.
Waitlist for new clients

Josh Jensen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
As a
Marriage
and Family Therapist, I am passionate about seeing the family as a system that has strengths and flaws.
Life is difficult. Beginning the process of therapy can also be difficult, but when the process succeeds, an individual can rise above their difficulties through the collaborative work of a fellow journeyer. My ideal client is someone who has aspirations for themselves but is unsure how to satisfy or achieve them. I especially enjoy working with individuals on spiritual and existential issues to work out questions related to their understanding of the meaningfulness of life, connection with others, isolation, and freedom.

Dr. Sharika McFadden
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdD, LPCS, CSOTS
Verified
Verified
I am currently serving children, adolescents, and adults, in individual, family, and group therapy specializing in self-esteem and identity, sexuality,
marital
difficulties, special education support and advocacy to include behavior intervention plans and individualized education plans, step family dynamics, violence prevention, foster care, parenting and trauma issues.
Licensed professional counselor supervisor offering individual and group supervision. People question how to find harmony in their life of obstacles and constant change. I am here to provide support in enhancing skills that brings balance to many areas of living. Gaining insight of what matters most to you, building skills, and connecting patterns that create better understanding of yourself and others can increase success. Skill enhancement to include communication, bonding, relationship, anger, and stress management is provided. With all of my clients, I strive to identify interventions and methods that match their needs while empowering them to make change.
Waitlist for new clients

Leslie Petruk
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, NCC, BCC
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
Are you frustrated in your current life situation? Going through a life transition? Struggling as a parent? Having Relationship or
Marital
difficulties? Grieving a loss? Feeling Depressed or anxious? Seeking direction and feeling overwhelmed? Looking for a change but unsure where to begin? Counseling can help with these issues and help you get back on track while also gaining new self-awareness and healing. I work in a collaborative manner to assist you in achieving the goals and healing you are seeking.
I am also a Board Certified Coach and provide Success Coaching services, and seminars on parenting,
marriage
& relationships and related topics.

Carolyn J Henderson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHC, QS, NCC, BCC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I specialize in crisis counseling and stabilization, trauma, PTSD, Grief and loss, addictive behaviors, infidelity, domestic and intimate partner violence, pre-
marital
and
marital
counseling developing healthy relationships.
I am an interactive, cognitive behavioral client-centered therapist who focuses on the development of healthy relationships that have been impacted by trauma, grief and loss, infidelity, life transitions, depression, domestic and substance abuse. My empathetic and compassionate approach provides support and practical feedback while building on client's strengths using an empowerment model and the development of deeper self-discovery and awareness. The goal is to identify effective coping strategies to manage what clients are currently experiencing. I endeavor to walk alongside of clients in the mist of their pain and their joy.

Sheryl Caplan
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
My training in
marriage
/family therapy allows me to consider the individual in a family context, and to help both the individual and family find coping strategies and creative, workable solutions.
I welcome the opportunity to help you overcome challenges and achieve your goals. Some of the areas that I have extensive experience in are depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, addictions, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. My approach to counseling varies according to the individual needs of my clients, however, my training has focused on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) and family systems therapy. This broad base of training allows me the flexibility to choose research-based interventions that are most appropriate for each client's needs. I work with individuals (ages 8 and up), couples and families.

Zachary Scott Adamson
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA-LPCC, CDAC,, LCAS
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I specialize in 1 on 1 addiction therapy, individual, couple/
marriage
, and group therapy.
Struggling with past hurts, hang-ups, feel as though barriers from the past are weighing you down? I'm here to listen or guide you towards identifying and developing healthy coping strategies to reduce symptoms brought on by mental health or addictive lifestyles. I can share the wisdom that I've learned throughout my life's journey, which will enable you to identify obstacles which are keeping you from achieving your goals in life. You are not what you used to be, you may not be who you want to be, you are in construction, a work in progress.

Formation Life Ministries & Central Church of God
Pastoral Counselor, Donald , BCMLC, BCPC
As a Board-Certified Christian Life COACH and Pastoral Counselor, I love helping teens and young adults find their PURPOSE/Calling in vocation, career, ministry, and life in general. I passionately believe in this because knowing my own purpose from an early age helped carry me through life! I am passionate to help pre-
marital
couples prepare for success in relationship with SYMBIS (Certified Analyst) and WTW Personality Guide in
marriage
coaching, since most enter in with high expectations and yet need greater understanding, focus and relationship tools for success! I love helping find the blind spots to maximize your potential!
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Marriage Counseling Therapists
How does marriage counseling work?
Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.
How long does marriage counseling typically last?
Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.
Is marriage counseling effective?
Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.