Stress Therapists in West End, NC

Being a young adult comes with many challenges that can make the balancing act of life feel overwhelming. While finding the right path may be difficult, I am dedicated to helping clients navigate uncharted territories and unfamiliar emotions. My goal is to help adolescents and young adults, ages 12 to 24 but will consider clients of any age on a case-by-case basis, discover their natural ability to confront difficult stages of life, such as anxiety, depression, ADD/ADHD, self-harm, and stress management. In addition to developing coping skills for life’s general stressors, I provide LGBTQ+ affirming care.

Feeling overwhelmed by trauma, IBS/anxiety, or your child's anger? The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably increased stress and anxiety, impacting both adults and children's mental and physical well-being. A holistic approach that combines CBT, mindfulness, and mind-body medicine offers evidence-based methods for lasting results. This comprehensive approach addresses a wide range of stress challenges, helping you cope, restore your health & handle life transitions. It tackles stress triggers like fear, negative emotions & feeling overwhelmed. Book your complimentary online consultation today for a drug free positive coping strategy.

If you're asking how can your therapeutic needs be met, let me answer with the following statement: It is my passion to educate individuals about the impact of trauma and the ripple effect of resiliency. My personal and educational experience motivates my interest in helping children and adults experiencing trauma and toxic stress related issues. I often incorporate my own real-life experiences and personal stories in my sessions. It is my goal to purposely be transparent with the people I counsel and train. It helps to build healthy connections with others to ensure the therapeutic process and outcomes are successful.

Whether you are coping with a particularly difficult situation, or an ongoing stress, I am here to work with, and empower you. I enjoy working with adults and supporting them through the ebb and flow that comes with life. As a military spouse, I understand the many challenges that arise. I can help you and your family navigate these challenges and transitions.

Are you a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and seeking a therapist who "just gets it?" Are you tired of feeling alone, scared, or unsupported as you navigate various changes, challenges, or identities? Has pandemic stress and grief has gotten to be too much? Are you stressed or concerned with one or more relationships?Perhaps you and your partner(s) have found yourself in a difficult cycle you are struggling to break, leaving y'all feeling disconnected and unsatisfied? If you answered yes to any of these, then you've made the right choice by being here. And I know this is hard, but you're brave. Just being here shows that!

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed with sadness or worry? Do you find yourself reliving past painful events? Are you struggling with life changes, grief, or relationship conflicts? Do you want to make changes, but just can’t seem to do it on your own? When faced with painful events in life, or struggle with difficult emotions, life can seem out of balance. You may become so overwhelmed that sometimes you may shut down or act out. These are all normal and common responses when under stress. Unfortunately, when you’re in a chronic state of stress, this may affect the way you relate to others and yourself.

Life can be challenging, therapy can help. Our independently contracted therapists work with couples, adults, teens and children to get to where they want to be. We contract with friendly, experienced, licensed clinicians with different specialties who are able to help. Our Southern Pines and Pinehurst offices are warm and welcoming, allowing you to feel at home when meeting with your therapist. Please visit the website for detailed information on how we may assist you: www.CarolinaCounselingServices.com.

I currently provide telemental health services, such as telephone and video counseling, to youth and adults (12 years and older) regarding issues such as depression, anxiety, grief, stress, sexuality, life transitions, school issues, gender, relationships, family, work, and substance abuse. I predominately treat youth and adults within the LGBTQ+ community as they navigate intersectionality, life transitions, and identity development. I am now offering adolescent DBT individual and group therapy along with a DBT family support course.

First and foremost, I want to help you create a space for exploration and healing. We will do that by working together to build a partnership that is as unique as you are. People tend to look into counseling when life events feel overwhelming, difficult to navigate, and stressful. I am here to really listen and I want to understand what you’re facing. Much of who we are as people is directly related to the relationship between ourselves and our emotions. I firmly believe that we each hold the unique power to grow and solve issues inside ourselves. Healing takes curiosity and intention.

I have personal experience in the challenges of being a wife and mother. I have dealt with the struggles of deciding the courses of treatment for my children. I have endured the restless nights of stress with many factors that affect the ability to balance life and self-care. We live in difficult times but together we can find a way to navigate through to brighter days. Life experiences has brought me to this place and time to help others.

Life can be challenging at times. Some situations in life can cause you to feel anxious, depressed, or maybe worried about someone in your family who is dealing with emotional distress. When transitioning through different phases in your life such as a new job, relocating, parenting, divorce, aging, loss, or retirement you may experience some significant challenges. Any of these situations in life may bring you to seek someone to help you gain perspective and coping skills for navigating through.

Accepting New Clients! Life is busy, it can feel that there is never enough time in the day to take care of our own needs. Balancing work, family, and all of life’s unexpected curveballs is challenging and can leave us feeling overwhelmed, frustrated and discouraged. To become our best self, we need to take the time to make ourselves a priority. Working closely with a supportive therapist can aid in developing a more confident, excited and secure sense of self.

When relief from our distress can't come quickly enough, it can feel uncomfortable to reach out to someone you don't know for help. Whether you are a sleep-deprived new parent, navigating a loss in your relationships or goals, or pivoting from life's changes, it's tempting to push ourselves to muddle through on our own. Many times this leads us to being harder on ourselves than we deserve, and we are left feeling even more tired, stressed, or burned out. You deserve a space for you to just "be"... to breathe, feel, examine, heal, and experience authentic, judgment-free support.

NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! We are faced with many challenges in our daily life. It can be easy to let these challenges overpower you and leave you feeling hopeless. But it is within these challenges that we are able to discover ourselves. I have learned over the years that life is full of rewards; however, the most profound thing I have learned is that rewards do not exist without challenges and failures. The more we are able to reshape the way we view these challenges, the more successful we can be. I would love to help guide you through this process to get YOU back to your awesome YOU!

Now accepting teen DBT clients! I work with people who are struggling with work performance or overwork, relationships with people, food and finances. They may feel disconnected, lonely, have regrets about financial decisions, sexual interactions, and major life choices. I teach concrete skills to help them build a life that they’d like to live. Modalities I use: CBT, DBT, MI, Mindfulness and Trauma Informed care and trauma sensitive yoga (in training). I blend these modalities to meet your needs.