Therapists in Southeast, Raleigh, NC

Recov-Her/ Discov-Her I focus on women’s Recovery and/or Discovery. Discovery my focus is to target the woman who has questioned her relationship with alcohol. The woman that is unsure as to whether or not she has an unhealthy relationship with her glassed bottled friend. An Addiction is an Addiction... seems cliché, however there's truth there. You may discover that you may be addicted to the toxic relationship either with a spouse, lover, job, friends, the needy family member .... and your glass bottled friend is your coping mechanism. Let's find the truth together! Rediscov-Her while you Recov-Her.

I am a Black, male therapist originally from Columbus, OH. and now living in Raleigh, NC. I find it a great honor counseling with clients who are just dealing with life's many transitions to doing therapy with those clients that are facing challenging diagnosable mental health issues. I mainly utilize therapeutic techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (e.g. Ellis’s ABC model, thought journaling, cognitive restructuring, etc.) but I also use techniques from Solution Focused Therapy, EFT, DBT and Multisystemic Therapy. I have found that I prefer a person-centered approach, though I will still use goals, contracts and homework.

Mind What Matters Psychotherapy offers compassionate, evidence-based psychotherapy to individuals from diverse backgrounds. I specialize in helping individuals manage distressing emotions, mood disorders, and life transitions. I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health, including Perinatal Loss and Grief, I'm passionate about working with parents during the perinatal period. I believe in utilizing your strengths to manage emotions, create goals, and collaborate on creating a space where you can feel heard and understood. I am here to work with you as a partner, helping you make meaningful changes in your life. ​

If you or someone you know is need of therapy, I am here to help. I specialize in treating adult's who deal with depression and anxiety, and with children who have adhd and/or oppositional defiant disorder. My main therapeutic modality is CBT.

Parents, Single Moms, and Single Dads taking care of their loved ones diagnosed with mental illness, autism, or behavioral issues-I'm here to tell you I understand what you are going through from my own personal experience and I believe I can help you come up with solutions to help you cope and manage your stress. Are you a teenage mom feeling overwhelmed and like there is no hope for you? I understand and have been there. Relationship issues? Separation and Divorce issues? Burnt Out From Work? Listen-I can help you with all of that if you want the help! Do you want help?

Online Counseling is a process by which therapeutic change can occur in an environment where there is trust, empathy, and understanding. Within that context of the relationship clients are able to find their inner strengths, gain self-awareness, challenge irrational beliefs, discover individualized coping skills. The typical length of the counseling relationship depends on the nature of the issues. Every client is unique and there is no particular timeline for improvement or change unless the clients insurance allows only for a limited number of sessions with which the client will be notified prior to therapy.

Attention North Carolina Men! Do you feel burnt out? Are you living a life that’s not your own? You might be depressed. From ages 14-29, I was depressed too. With the help of wise therapists and my own desire to be happy, I became light and carefree again. To give back, my mission became helping men let go of their depression for good. Growth isn’t comfortable, but relief can come faster and easier than you might think. I use unique and powerful tools, such as IFS and psychoanalytic therapy to help men feel good about themselves.

Do you feel like you cannot say no to others? Is it hard to make decisions because you are scared of the unknown? Do you feel like you have lost yourself? You may feel alone like no one could ever understand but I can. Together we can start working towards uncovering what is blocking you from finding your authentic self in order to step into the life you deserve. You deserve to feel the freedom that comes when you leave the fears behind you and accept yourself for who you are.

Single-Session Appointments Available! At MMJ Counseling & Consulting, We aim to provide a safe and empathetic space, to dive deeper into the inevitable ebb and flow of our collective human experience. While at the same time, we introduce tools to help clients enhance their strengths and uncover their greatest potential to evolve and heal from within. We utilize contextual, historical, intersectional, and cross-cultural techniques, in order to uniquely foster sustainable and transformative change. Please visit www.mmjcounseling.com to book an appointment.

Accepting New Clients Currently (updated 9/5/23). Ellie believes in genuine, feel-it-down-in-your-bones healing, as the goal of therapeutic support. Working with her will be honest, consensual, deeply compassionate, nonjudgmental, and affirming of any and all identities. Ellie is passionate about serving populations who face greater struggles due to systemic failures. She strives to be shame-free in her practice. She is experienced in work with individuals who have lived with childhood trauma, including in adoption and foster care, as well as religious harm, interpersonal violence, acculturation stress, grief, and mood disorders.

Are you feeling sad, down, anxious, stressed, or just overwhelmed with alot of things going on in your life? Do you feel alone and need some guidance or direction to meet your ultimate goals? Do you often struggle with staying on track towards your goal of recovery? Just because your feeling down today or got off track from your path/ purpose does not mean you failed or have to start over. Every ones journey towards healing and recovery will be different and unique. I am here to help support you during that process.

Are you isolating from others, judging yourself, putting others’ needs before your own, or feeling a lack of purpose/hope for the future? Feeling stuck, anxious, hopeless, irritable, moody? Do you experience low self-esteem, a loss of interest in activities/people, strained relationships with others, a sense of grief of the old version of yourself? Are you keeping yourself busy so you don’t have to think about the state of your life? Or doing the opposite – can’t getting out of bed because your life is not what you imagined?

"There is no greater journey than the one you take to discover all the mysteries that lie inside you." - Michelle Sandlin The journey towards healing starts with one courageous step. As a counselor, my goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment where you can take those steps towards hope and increased clarity. My approach to counseling includes the whole person. I use sensorimotor experiencing and mindfulness in learning how to regulate the body and emotions, while exploring how thought patterns can be helpful or hurtful.

I am so glad you are here. Getting the right professional support can be an important step towards the positive change you want in your life. Are you feeling overwhelmed or having problems managing emotions? Are you struggling to build and maintain supportive relationships or set boundaries? Have difficulty communicating with a partner or child? Experienced past trauma that is impacting your current relationships or your ability to function? Are strong feelings of sadness or worry keeping you stuck or living in fear? Do you have a challenging relationship with food and body image? I’m here to help.

Are you or your teen feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious about life, school, relationships, college/career, motivation, communication, and overall emotional health? Are you seeking help for your teen to build self-esteem, resilience, coping skills, and gain knowledge, to help them navigate their world which can be filled with so much uncertainty. I am passionate about helping adolescence and young adults find meaning and direction in their lives while supporting them through what can feel like the most difficult life transition - becoming a financially independent, confident, balanced, happy and healthy adult.

Therapy is the only journey that requires you to consistently unpack your bags, but have help putting it all back together again. Here you will find a place where you know that you are worthy, safe and that your voice matters. I make every effort to meet the individuals that I counsel where they are, and address specific needs to help them reach their peace and potential.

I have over 20 years of experience in mental health. I am trained in EMDR, Hypnotherapy and CBT. I enjoy using humor to ease tension and lighten the mood, as I build rapport and help people feel supported. When working with clients, I help them identify natural support systems, set healthy boundaries, develop coping skills, gain work/life balance and process trauma. I have a holistic collaborative approach to care focusing on building resiliency using active listening, empathy and unconditional positive regard.

Do you worry? How could you not, the world is a mess! Worrying doesn’t help anything, doesn’t fix or make life better, if anything, it makes you feel more alone. If you have experienced severe anxiety and panic attacks, you know that it shows up in so many different ways to distract you from feeling what you really need to feel, and it can completely take over your life. In response to your worrying, you may emotionally eat or push down your emotions so far down that your lie to others and yourself by continuing to say, “I’m fine”. You have buried it under a lot of shame, guilt, and beliefs system that no longer serve you.

My introduction to counseling started well before I became a clinician. As a widow raising young children without the support of a husband/father, life was overwhelming and, initially, felt impossible to bear. Fear, anxiety, depression, anger, and sometimes debilitating emotional pain worked overtime to leave me feeling hopeless. The decision to reach out for help changed my life. It was empowering and provided the needed tools to not only survive but to thrive. Now, with over 12 yrs of clinical work, I look forward to working with you to provide an experience of empowerment as you grow through what led you to seek support.