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Authenticity. Compassion. Healing.

Authenticity, compassion, and healing are deeply interconnected. Together, they form a foundation for emotional well-being.  While authenticity builds trust and vulnerability, compassion provides the safety needed to explore trauma. True healing involves accepting all emotions, fostering connection, and aligning actions with internal values.

 

So let’s get real.  

The first step towards the ultimate goal of healing and empowerment is to acknowledge your current situation.  Things are tough right now. You may be in a toxic relationship, come from a family with challenging dynamics,  may not know who you are, or what direction you're headed.  Therapy is that safe refuge to identify those things, process your thoughts and feelings about them, give yourself compassion, and figure out what to do about it.  

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Authenticity

the quality of being genuine, real, and true to oneself or an original, rather than an imitation or a facade. It involves aligning actions with inner values, maintaining integrity, and acting without pretense. 

Compassion

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a deep awareness of the suffering of another (or oneself) coupled with the desire and action to alleviate it.

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Healing

the process of restoring soundness, wholeness, or health to an organism, mind, or relationship. It involves repairing physical injury, resolving psychological distress, or reconciling emotional/spiritual pain, often resulting in a return to a balanced state.

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Therapuetic Modalities

  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy

  • Trauma-Focused

  • Schema Therapy

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

  • Strengths-Based

  • Solution-Focused Brief Treatment

  • Guided Visualization

  • Mindfulness & Grounding

A Therapeutic Directness

Our mission is to build a therapeutic relationship rooted in trust and safety while addressing the specific challenges (the nitty gritty) that brought you here. Your identified goals are the primary focus of our sessions. By starting with your existing strengths and abilities, we can bring those goals into focus and foster meaningful growth and change.

 

Our practice is solution-focused, offering practical strategies to help you develop coping skills, process your thoughts and feelings in a healthy way, and achieve lasting change.

Expertise & Credentials

Clinical Practice Excellence

16 YEARS OF DEDICATED EXPERIENCE

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

North Carolina • LIC# C10207

Master of Social Work

UNC-CHapel hill • MSW

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Common Issues Addressed

  • ADHD

  • Anger Management

  • Behavioral Issues

  • Bipolar Disorder

  • Coping Skills

  • Depression and Mood Disorders

  • Emotional Disturbance

  • Family Conflict

  • Grief and Loss

  • Panic Attacks

  • Peer Relationships

  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum

  • Relationship Issues

  • Self-Esteem Issues

  • Self-Harm

  • Stress

Specialities

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Life Transitions and Adjustment
     

Communities Served

  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Geriatric and Seniors
  • First Responders
  • Veterans

 
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