Marriage Counseling Therapists in Charlotte, NC

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.