Attachment-based Therapists in Orange County, NC
You might feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, or painful experiences that are hard to carry alone. Maybe you’ve spent years trying to meet expectations, explaining who you are, or feeling like you don’t quite belong. Many of the people I work with are navigating questions about identity, relationships, culture, or self-worth while making sense of trauma, family conflict, or religious harm. Often, they are searching for a space where they can be fully themselves without judgment, a place where they don’t have to shrink, hide parts of who they are, or translate their experiences just to be understood.
You might feel overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, or painful experiences that are hard to carry alone. Maybe you’ve spent years trying to meet expectations, explaining who you are, or feeling like you don’t quite belong. Many of the people I work with are navigating questions about identity, relationships, culture, or self-worth while making sense of trauma, family conflict, or religious harm. Often, they are searching for a space where they can be fully themselves without judgment, a place where they don’t have to shrink, hide parts of who they are, or translate their experiences just to be understood.
Chapel Hill Art Therapy-Uli Schempp
Licensed Professional Counselor, ATR-BC, LCMHC, LCAT
1 Endorsed
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Art therapy offers a unique path to access and express dreamlike or diffuse mental images representing emotional memories that often are non-linear and therefore difficult to express verbally. The imagery then becomes the subject of contemplation and discussion with the art therapist and will add to the client's understanding of what motivates her/his behavior and emotions. In addition, art making is a soothing and meditative process and helps reduce stress, anxiety and depression while working through sometimes difficult issues.
Art therapy offers a unique path to access and express dreamlike or diffuse mental images representing emotional memories that often are non-linear and therefore difficult to express verbally. The imagery then becomes the subject of contemplation and discussion with the art therapist and will add to the client's understanding of what motivates her/his behavior and emotions. In addition, art making is a soothing and meditative process and helps reduce stress, anxiety and depression while working through sometimes difficult issues.
If you struggle with self-worth, feel disconnected from your values, or overwhelmed by stress and emotion, I'm here to help. Together, we’ll work on regulating your nervous system, building confidence, and connecting what's important to you.
I also work with couples who want to feel closer, move from conflict to connection, and develop more compassionate ways of relating. I provide a calm and collaborative space to rebuild trust and intimacy. I am an LGBTQ+ affirming provider, and can work with all relationship iterations.
If you struggle with self-worth, feel disconnected from your values, or overwhelmed by stress and emotion, I'm here to help. Together, we’ll work on regulating your nervous system, building confidence, and connecting what's important to you.
I also work with couples who want to feel closer, move from conflict to connection, and develop more compassionate ways of relating. I provide a calm and collaborative space to rebuild trust and intimacy. I am an LGBTQ+ affirming provider, and can work with all relationship iterations.
Jonathan Bell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
5 Endorsed
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Waitlist for new clients
Do you feel that there is a disconnect between who you are and who you present to the world? Perhaps your relationships with others, with substances, with your religion, beliefs, or culture are not what you want them to be. Maybe you're in the midst of a life transition and asking yourself hard questions about the world around you. Whatever the reason may be, my clients bravely come to therapy, seeking ways to live a more authentic life, and I join them as we find ways to do so. I believe that we all deserve to live a life that is true to who we are, and that therapy can help us to achieve that.
Do you feel that there is a disconnect between who you are and who you present to the world? Perhaps your relationships with others, with substances, with your religion, beliefs, or culture are not what you want them to be. Maybe you're in the midst of a life transition and asking yourself hard questions about the world around you. Whatever the reason may be, my clients bravely come to therapy, seeking ways to live a more authentic life, and I join them as we find ways to do so. I believe that we all deserve to live a life that is true to who we are, and that therapy can help us to achieve that.
I would be honored to connect with you. I am passionate about working with adults (23+) on concerns related to anxiety, rumination, repetitive thoughts or worries, self-esteem, perfectionism, grief, life transitions, family of origin, and relationship issues. I also have experience supporting folks in care-giving roles with loved ones living with dementia. I aim to hold safe and supportive space to explore emotions, experiences, and patterns; to see ourselves and our relationships more clearly; and to envision and engage in meaningful and vibrant ways of moving through whatever we may be experiencing at any stage of life.
I would be honored to connect with you. I am passionate about working with adults (23+) on concerns related to anxiety, rumination, repetitive thoughts or worries, self-esteem, perfectionism, grief, life transitions, family of origin, and relationship issues. I also have experience supporting folks in care-giving roles with loved ones living with dementia. I aim to hold safe and supportive space to explore emotions, experiences, and patterns; to see ourselves and our relationships more clearly; and to envision and engage in meaningful and vibrant ways of moving through whatever we may be experiencing at any stage of life.
Dr. Kendra A. Surmitis
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, PhD, LPC, NCC, LCMHC
1 Endorsed
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
My name is Dr. Kendra A. Surmitis, and I provide a comfortable, private space for individuals seeking personalized counseling, psychoanalysis, and dream work. Do you wonder about the impact of your early relationships on your ability to enjoy your life and relationships today? Are you interested to learn more about your personality and avenues for greater life fulfillment? We will work together to find meaningful answers to your deepest questions while supporting your quality of life. I invite you to visit my practice website for information and to contact me directly for a complimentary consultation.
My name is Dr. Kendra A. Surmitis, and I provide a comfortable, private space for individuals seeking personalized counseling, psychoanalysis, and dream work. Do you wonder about the impact of your early relationships on your ability to enjoy your life and relationships today? Are you interested to learn more about your personality and avenues for greater life fulfillment? We will work together to find meaningful answers to your deepest questions while supporting your quality of life. I invite you to visit my practice website for information and to contact me directly for a complimentary consultation.
Jennie Dickson-Mills
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, SEP, E-RYT
3 Endorsed
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Seeking support can be a difficult yet rewarding step toward change and growth. I strive to understand your suffering in the context of your whole life and identity, using a warm and non-judgmental approach. I work with people to decrease distress, improve mood, process grief and traumatic experiences, explore identity, improve confidence, address eating and body image concerns, make life decisions, navigate transitions, enhance relationships, and develop a deeper awareness of emotions and connection to the body. I welcome clients from all sexual orientations and gender identities, including transgender people, as well as all racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
Seeking support can be a difficult yet rewarding step toward change and growth. I strive to understand your suffering in the context of your whole life and identity, using a warm and non-judgmental approach. I work with people to decrease distress, improve mood, process grief and traumatic experiences, explore identity, improve confidence, address eating and body image concerns, make life decisions, navigate transitions, enhance relationships, and develop a deeper awareness of emotions and connection to the body. I welcome clients from all sexual orientations and gender identities, including transgender people, as well as all racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
Current openings this spring! As a licensed therapist, I will be right there with you during each step of your healing and growth. I specialize in life transitions, family dynamics, anxiety, depression and trauma. I also have specific training in fertility journeys, pregnancy loss, premenstrual disorders, and perinatal or postpartum experiences. It's time to come home to yourself, and I can help! Together we can focus on healing, creating healthy relationships, building new coping skills, and cultivating your best life - whatever that may be.
Current openings this spring! As a licensed therapist, I will be right there with you during each step of your healing and growth. I specialize in life transitions, family dynamics, anxiety, depression and trauma. I also have specific training in fertility journeys, pregnancy loss, premenstrual disorders, and perinatal or postpartum experiences. It's time to come home to yourself, and I can help! Together we can focus on healing, creating healthy relationships, building new coping skills, and cultivating your best life - whatever that may be.
Talk therapy can be helpful, but sometimes it's just not enough. Maladaptive patterns of stress, trauma, anxiety, and depression lie in our bodies. You and I will untangle these problematic patterns to get to the root of your pain together. Our sessions will allow you to metaphorically dip your toe into the pain and then always come back to safety. In this way you are challenged to grow in a slow, safe manner.
Talk therapy can be helpful, but sometimes it's just not enough. Maladaptive patterns of stress, trauma, anxiety, and depression lie in our bodies. You and I will untangle these problematic patterns to get to the root of your pain together. Our sessions will allow you to metaphorically dip your toe into the pain and then always come back to safety. In this way you are challenged to grow in a slow, safe manner.
As a Licensed Mental Health Professional Counselor, it is an honor and privilege to walk alongside others. Through my counseling, I purpose to empower individuals to chose the path that leads to healing, wholeness, hope and renewal.
As a Licensed Mental Health Professional Counselor, it is an honor and privilege to walk alongside others. Through my counseling, I purpose to empower individuals to chose the path that leads to healing, wholeness, hope and renewal.
Jennifer Perry Newman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Are you a member of the Autistic, ADHD, and/or LGBTQ+ communities seeking a therapist with shared lived experience? Are you tired of navigating spaces that don't affirm your identities or align with the way you experience the world and thrive as a human? Do you need support navigating school, work, relationship dynamics, trauma - and solutions that actually work for you?
Are you a member of the Autistic, ADHD, and/or LGBTQ+ communities seeking a therapist with shared lived experience? Are you tired of navigating spaces that don't affirm your identities or align with the way you experience the world and thrive as a human? Do you need support navigating school, work, relationship dynamics, trauma - and solutions that actually work for you?
I am a clinical social worker specializing in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. I'm also passionate about helping adult children and their parents recover from relational trauma, establish healthy boundaries, and develop effective communication skills. I enjoy supporting current parents as well as folks at all stages of the family planning process.
I am a clinical social worker specializing in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. I'm also passionate about helping adult children and their parents recover from relational trauma, establish healthy boundaries, and develop effective communication skills. I enjoy supporting current parents as well as folks at all stages of the family planning process.
Nancy K Holliman
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Waitlist for new clients
Personal issues such as anxiety, difficulties with food, a new medical diagnosis, depression, relationship struggles, or dealing with a chronic illness or condition may be making you feel like life is one big challenge. Change is always possible if you are willing to work and you have the support you need. I offer that support. Together we will discover new perspectives and skills that will enable you to develop deeper awareness so that you can handle whatever life brings you and thrive.
Personal issues such as anxiety, difficulties with food, a new medical diagnosis, depression, relationship struggles, or dealing with a chronic illness or condition may be making you feel like life is one big challenge. Change is always possible if you are willing to work and you have the support you need. I offer that support. Together we will discover new perspectives and skills that will enable you to develop deeper awareness so that you can handle whatever life brings you and thrive.
Hi there! I'm a licensed mental health provider in North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, and a telehealth provider in Delaware. I'm also a licensed clinical addiction specialist. I earned my Master’s degree from William & Mary and my Doctorate from Bay Path University. I focus on helping adults work through attachment disorders, unresolved childhood trauma, and PTSD. My passion is guiding clients as they uncover and heal from past trauma, leading to greater self-esteem, emotional balance, stronger coping skills, and healthier relationships.
Hi there! I'm a licensed mental health provider in North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, and a telehealth provider in Delaware. I'm also a licensed clinical addiction specialist. I earned my Master’s degree from William & Mary and my Doctorate from Bay Path University. I focus on helping adults work through attachment disorders, unresolved childhood trauma, and PTSD. My passion is guiding clients as they uncover and heal from past trauma, leading to greater self-esteem, emotional balance, stronger coping skills, and healthier relationships.
I am a licensed clinical social worker who works with individuals, provides clinical supervision to provisionally licensed social workers seeking full licensure, and supports people experiencing domestic violence as part of an on-call service. My 40-year mental health career includes 25+ years experience as Clinical Director of Crisis Emergency Services for the UNC Department of Psychiatry.
I am a licensed clinical social worker who works with individuals, provides clinical supervision to provisionally licensed social workers seeking full licensure, and supports people experiencing domestic violence as part of an on-call service. My 40-year mental health career includes 25+ years experience as Clinical Director of Crisis Emergency Services for the UNC Department of Psychiatry.
Jordan Berger
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Waitlist for new clients
I typically use a mix of Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, and Attachment-based therapies
Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, and/or a general feeling of loss? Do you find yourself reacting or having repetitive thoughts like "I'm not good enough" or "something is wrong with me?" Have you found talk therapy to not quite meet your needs? Sometimes, traumatic or stressful life events can cause us to feel disconnected from our environments and misinterpret what is safe/unsafe. In my therapeutic practice, I go beyond talk therapy to hold space for all human emotional experiences and responses. I seek to help you heal and increase moments of creativity, connection, and play in your day-to-day life.
I typically use a mix of Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, and Attachment-based therapies
Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, and/or a general feeling of loss? Do you find yourself reacting or having repetitive thoughts like "I'm not good enough" or "something is wrong with me?" Have you found talk therapy to not quite meet your needs? Sometimes, traumatic or stressful life events can cause us to feel disconnected from our environments and misinterpret what is safe/unsafe. In my therapeutic practice, I go beyond talk therapy to hold space for all human emotional experiences and responses. I seek to help you heal and increase moments of creativity, connection, and play in your day-to-day life.
I love to help clients identify and break harmful patterns of behavior and work towards a healthier, more sustainable, balance that improves their lives. My style is compassionate, yet direct and transparent. I see problematic behaviors as coping mechanisms for underlying stressors/emotional experiences that need processing. I have extensive experience working with clients with eating disorders and addictions. As a former HS teacher, I enjoy working with young adults. I believe that relationships heal. In every case, I consider clients' contexts, which have great impact on their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Mindfulness practice is built-in to my approach.
I love to help clients identify and break harmful patterns of behavior and work towards a healthier, more sustainable, balance that improves their lives. My style is compassionate, yet direct and transparent. I see problematic behaviors as coping mechanisms for underlying stressors/emotional experiences that need processing. I have extensive experience working with clients with eating disorders and addictions. As a former HS teacher, I enjoy working with young adults. I believe that relationships heal. In every case, I consider clients' contexts, which have great impact on their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Mindfulness practice is built-in to my approach.
Anne Lloyd Batchelder, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in North Carolina and Pennsylvania offering psychotherapy to adolescents, adults and families. She is committed to helping individuals by using a collaborative, strength based, client-centered approach. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the New School for Social Research and received her Masters in Social Work from Hunter College in New York. She has over 15 years of experience working with adolescents, adults and families in a variety of settings, including: clinics, schools, community-based organizations, and inpatient treatment programs.
Anne Lloyd Batchelder, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in North Carolina and Pennsylvania offering psychotherapy to adolescents, adults and families. She is committed to helping individuals by using a collaborative, strength based, client-centered approach. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the New School for Social Research and received her Masters in Social Work from Hunter College in New York. She has over 15 years of experience working with adolescents, adults and families in a variety of settings, including: clinics, schools, community-based organizations, and inpatient treatment programs.
I am passionate about working with children, teens, and young adults. I am honored to walk alongside them as they grow, striving to create a safe and welcoming space where clients feel heard, understood, and supported for who they are. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, meeting each individual where they are and building a trusting connection that allows meaningful work to happen. Together, we explore strengths, nurture confidence, and work toward positive, lasting change.
I am passionate about working with children, teens, and young adults. I am honored to walk alongside them as they grow, striving to create a safe and welcoming space where clients feel heard, understood, and supported for who they are. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, meeting each individual where they are and building a trusting connection that allows meaningful work to happen. Together, we explore strengths, nurture confidence, and work toward positive, lasting change.
I enjoy working with individuals who are seeking lasting healing change and transformation. You may be experiencing depression or anxiety that is signaling the need for a different way of approaching your life. You may have past trauma and need a safe space to work through and integrate this. Old patterns, wounding and trauma live in our bodies and show up in our relationships, feelings, thoughts, beliefs and body sensations. We will work together to heal and integrate these through an approach that is relational, embodied, spirit-oriented, and attentive to the interplay between identity and our larger systems.
I enjoy working with individuals who are seeking lasting healing change and transformation. You may be experiencing depression or anxiety that is signaling the need for a different way of approaching your life. You may have past trauma and need a safe space to work through and integrate this. Old patterns, wounding and trauma live in our bodies and show up in our relationships, feelings, thoughts, beliefs and body sensations. We will work together to heal and integrate these through an approach that is relational, embodied, spirit-oriented, and attentive to the interplay between identity and our larger systems.
