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Ashley Taylor
Counselor, LCMHC, NCC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27103  (Online Only)
Welcome! I am Ashley Taylor and I would love to help you on your journey to healing. I have experience working with children, teens, adults, and families and have worked with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues such as but not limited to anxiety, depression, OCD, parenting skills, relationship issues, trauma, and women’s issues.
Welcome! I am Ashley Taylor and I would love to help you on your journey to healing. I have experience working with children, teens, adults, and families and have worked with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues such as but not limited to anxiety, depression, OCD, parenting skills, relationship issues, trauma, and women’s issues.
(336) 606-1131 View (336) 606-1131
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Marc Steele
Counselor
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Winston Salem, NC 27103
Are you or your child in a confusing time that you just can’t quite figure out, or re-experiencing a traumatic event that continues to disrupt your life? With a decade of experience as a therapist working in a wide variety of settings, I use an integrated approach including CBT, EMDR, faith-based, psychodynamic and others to treat multiple issues including anxiety, relationship conflict, depression, spirituality and more. My specialty is in treating grief and loss, which can come from not only death and divorce/break-ups, but by estrangement, disappointment, loneliness and many other experiences in life.
Are you or your child in a confusing time that you just can’t quite figure out, or re-experiencing a traumatic event that continues to disrupt your life? With a decade of experience as a therapist working in a wide variety of settings, I use an integrated approach including CBT, EMDR, faith-based, psychodynamic and others to treat multiple issues including anxiety, relationship conflict, depression, spirituality and more. My specialty is in treating grief and loss, which can come from not only death and divorce/break-ups, but by estrangement, disappointment, loneliness and many other experiences in life.
(336) 502-5628 View (336) 502-5628
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New Life Counseling Center, PLLC
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, LCMHCS
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27103
New Life Counseling Center offers exceptional therapy services to residents of the Triad and surrounding areas. We are a private, group practice featuring therapists who specialize in Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy. It is our goal to retain only the best and most professional therapists to ensure that each and every client is treated with respect and care! It's our shared mission to provide top-notch mental health services available in a pleasant, professional setting. We take the extra time to learn about you so that we can match you up with the therapist who will be the best fit for your needs.
New Life Counseling Center offers exceptional therapy services to residents of the Triad and surrounding areas. We are a private, group practice featuring therapists who specialize in Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy. It is our goal to retain only the best and most professional therapists to ensure that each and every client is treated with respect and care! It's our shared mission to provide top-notch mental health services available in a pleasant, professional setting. We take the extra time to learn about you so that we can match you up with the therapist who will be the best fit for your needs.
(336) 439-3376 View (336) 439-3376
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Sydney Kiger
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHC-A, NCC
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27103
I am particularly passionate about working with individuals on familial and interpersonal relationship issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders. I feel strongly about delivering neurodiversity affirming care to my clients. All brains are beautiful and unique, so why not treat them that way!
I am particularly passionate about working with individuals on familial and interpersonal relationship issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders. I feel strongly about delivering neurodiversity affirming care to my clients. All brains are beautiful and unique, so why not treat them that way!
(910) 841-2175 View (910) 841-2175
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Flourish Counseling and Consulting
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCSWA, LCMHC, LCMHCA
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27103
We know that initiating counseling services for your child or yourself can be very challenging. Please know you are making a positive step towards a healthy change in your life and we are here to help you every step of the way.
We know that initiating counseling services for your child or yourself can be very challenging. Please know you are making a positive step towards a healthy change in your life and we are here to help you every step of the way.
(336) 986-9006 View (336) 986-9006
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Kelly M Sink
Counselor, LCMHC, CCTP
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27103
On the outside, you put on a mask showing everyone you have a great life. You are dependable, hardworking, and happy. But on the inside, you feel lost, hopeless, and never good enough. You are seen as withdrawn, anxious, lazy, angry, unreliable, or any number of other things. Except you aren’t! You just cannot get a handle on your brain. You have frequent thoughts that things will never get better. You spend every day trying to keep it together, but you just cannot do it anymore. You don’t have to feel this way.
On the outside, you put on a mask showing everyone you have a great life. You are dependable, hardworking, and happy. But on the inside, you feel lost, hopeless, and never good enough. You are seen as withdrawn, anxious, lazy, angry, unreliable, or any number of other things. Except you aren’t! You just cannot get a handle on your brain. You have frequent thoughts that things will never get better. You spend every day trying to keep it together, but you just cannot do it anymore. You don’t have to feel this way.
(336) 515-6622 View (336) 515-6622
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Vickie Pearman Whitley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27103  (Online Only)
It is my belief that the therapeutic relationship is a major part of the healing process. Therefore, I seek to provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to grow and flourish. I feel my role is to be somewhat of a guide to walk with my clients on their healing journey. The therapeutic process will always be trauma informed. It is my belief that I do not have all the answers, but I can help the client find the answers in themselves.
It is my belief that the therapeutic relationship is a major part of the healing process. Therefore, I seek to provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to grow and flourish. I feel my role is to be somewhat of a guide to walk with my clients on their healing journey. The therapeutic process will always be trauma informed. It is my belief that I do not have all the answers, but I can help the client find the answers in themselves.
(336) 948-9864 View (336) 948-9864

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Jessie Tucker Mitchell
Counselor, MA, LCMHCA, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Winston Salem, NC 27106  (Online Only)
I work with issues including anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, trauma, and grief.
You’re holding everything together nicely on the outside - work, school, family, everyday tasks - but on the inside, you feel like you could break down at any moment. Perhaps you feel like you work hard at being perfect but never measure up to anyone's standards. Or maybe your anxiety and intrusive thoughts have become overwhelming and time-consuming. My goal is to help you find healing and wholeness, and silence that inner voice of worry and negativity. No matter what you are experiencing, there is still hope, and I would love to support you and work with you to achieve your goals while creating a safe space for you to heal.
I work with issues including anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, trauma, and grief.
You’re holding everything together nicely on the outside - work, school, family, everyday tasks - but on the inside, you feel like you could break down at any moment. Perhaps you feel like you work hard at being perfect but never measure up to anyone's standards. Or maybe your anxiety and intrusive thoughts have become overwhelming and time-consuming. My goal is to help you find healing and wholeness, and silence that inner voice of worry and negativity. No matter what you are experiencing, there is still hope, and I would love to support you and work with you to achieve your goals while creating a safe space for you to heal.
(336) 810-0674 View (336) 810-0674
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Lindsey Pace
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Clemmons, NC 27012
Those who experience anxiety and OCD are often some of the kindest and most caring people.
Anxiety and OCD are my areas of expertise. While at one point your energy, thoughtfulness and persistence served you and helped you to accomplish things, perhaps you've noticed these patterns and behaviors take on a life of their own. Now you might be more fearful, doubtful, and engaging in avoidance. What used to bring you joy is now being perceived as a chore or a threat. You want peace of mind and freedom to enjoy what's right in front of you without being consumed by all the what ifs and other worst case scenarios. You recognize that the anxiety that used to serve you is now being used against you and you're tired of it.
Those who experience anxiety and OCD are often some of the kindest and most caring people.
Anxiety and OCD are my areas of expertise. While at one point your energy, thoughtfulness and persistence served you and helped you to accomplish things, perhaps you've noticed these patterns and behaviors take on a life of their own. Now you might be more fearful, doubtful, and engaging in avoidance. What used to bring you joy is now being perceived as a chore or a threat. You want peace of mind and freedom to enjoy what's right in front of you without being consumed by all the what ifs and other worst case scenarios. You recognize that the anxiety that used to serve you is now being used against you and you're tired of it.
(336) 489-4051 View (336) 489-4051
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David Y. Leonard
Counselor, LCMHCA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Winston Salem, NC 27101
Hi, I'm David. I work with teenagers 13+, college students, and adults with anxiety, OCD, depression, relationship difficulties, and life and career transitions/direction. Additionally, I work with men's issues. Together, we will uncover the strength within you and achieve the goals you set in place.
Hi, I'm David. I work with teenagers 13+, college students, and adults with anxiety, OCD, depression, relationship difficulties, and life and career transitions/direction. Additionally, I work with men's issues. Together, we will uncover the strength within you and achieve the goals you set in place.
(336) 800-3895 x1 View (336) 800-3895 x1
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Greenway Counseling & Wellness
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHCS, LCMHC, LCMHCA, LCASA, LCSW
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Winston Salem, NC 27101
As a group practice, we have a particular interest in helping our adult clients address traumas that may have occurred across their lifespan. Trauma can come in all shapes and sizes, & we believe it can be at the center of many concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, performance issues, & addiction. We also love working with children, teens, & their families! Whether it's fears and worries, behavior problems, family & life changes, or school & relationship struggles, we are here to support younger individuals & their families.
As a group practice, we have a particular interest in helping our adult clients address traumas that may have occurred across their lifespan. Trauma can come in all shapes and sizes, & we believe it can be at the center of many concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, performance issues, & addiction. We also love working with children, teens, & their families! Whether it's fears and worries, behavior problems, family & life changes, or school & relationship struggles, we are here to support younger individuals & their families.
(336) 496-2361 View (336) 496-2361
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Lisa Shelton
Licensed Professional Counselor, EdS, MS, LCMHCS, LCAS, CSI
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27101
My passion is to serve those individuals, couples and families who struggle with substance abuse, mental health and life issues that others may not understand. My Vision and Purpose is to increase individuals, couples and families awareness of addiction and mental health while also educating about healthy relationships, conflict resolution, developing strategies, coping skills to improve the overall quality of one’s life.
My passion is to serve those individuals, couples and families who struggle with substance abuse, mental health and life issues that others may not understand. My Vision and Purpose is to increase individuals, couples and families awareness of addiction and mental health while also educating about healthy relationships, conflict resolution, developing strategies, coping skills to improve the overall quality of one’s life.
(336) 395-5308 View (336) 395-5308
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Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Chapel Hill
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27102
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(919) 373-6068 View (919) 373-6068
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Knew Era Consulting, PLLC (Counseling & DWI Tx)
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LCAS, CCSI, MAC, CSOTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Winston Salem, NC 27107
My name is Dr. Brandon Lowe and I'm a dually licensed therapist. I am the owner of Knew Era Consulting PLLC behavioral health agency where my staff and I provide therapeutic services. I have both LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) and LCAS (Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist) licensures. I specialize in mental health, addictions (substance abuse), and sex offender treatment (Certified Sex Offender Treatment Professional, CSOTP). I have been in the Mental Health field since 2006 (15 years). My staff provides therapy in both English and Spanish.
My name is Dr. Brandon Lowe and I'm a dually licensed therapist. I am the owner of Knew Era Consulting PLLC behavioral health agency where my staff and I provide therapeutic services. I have both LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) and LCAS (Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist) licensures. I specialize in mental health, addictions (substance abuse), and sex offender treatment (Certified Sex Offender Treatment Professional, CSOTP). I have been in the Mental Health field since 2006 (15 years). My staff provides therapy in both English and Spanish.
(336) 203-8716 View (336) 203-8716
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Trinity Christian Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHCS, LCMHC, NCC, BCPCC, ICST
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27106
Have there been times when you felt that all hope was lost? It isn't. Do you wonder how you are going to take that next step? God is on your side. He has beautiful plans for your life, plans to give you hope and a future! The team at Trinity Christian Counseling desires nothing more than to assist you in discovering that plan and to walk along side you as you grow in God's grace. Using the Bible, Christ-centered wisdom, and psychological principles, we will help guide you back to emotional, spiritual, behavioral, and relational wholeness.
Have there been times when you felt that all hope was lost? It isn't. Do you wonder how you are going to take that next step? God is on your side. He has beautiful plans for your life, plans to give you hope and a future! The team at Trinity Christian Counseling desires nothing more than to assist you in discovering that plan and to walk along side you as you grow in God's grace. Using the Bible, Christ-centered wisdom, and psychological principles, we will help guide you back to emotional, spiritual, behavioral, and relational wholeness.
(336) 397-4718 View (336) 397-4718
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Shaylyn Bradshaw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27102  (Online Only)
I specialize in trauma-focused therapy with a progressive Christian approach. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a faith background but I am not your typical faith-based therapist. My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming, works toward cultural competency, is body positive, holds space for spiritual deconstruction, is social justice-oriented, and heals spiritual trauma/manipulation. All faiths and spiritual practices are welcome. I work with clients 13 through adulthood through individual, family, and group sessions.
I specialize in trauma-focused therapy with a progressive Christian approach. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a faith background but I am not your typical faith-based therapist. My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming, works toward cultural competency, is body positive, holds space for spiritual deconstruction, is social justice-oriented, and heals spiritual trauma/manipulation. All faiths and spiritual practices are welcome. I work with clients 13 through adulthood through individual, family, and group sessions.
(828) 344-6086 View (828) 344-6086
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Dr. Edwena Kirby
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, PhD, LCMHCS
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27107
Your thoughts are what guide your decisions. Perhaps the strength you used to have has weaken, causing you to doubt or question your ability and/or who you are. Start today, seek a new life for yourself. Imagine what your future can look like. See that together we can create change and healing, allowing you to move beyond pain, sadness, anxiety, and confusion. Accurate assessment and therapeutic approaches, including understanding and professional guidance will help you experience daily peace, love, laughter and happiness. I am fully convinced from a high success rate among those who have sought and received therapeutic counseling and moved forward, experiencing a healthy productive life that you will also.
Your thoughts are what guide your decisions. Perhaps the strength you used to have has weaken, causing you to doubt or question your ability and/or who you are. Start today, seek a new life for yourself. Imagine what your future can look like. See that together we can create change and healing, allowing you to move beyond pain, sadness, anxiety, and confusion. Accurate assessment and therapeutic approaches, including understanding and professional guidance will help you experience daily peace, love, laughter and happiness. I am fully convinced from a high success rate among those who have sought and received therapeutic counseling and moved forward, experiencing a healthy productive life that you will also.
(336) 685-8661 View (336) 685-8661
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Jessica Hatton
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHCS
Verified Verified
Clemmons, NC 27012  (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Supervisor, specializing in the integration of faith with counseling. My goal is to provide hope, help, and healing to other women in North Carolina via tele-therapy. Some areas of specialty are: anxiety, worry, depression, past wounds, parenting, adjustments, grief and bereavement, postpartum, isolation, ruminating thoughts and behaviors, relationship issues, spiritual struggles, and boundaries.
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Supervisor, specializing in the integration of faith with counseling. My goal is to provide hope, help, and healing to other women in North Carolina via tele-therapy. Some areas of specialty are: anxiety, worry, depression, past wounds, parenting, adjustments, grief and bereavement, postpartum, isolation, ruminating thoughts and behaviors, relationship issues, spiritual struggles, and boundaries.
(336) 916-7220 View (336) 916-7220
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At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
(336) 537-1362 View (336) 537-1362
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Karen A. Cauthen
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Winston Salem, NC 27127  (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
If you were a drop of water and you dropped into the ocean it would cause a ripple effect. Or, if you dropped onto land the surface would rearrange. This is what we do every day. We connect and interact with each other causing changes. We are not alone on this planet. We have purpose. We might think we are islands but an island is still connected to the main land, the connection is just covered by a mass of water. Understanding we are not alone creates hope, hope empowers, and power fuels transformation.
If you were a drop of water and you dropped into the ocean it would cause a ripple effect. Or, if you dropped onto land the surface would rearrange. This is what we do every day. We connect and interact with each other causing changes. We are not alone on this planet. We have purpose. We might think we are islands but an island is still connected to the main land, the connection is just covered by a mass of water. Understanding we are not alone creates hope, hope empowers, and power fuels transformation.
(336) 344-7019 View (336) 344-7019
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists

How long does OCD treatment take?

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often treated on a weekly or twice-weekly schedule, depending on symptom severity and the client’s preferences. Some clients may start to see a noticeable improvement in symptoms in as little as six weeks, but it’s also possible, especially in more severe cases, for treatment to take several months to a year before significant progress is made.

What happens if OCD is not treated?

Some people with OCD, especially those with mild symptoms, may find that they are able to adapt reasonably well to life with the condition, even if their symptoms never resolve completely. However, many people, particularly those whose symptoms are severe at the outset, find that their obsessions and compulsions grow more intrusive with time, making it harder to maintain relationships, hold down a job, or navigate the world successfully.

Are there medications for OCD?

Medication can be used to treat OCD. The class of drugs most often prescribed are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which include fluvoxamine (under the brand name Luvox), fluoxetine (Prozac), and sertraline (Zoloft), among others. In cases of treatment-resistant OCD, other classes of medication, such as tricyclic antidepressants or atypical antipsychotics, may be prescribed. Medication is frequently used in conjunction with therapy.

Can OCD come back after treatment?

Yes. Major life transitions, periods of stress, or other factors can cause symptoms to return or, if they were never fully eradicated, to ramp back up in intensity. For some, these relapses are brief and do not require additional treatment; identifying specific triggers and practicing the skills learned in therapy can help speed their course. For others, returning to therapy for a brief period can help address the underlying stress and strengthen coping mechanisms.