Forensic Psychology Therapists in Johnston County, NC
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
Have you ever felt stuck in life, wandering in a head space that feels jumbled and confusing? We have all been there at some point, and navigating though the tough times is much easier with a little help. I recognize that mental health isn't just a destination—it's a path we walk together, hand in hand, toward a brighter tomorrow. I can be your sherpa through the journey, providing a helping hand when life trips you.
Have you ever felt stuck in life, wandering in a head space that feels jumbled and confusing? We have all been there at some point, and navigating though the tough times is much easier with a little help. I recognize that mental health isn't just a destination—it's a path we walk together, hand in hand, toward a brighter tomorrow. I can be your sherpa through the journey, providing a helping hand when life trips you.
I invite you to utilize my years of mental health/addictions education and experience, empowering you with highly effective and enduring therapy, resolving long term and recent issues that block your happiness and success. Adults, youths, couples and whole families are carefully taught needed skills and facilitated actual healing processes, step by step, to remedy thought distortions, repressed feelings and dysfunctional behaviors and attitudes that impair your relationships, socialization, work or school success. Treatment is customized in consideration of individual schedules, preferences, strengths, obstacles and goals for lasting growth and change. Christian counseling is available upon request.
I invite you to utilize my years of mental health/addictions education and experience, empowering you with highly effective and enduring therapy, resolving long term and recent issues that block your happiness and success. Adults, youths, couples and whole families are carefully taught needed skills and facilitated actual healing processes, step by step, to remedy thought distortions, repressed feelings and dysfunctional behaviors and attitudes that impair your relationships, socialization, work or school success. Treatment is customized in consideration of individual schedules, preferences, strengths, obstacles and goals for lasting growth and change. Christian counseling is available upon request.
Ryan Bullard
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD, ACS, PMH-C, CEDS
10 Endorsed
Benson, NC 27504
Not accepting new clients
Therapy offers a profound opportunity to cultivate self-awareness, particularly in recognizing how negative beliefs and thought patterns about yourself and others can detrimentally impact the quality of your life. I have earned advanced clinical licensure and board certification (BCD) in both Florida and North Carolina. In addition to my counseling practice, I am a Qualified Clinical Supervisor for the State, mentoring and coaching aspiring Mental Health Counselors and Clinical Social Workers.
Therapy offers a profound opportunity to cultivate self-awareness, particularly in recognizing how negative beliefs and thought patterns about yourself and others can detrimentally impact the quality of your life. I have earned advanced clinical licensure and board certification (BCD) in both Florida and North Carolina. In addition to my counseling practice, I am a Qualified Clinical Supervisor for the State, mentoring and coaching aspiring Mental Health Counselors and Clinical Social Workers.
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I am also experienced working with serious mental illness and in forensic psychology, including criminal cases and civil cases such as family court.
Everyone experiences the world with a different perspective, so emphasizing characteristics that are unique to you can be key to positive change. I use a client-centered approach to individualizing treatment and, as our world is ever-changing, this includes adapting with you when necessary. While Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is often an effective approach to begin with, I find that pulling features of other modalities helps develop a well-rounded understanding of your worldview and provides varied tools to be resilient in the face of life’s inevitable challenges.
I am also experienced working with serious mental illness and in forensic psychology, including criminal cases and civil cases such as family court.
Everyone experiences the world with a different perspective, so emphasizing characteristics that are unique to you can be key to positive change. I use a client-centered approach to individualizing treatment and, as our world is ever-changing, this includes adapting with you when necessary. While Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is often an effective approach to begin with, I find that pulling features of other modalities helps develop a well-rounded understanding of your worldview and provides varied tools to be resilient in the face of life’s inevitable challenges.
Angelina Harris
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LSATP, PMH-C, CCTP, MAC
2 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27603
Licensed in VA, MD, WVA, NC and NJ. Are you struggling with your overall mental wellness? Have you tried therapy in the past and not seen the progress you were expecting? I am here to offer support and collaborate with you to find hope. Therapy is a shared journey to identify new insights and work on finding actionable solutions. I actively listen to get to know you, develop a clinical relationship and address your unique needs while in a calm and comfortable setting. We work together to create tangible tools to process past experiences, including trauma, and tackle current complicated life issues to facilitate a healthier future.
Licensed in VA, MD, WVA, NC and NJ. Are you struggling with your overall mental wellness? Have you tried therapy in the past and not seen the progress you were expecting? I am here to offer support and collaborate with you to find hope. Therapy is a shared journey to identify new insights and work on finding actionable solutions. I actively listen to get to know you, develop a clinical relationship and address your unique needs while in a calm and comfortable setting. We work together to create tangible tools to process past experiences, including trauma, and tackle current complicated life issues to facilitate a healthier future.
The most important thing in life for our happiness is our relationships. When one of your relationships is in turmoil, everything in your life becomes more difficult. Getting out of bed, going to work, dealing with the kids, the boss, your partner—it all becomes harder. Practical Solutions is here so your life does not have to continue this way any longer! We can help you return to a happier life. We can help with all manner of challenges in life. We can help you move past them so you can count them as in the past and not interfering with your everyday existence. Call or book an appointment today.
The most important thing in life for our happiness is our relationships. When one of your relationships is in turmoil, everything in your life becomes more difficult. Getting out of bed, going to work, dealing with the kids, the boss, your partner—it all becomes harder. Practical Solutions is here so your life does not have to continue this way any longer! We can help you return to a happier life. We can help with all manner of challenges in life. We can help you move past them so you can count them as in the past and not interfering with your everyday existence. Call or book an appointment today.
Parenting children of any age is challenging in different ways, in the case of divorce, coparenting adds such complexity to your child's life and to the coparents. When you decide to have a child, we need resources, education, and support on what to expect and how to parent through stages of development. In divorced families, you switch from parenting together to coparenting and there is often high conflict between coparents as they attempt to navigate these unfamiliar life changes. Providing support and learning researched parenting and coparenting strategies can help give guidance to reduce conflicts and stress.
Parenting children of any age is challenging in different ways, in the case of divorce, coparenting adds such complexity to your child's life and to the coparents. When you decide to have a child, we need resources, education, and support on what to expect and how to parent through stages of development. In divorced families, you switch from parenting together to coparenting and there is often high conflict between coparents as they attempt to navigate these unfamiliar life changes. Providing support and learning researched parenting and coparenting strategies can help give guidance to reduce conflicts and stress.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
Brighter Life Counseling, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, LPC, LCAS, CCMC, DBTC
Jacksonville, NC 28540
Life can be very difficult at times, and I want to help. I have had the opportunity to train in a variety of therapeutic modalities, making me uniquely qualified to utilize the interventions that are most appropriate for each of my clients. In order to determine the most appropriate form of treatment, I collaborate with each of my clients to determine the issues they would like to address and the goals they would like to achieve. We are then in a better position to determine the most efficacious treatment modality.
Life can be very difficult at times, and I want to help. I have had the opportunity to train in a variety of therapeutic modalities, making me uniquely qualified to utilize the interventions that are most appropriate for each of my clients. In order to determine the most appropriate form of treatment, I collaborate with each of my clients to determine the issues they would like to address and the goals they would like to achieve. We are then in a better position to determine the most efficacious treatment modality.
My counseling experiences have allowed me to work with individuals ranging from elementary aged children, to elderly adults. I have obtained a skillset working with individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system, have experienced a variety of trauma, have been living with severe and persistent mental illness, have interacted with juvie and foster care systems, have experienced human trafficking, face daily challenges with anxiety, depression, & life transitions as well as individuals that have histories of abuse. I am passionate about working with individuals to reach their goals, and live authentically.
My counseling experiences have allowed me to work with individuals ranging from elementary aged children, to elderly adults. I have obtained a skillset working with individuals who have been involved in the criminal justice system, have experienced a variety of trauma, have been living with severe and persistent mental illness, have interacted with juvie and foster care systems, have experienced human trafficking, face daily challenges with anxiety, depression, & life transitions as well as individuals that have histories of abuse. I am passionate about working with individuals to reach their goals, and live authentically.
Becoming a parent-whether you’re preparing for pregnancy, navigating fertility challenges, adjusting to life with a new baby, or finding your way as a parent at any stage-can feel overwhelming and isolating. This journey brings profound changes that can affect your mind, body, and sense of self. If you’ve been feeling anxious, alone, or just... not yourself, you’re not alone.These feelings can be confusing, and it’s hard to know where to turn or how to ask for help. Here, you’ll find a space to safely process these emotions-a place that understands the mental. You deserve support tailored just for you, without judgment or pressure.
Becoming a parent-whether you’re preparing for pregnancy, navigating fertility challenges, adjusting to life with a new baby, or finding your way as a parent at any stage-can feel overwhelming and isolating. This journey brings profound changes that can affect your mind, body, and sense of self. If you’ve been feeling anxious, alone, or just... not yourself, you’re not alone.These feelings can be confusing, and it’s hard to know where to turn or how to ask for help. Here, you’ll find a space to safely process these emotions-a place that understands the mental. You deserve support tailored just for you, without judgment or pressure.
Finding hope in the midst of life's challenges is possible. With years of experience in psychotherapy and in crisis management, I have served diverse populations, from being an on-call provider for an entire county to working with individuals in outpatient therapy and hospitals. My expertise includes helping clients of all ages navigate life's complexities. I approach therapy with a strong focus on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which means we can tackle problems efficiently and begin creating change today. I work with individuals across the lifespan, offering tailored support to their unique situation and needs.
Finding hope in the midst of life's challenges is possible. With years of experience in psychotherapy and in crisis management, I have served diverse populations, from being an on-call provider for an entire county to working with individuals in outpatient therapy and hospitals. My expertise includes helping clients of all ages navigate life's complexities. I approach therapy with a strong focus on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which means we can tackle problems efficiently and begin creating change today. I work with individuals across the lifespan, offering tailored support to their unique situation and needs.
Hello there! It can be really difficult to openly share life’s challenges with someone, and find ways to effectively navigate what this world tends to throw at us. My primary goal as a clinician, is to provide a space where you can feel seen, heard, and validated with who you are as a person and with your own experiences; while supporting you in finding actionable solutions, tools, and strategies to improve your life. I also specialize in providing Clinical Supervision to Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associates (LCSWA) professionals, who are seeking full licensure as an LCSW.
Hello there! It can be really difficult to openly share life’s challenges with someone, and find ways to effectively navigate what this world tends to throw at us. My primary goal as a clinician, is to provide a space where you can feel seen, heard, and validated with who you are as a person and with your own experiences; while supporting you in finding actionable solutions, tools, and strategies to improve your life. I also specialize in providing Clinical Supervision to Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associates (LCSWA) professionals, who are seeking full licensure as an LCSW.
Whether you are coming with a crisis, addiction, stressor, goal, or just looking for a space to talk things through, therapy can be a powerful tool in moving us through and getting us where we want to be in life. I have worked with a wide range of clients with a plethora of presenting concerns, from struggling with addiction, going through relationship issues, struggling with stress at work, grief, loss, depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and many more. I would welcome the opportunity to talk with you and see if I can help you through your unique challenges.
Whether you are coming with a crisis, addiction, stressor, goal, or just looking for a space to talk things through, therapy can be a powerful tool in moving us through and getting us where we want to be in life. I have worked with a wide range of clients with a plethora of presenting concerns, from struggling with addiction, going through relationship issues, struggling with stress at work, grief, loss, depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and many more. I would welcome the opportunity to talk with you and see if I can help you through your unique challenges.
Real change means real work. You must put forth effort and action to have a deeper understanding of the old patterns that exist. I hope to develop a safe, open relationship in which you feel safe to look at your patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are holding you back from where you want to be, and develop a pattern of self awareness, and explore the possibilities before you. Telling our stories aloud allows us to have the conscious choice to move forward in the direction we want to take it
Real change means real work. You must put forth effort and action to have a deeper understanding of the old patterns that exist. I hope to develop a safe, open relationship in which you feel safe to look at your patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are holding you back from where you want to be, and develop a pattern of self awareness, and explore the possibilities before you. Telling our stories aloud allows us to have the conscious choice to move forward in the direction we want to take it
With over 25 years of experience, I subscribe to a solution-focus philosophy, in which I strive to address the problem with you as quickly as possible, but with enough depth to avoid relapse. I set goals early in treatment with adults and couples, or with children/teenagers and their families, so we can find successful solutions and change behavior problems, emotional difficulties, academic difficulties, or family problems as soon as possible. I love people and people's stories, and am always truly and deeply interested in the story of every child, teen, and adult I meet! I also think laughter is therapeutic and therapy can be fun.
With over 25 years of experience, I subscribe to a solution-focus philosophy, in which I strive to address the problem with you as quickly as possible, but with enough depth to avoid relapse. I set goals early in treatment with adults and couples, or with children/teenagers and their families, so we can find successful solutions and change behavior problems, emotional difficulties, academic difficulties, or family problems as soon as possible. I love people and people's stories, and am always truly and deeply interested in the story of every child, teen, and adult I meet! I also think laughter is therapeutic and therapy can be fun.
Therapy is both a process and a result. It requires special understanding, empathy, and actionable tools to drive impactful change in your life! I view my role as an expert on psychological processes, but you are the expert on your life experiences, strengths, and barriers. Through a collaborative effort between those areas of expertise we can address the barriers impacting your life. Goal-driven and practical, therapy at its best allows us to live more fully with greater depth of experience. Massive change is possible with the right approach and the right guidance. I'm here to help and support you in the process!
Therapy is both a process and a result. It requires special understanding, empathy, and actionable tools to drive impactful change in your life! I view my role as an expert on psychological processes, but you are the expert on your life experiences, strengths, and barriers. Through a collaborative effort between those areas of expertise we can address the barriers impacting your life. Goal-driven and practical, therapy at its best allows us to live more fully with greater depth of experience. Massive change is possible with the right approach and the right guidance. I'm here to help and support you in the process!
Joseph Rengifo
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CCMC, CCSI
3 Endorsed
Wilmington, NC 28403
Our intrinsic need to adapt and evolve is a double-edge sword. We have developed coping skills that helps us survive external demands, modern society poses a threat to our way of living because we have not been able to catch up. We still behave the way we did thousands of years ago because we have not learned to discriminate between past and present. Let's explore the causes and mechanisms that make your problems what they are and create a plan to confront and resolve those issues to protect your mental health. I use an integrative approach to therapy that I call Behavioral Medicine.
Our intrinsic need to adapt and evolve is a double-edge sword. We have developed coping skills that helps us survive external demands, modern society poses a threat to our way of living because we have not been able to catch up. We still behave the way we did thousands of years ago because we have not learned to discriminate between past and present. Let's explore the causes and mechanisms that make your problems what they are and create a plan to confront and resolve those issues to protect your mental health. I use an integrative approach to therapy that I call Behavioral Medicine.
Tired of having to explain or defend yourself, or your existence, to those who just don’t get it? I see you. Feeling crushed by the weight of everything going on right now — post election emotions and related bullshit, family stress, relationship challenges? Are you tired of feeling alone, scared, or unsupported as you try to navigate it all?
Or maybe you are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and seeking a real therapist who just gets it - no explaining necessary.
Or perhaps you and your partner are stuck in a pattern that leaves you feeling disconnected and frustrated with each other, and exhausted with the universe.
Tired of having to explain or defend yourself, or your existence, to those who just don’t get it? I see you. Feeling crushed by the weight of everything going on right now — post election emotions and related bullshit, family stress, relationship challenges? Are you tired of feeling alone, scared, or unsupported as you try to navigate it all?
Or maybe you are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and seeking a real therapist who just gets it - no explaining necessary.
Or perhaps you and your partner are stuck in a pattern that leaves you feeling disconnected and frustrated with each other, and exhausted with the universe.
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Forensic Psychology Therapists
How does forensic psychology work?
Forensic psychology works by providing those in the legal system with expert information about psychology and behavior that they wouldn’t otherwise have. Forensic psychologists do this through a range of services—conducting psychological assessments for court cases, assisting police officers with investigations, providing expert opinion, helping with mediation, and providing mental health care to victims or perpetrators of crimes.
Can a forensic psychologist help with child custody cases?
Yes. In the event that it’s needed, an attorney or judge may appoint a forensic psychologist to provide an assessment and recommendation. This process involves multiple interviews with the child, the parent (or parents), and sometimes others. The psychologist assesses the parent’s mental health, strengths and weaknesses, and parenting practices to understand what’s in the child’s best interest. They then complete a report with recommendations based on their assessment.
Do forensic psychologists help solve crimes?
In some cases they do. For example, criminal profiling involves collaborating with law enforcement officers to construct a profile of a perpetrator based on psychology, personality, and behavior as suggested by the crime in order to focus the investigation. They may also offer expert input on subjects related to a case such as deception, false confessions, and the reliability of testimony based on eyewitness accounts.
How long do people typically work with a forensic psychologist?
The length of time an individual works with a forensic psychologist depends on the relevant service. For example, if a forensic psychologist is conducting a psychological assessment for a court case, this may take one to two sessions to complete (although they can be more extensive). If the forensic psychologist is providing therapy to someone accused or convicted of a crime, treatment may last for several months or more.