Teletherapy for Durham, NC

You are not what you feel. You are not even what you think. You are what you do. Acceptance & Commitment Therapy is about taking thoughts and feelings and using them for what they're supposed to be: data. They are merely to let us know how we're responding to our environment. It is up to our higher cognitions, our rational thoughts, to decide what to do with that information. My clients range from those with neurodevelopmental issues, mood disorders, and life adjustment events. The premise is the same in all cases: understand ourselves, what we feel and think, figure out WHY we think that way, and then decide what to do with it.

Accepting New Clients! You want other people to see you as smart and helpful, but you question these things about yourself and worry that you may not be measuring up. Your anxiety has been interfering in your day-to-day for awhile now and you may have even found yourself having panic attacks—something you now want to avoid at all cost. Others may have told you that you are too sensitive, but you can’t help what you feel and that you sometimes just need to get away from all the people and noise. You’ve found yourself struggling with your relationships, socializing, or both—and you just wish things didn’t have to be so hard.

I want to say hello and acknowledge the strength, courage and determination it takes to seek help. Therapy can be an enriching, powerful journey. People come to therapy because they want something to change and want to better understand themselves, their relationships, and the world around them. Therapy can also be uncomfortable and hard work. Experience has taught me that human beings possess the most amazing resilience, strength, and capacity to heal, whatever challenges they have faced in life. I work to build on these strengths to help people achieve the changes that they want in life, and challenge what doesn't work.

Loneliness is the worst. Isolation shows up in many forms, including shame, stress, mistrust, and unproductive conflict. People grow and heal in the context of secure relationships, and I aim to help clients create and sustain them. It's my pleasure to work with couples, partnerships and individuals who are experiencing distress, coping with trauma, or struggling with identity development.

Are you tired of chasing after healing and seeing little to no lasting results? You just want to get to the root. You want a profound healing experience that embraces every facet of your being and provides genuine transformation. Through Somatic Experiencing, we navigate beyond the surface layers, unraveling the complexities of your inner landscape at your own pace. Our goal is not merely to alleviate symptoms but to unearth the underlying roots of your challenges, fostering genuine healing from within. No more band-aids—experience the deep healing you've been yearning for. Transformative healing practices that work.

Do you find yourself struggling to find purpose and meaning in your job and life? When you come home at the end of a stressful workday, do you find yourself unable to turn off your brain when you just want to relax and enjoy the company of your family? Do you recognize patterns that need to change, but you just can’t figure out how to put change into action? Does perfection get in the way of progress? Together we can develop a holistic plan for action that helps you develop healthy habits, grow personally and be a leader in your life and work.

I work with couples, families and individuals who are seeking support and guidance with relationship distress, premarital, discernment, infidelity recovery, divorce recovery and co-parenting counseling needs. I privilege individual healing and growth within a framework for healthy relationships (“Humanistic-Relational” approach). For over 20 years, I have helped clients heal from relationship distress, trauma & PTSD, depression and addictions, and grow into better relationships with themselves and each other. Additionally, I enjoy providing therapy and consultation to therapists with similar interests.

Maybe you want a space to process changes that are happening or you are struggling to figure out the next right steps to create the life you want. You want to live your life confidently, as the fullest version of yourself, but you are feeling alone or ashamed or overwhelmed. Or maybe you want to feel more connected to your partner, but you keep leaving interactions with them feeling like they just aren’t getting where you’re coming from. It's so easy to feel like you're stuck in the same patterns.

Do you feel safe being who you really are? It's our birthright to be seen, be loved and belong. But if you have a marginalized identity or belong to more than one culture, it can be challenging to reconcile who you are with others' expectations of who you should be. You might be a helping professional who gives so much it feels like there’s nothing left for you. Perhaps you grew up in a religious tradition that no longer fits you, or no tradition at all, and you're seeking a connection with something greater than yourself. Maybe you've tried talk therapy and it wasn't enough. Maybe you've thought, There's gotta be another way.

Accepting new clients as of 04/22/2024. As a psychotherapist, I work with adults who want to live a better, more meaningful life that isn’t dominated by suffering and shame. In my work, my role is to help individuals tap into their inner wisdom and vitality during sessions to live better lives outside of sessions. I work with individuals to address issues including mood and anxiety, relationship struggles, substance use, life transitions, gender and sexuality, complex trauma, and identity exploration. I believe that we all struggle to deal with various types of pain, but with help, it is possible to live a liberated life.

Therapy doesn't have to be boring, repetitive or generic. If you're looking for a therapist who will personalize each session to your needs without sounding like a textbook or motivational poster, your search for a therapist can end here.

You’ve been looking a therapist who doesn’t try to put you in a box, and is genuinely curious about YOUR lived experience. You want therapy to be based on an empathic connection, with goals for how you want to heal or grow. You want your experience navigating your gender, sexuality, neurodiversity, and experience living in this society to be deeply witnessed. I’m experienced in helping individuals with ADHD and on the autism spectrum, using a non-pathological and neurodiversity-based approach. I am passionate about helping transgender, non-binary, and neurodiverse individuals find happiness and live life as their authentic selves.

Accepting new clients! Telehealth and in-person. Being a parent is TOUGH. I will listen to your concerns/hopes while providing a nonjudgmental environment to explore the issues your child and family may be facing. I am passionate about childhood mental health, and only work with children and teens (ages 4-16). Some children I see experience issues with adjustment, anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral issues, self-esteem, trauma, and interpersonal conflict. Some children ask to come to therapy; some don't. I focus on building trust and rapport with every client I work with.

You’re feeling disconnected from yourself or the people around you. Maybe you’re feeling stuck in life and can’t find the energy to change things up. Or maybe you’re overwhelmed by thoughts or feelings that push you around or keep you from doing what you want to be doing. I'd like to help out. Clients often come to see me for help with different forms of anxiety and depression, relationship difficulties, navigating a major transition or wanting to explore their identity. I also support individuals and relationship partners in traditional and non-traditional relationships, and specialize in helping people navigating polyamory.

Let's start each day trying our best. Working together, we can practice and support identifying your values, needs, and emotions, bringing peace to your life and those around you. You deserve to live your life to the fullest. My background encompasses working with people 13 and up, including veterinarians, first responders, professionals, immigrants, and people/folx exploring sexuality or gender. If you are struggling with intimacy, anxiety, or self-esteem, please call. My techniques include mindfulness, ACT, CBT, and a bit of DBT. Let's decrease any anxiety, find methods to manage everyday stress, and learn to be kind to ourselves.

Gen Xers, ya'll doing okay? People raising kids, what about you? Parents of trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive young or older people, how are you holding up? Those of you trying to recover from narcissistic abuse, domestic abuse or IPV, those of you trying to recover from any form of trauma, those of you who feel anxious as hell, I want to help ease the stress, fear, and pain. I've got over 15 years of clinical experience and a whole lotta life experience at this point that informs my work. While what we face is nothing new, it's also true that this is a really hard time for so many reasons. Let's start by validating that.

As of 4/5/24, Accepting Clients. Do you struggle with feeling like your anxiety controls your life? Do your needs get put at the bottom of the list? Do you feel Do you feel overwhelmed or scared of having a wave of emotions? Do you wonder if this is the way it will always be? Now more than ever, people are feeling anxiety about their life and their relationships. I believe our anxiety does not have to control our lives and there are ways to experience our emotions that aren’t so exhausting. At Embodied Awareness Psychotherapy, we offer online, individual therapy for millenial people pleasers.

I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS # S7739) & the owner of Mindful Bodies LLC, in Durham NC. I provide clinical supervision to LCMHCAs, mental health counseling to other therapists & to individuals, couples & groups. I utilize Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method Couples Counseling & other modalities to help my clients resolve concerns including, but not limited to, sexual assault , domestic violence, BLM & LGBTQIA related concerns, stress management, anxiety, depression, parenting & couples skills, life-work balance, body image, self image, eating disorders & general weight management.

I provide evidence-based therapy to individuals and couples, with three primary areas of specialty: 1) substance use, 2) trauma, and 3) relationship difficulties. My goal is to help you nonjudgmentally understand how you developed patterns that are not working for you now, and to use evidence-based strategies that will help you build better patterns. I will help you feel safe and supported discussing sensitive topics while also giving you the structure and accountability needed to make meaningful changes. I use approaches that have been shown to be effective through research.