Therapists in Buncombe County, NC
At Focus Centers of Asheville, I have assembled experienced professionals with a wide range experience and training in mental health, education, and applied psycho-physiology. Together we provide a unique approach to your healthcare that blends traditional mental health services with cutting edge neuroscience. We utilize EEG Biofeedback (also known as neurofeedback), psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, psychological testing, qEEG brain imaging and educational consultations for children and adults with emotional, behavioral, stress, trauma and learning disorders.
At Focus Centers of Asheville, I have assembled experienced professionals with a wide range experience and training in mental health, education, and applied psycho-physiology. Together we provide a unique approach to your healthcare that blends traditional mental health services with cutting edge neuroscience. We utilize EEG Biofeedback (also known as neurofeedback), psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, psychological testing, qEEG brain imaging and educational consultations for children and adults with emotional, behavioral, stress, trauma and learning disorders.
Often times, events occur that are outside of our control, but profoundly affect our lives in such a way that our safety and stability are compromised. Consequently, we may find ourselves struggling to cope, going through the motions, or relying on maladaptive strategies to survive day to day. Our attachment wounds and trauma responses begin to dictate our thoughts and behaviors. Our relationships suffer, and our ability to form and maintain healthy connections diminishes. If this scenario is familiar to you and brought you to this page, I would be honored to be a part of your healing journey. Please note, I work with adults only.
Often times, events occur that are outside of our control, but profoundly affect our lives in such a way that our safety and stability are compromised. Consequently, we may find ourselves struggling to cope, going through the motions, or relying on maladaptive strategies to survive day to day. Our attachment wounds and trauma responses begin to dictate our thoughts and behaviors. Our relationships suffer, and our ability to form and maintain healthy connections diminishes. If this scenario is familiar to you and brought you to this page, I would be honored to be a part of your healing journey. Please note, I work with adults only.
Hi! Thanks for stopping by my profile. I’m Jennifer Gill, a Montreat College graduate who’s worked in public health with all ages to address their mental health needs since 2020. I focus on working with children & adolescents, but I also have had great success working with individuals and couples. Currently I am an associate working under Katherine Therell LPC, PLLC, who has served the greater WNC area for over 38 years. I am licensed by the state of NC to practice as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate.
Hi! Thanks for stopping by my profile. I’m Jennifer Gill, a Montreat College graduate who’s worked in public health with all ages to address their mental health needs since 2020. I focus on working with children & adolescents, but I also have had great success working with individuals and couples. Currently I am an associate working under Katherine Therell LPC, PLLC, who has served the greater WNC area for over 38 years. I am licensed by the state of NC to practice as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate.
It is my great privilege to sit with individuals, couples, and families everyday, helping them find the best of who they are to bring to the problems, struggles, and conflicts facing them. By listening well and asking good questions I am allowed privileged space by my clients to help them find their best solutions available to them. I get to see their courage as they use time and space in honorable ways to move forward in their lives. I am a licensed marriage and family Therapist as well as an ordained Presbyterian minister which gives two available lenses for clients.
It is my great privilege to sit with individuals, couples, and families everyday, helping them find the best of who they are to bring to the problems, struggles, and conflicts facing them. By listening well and asking good questions I am allowed privileged space by my clients to help them find their best solutions available to them. I get to see their courage as they use time and space in honorable ways to move forward in their lives. I am a licensed marriage and family Therapist as well as an ordained Presbyterian minister which gives two available lenses for clients.
For over 30 years I have been helping people overcome life obstacles and interpersonal struggles. Clients report significant benefit when they seek help dealing with transforming ideas of self that result from trauma, relationship changes, chronic illness, grief & loss, gender dysphoria, and coming out as LGBTQ. I utilize a variety of approaches including narrative, DBT, ACT, attachment-focused therapy, internal family systems and trauma informed practices. I now am seeing clients in person as well as virtually.
For over 30 years I have been helping people overcome life obstacles and interpersonal struggles. Clients report significant benefit when they seek help dealing with transforming ideas of self that result from trauma, relationship changes, chronic illness, grief & loss, gender dysphoria, and coming out as LGBTQ. I utilize a variety of approaches including narrative, DBT, ACT, attachment-focused therapy, internal family systems and trauma informed practices. I now am seeing clients in person as well as virtually.
Derek Rutter
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, LCAS, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Asheville, NC 28801
The loops we live in are the glass ceiling of our life: loops are the patterns, embodied and enacted, that characterize our life. Loops are an inevitable and necessary component of human experience. However, when loops are not working for us, we become limited by them, keeping us feeling stuck, trapped, disempowered, and confused. Owning our loops allows us to own our life. Common loops include: trauma, addiction, relationship dynamics, mood, beliefs, and identity. Push beyond your limiting loops to discover who you are and what your life can be.
The loops we live in are the glass ceiling of our life: loops are the patterns, embodied and enacted, that characterize our life. Loops are an inevitable and necessary component of human experience. However, when loops are not working for us, we become limited by them, keeping us feeling stuck, trapped, disempowered, and confused. Owning our loops allows us to own our life. Common loops include: trauma, addiction, relationship dynamics, mood, beliefs, and identity. Push beyond your limiting loops to discover who you are and what your life can be.
Hi there! I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate at Melissa Villodas Counseling and Consulting. Working with new parents, children and athletes is my passion. I have additional training in perinatal care and am working towards my Certification in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C). Supporting you through your time of transition, stress or discomfort and helping you move to a place of peace and growth is my goal.
Hi there! I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate at Melissa Villodas Counseling and Consulting. Working with new parents, children and athletes is my passion. I have additional training in perinatal care and am working towards my Certification in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C). Supporting you through your time of transition, stress or discomfort and helping you move to a place of peace and growth is my goal.
Robin Sersland
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28803
You are tired of feeling so overwhelmed and insecure. You look around and wonder how people seem to be handling things so differently than you are. You may feel too sensitive, tender, or hyperaware in your relationships, at work or school, or when taking in the state of the world. It is challenging to make choices, really feel like yourself, connect with others, or just get a break. You keep trying to fix things with varied success but keep feeling like you are hitting walls. However, you are ready to give yourself a little attention and to see if you can respond to life in new ways to feel more alive, loved, and free.
You are tired of feeling so overwhelmed and insecure. You look around and wonder how people seem to be handling things so differently than you are. You may feel too sensitive, tender, or hyperaware in your relationships, at work or school, or when taking in the state of the world. It is challenging to make choices, really feel like yourself, connect with others, or just get a break. You keep trying to fix things with varied success but keep feeling like you are hitting walls. However, you are ready to give yourself a little attention and to see if you can respond to life in new ways to feel more alive, loved, and free.
Darcy M Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, SEP
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28805
Waitlist for new clients
I am not currently able to take new clients. I work with my clients’ innate resilience, providing support to people as they discover this resilience for themselves. This process can support reconnection with ourselves, each other, and our world.
I am not currently able to take new clients. I work with my clients’ innate resilience, providing support to people as they discover this resilience for themselves. This process can support reconnection with ourselves, each other, and our world.
Paula Ulrich
Art Therapist, LCMHC, LCAS, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Black Mountain, NC 28711
Your grief is welcome here. When someone you love dies, your life can shift drastically. Every type of grief has the potential to be life disrupting, but grief experienced after suicide, overdose, or other traumatic loss can be particularly challenging. You may feel: shock, confusion, doubt, crushing pain, heartbreak, loneliness, despair, anxiety, overwhelm, anger, guilt, and isolation. Your life has been turned upside down in an instant. You feel lost. You don’t know who you are anymore, but you know you won’t be the same. You’re looking for a guide. Someone who gets it and can handle what you’ve got going on.
Your grief is welcome here. When someone you love dies, your life can shift drastically. Every type of grief has the potential to be life disrupting, but grief experienced after suicide, overdose, or other traumatic loss can be particularly challenging. You may feel: shock, confusion, doubt, crushing pain, heartbreak, loneliness, despair, anxiety, overwhelm, anger, guilt, and isolation. Your life has been turned upside down in an instant. You feel lost. You don’t know who you are anymore, but you know you won’t be the same. You’re looking for a guide. Someone who gets it and can handle what you’ve got going on.
Do you feel like you don’t know who are? Do you feel misunderstood? Have you struggled with confidence, fear, and hopelessness? Having these thoughts and emotions can be incredibly painful. Many feel ashamed for having them and try to manage their mental health on their own. This tends to perpetuate greater feelings of isolation and relational pain.
Do you feel like you don’t know who are? Do you feel misunderstood? Have you struggled with confidence, fear, and hopelessness? Having these thoughts and emotions can be incredibly painful. Many feel ashamed for having them and try to manage their mental health on their own. This tends to perpetuate greater feelings of isolation and relational pain.
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Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28801
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! With over 35 years of mental health and substance abuse counseling experience, I believe that anyone can make changes necessary to improve their mood, relationships, and quality of life. My focus is on helping you, your partner, and your family implement practical strategies to solve problems, reach goals, and create lasting change. Areas of focus include helping couples improve communication and avoid patterns which result in conflict, and helping people with behavior, anger, or mood issues. I work with you in a safe, compassionate, and confidential environment, and respect of your needs and desires.
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! With over 35 years of mental health and substance abuse counseling experience, I believe that anyone can make changes necessary to improve their mood, relationships, and quality of life. My focus is on helping you, your partner, and your family implement practical strategies to solve problems, reach goals, and create lasting change. Areas of focus include helping couples improve communication and avoid patterns which result in conflict, and helping people with behavior, anger, or mood issues. I work with you in a safe, compassionate, and confidential environment, and respect of your needs and desires.
Barrie Bondurant
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MS, PhD, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28801
Not accepting new clients
I enjoy helping others on their path toward wellness. My goal is to provide a safe, non-judgmental environment where you can share your story and find ways to heal and move forward. I treat adults holistically and frequently work with those who suffer from a variety of problems including depression, anxiety, abuse, trauma, and relationship issues.
I enjoy helping others on their path toward wellness. My goal is to provide a safe, non-judgmental environment where you can share your story and find ways to heal and move forward. I treat adults holistically and frequently work with those who suffer from a variety of problems including depression, anxiety, abuse, trauma, and relationship issues.
Sometimes life entangles us along the way and it's held in our bodies in the form of mental distress. I believe that every person has their own innate light to self-healing but may need some support along the way. I find it a great privilege to walk with clients on the personal journey of healing. I work especially well with children doing play therapy and art, teens facing anxiety, trauma, and/or adversity, adults with trauma and/or anxiety ,and those who just don't quite fit cultural norms.
Sometimes life entangles us along the way and it's held in our bodies in the form of mental distress. I believe that every person has their own innate light to self-healing but may need some support along the way. I find it a great privilege to walk with clients on the personal journey of healing. I work especially well with children doing play therapy and art, teens facing anxiety, trauma, and/or adversity, adults with trauma and/or anxiety ,and those who just don't quite fit cultural norms.
Charlotte Hanks
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28803 (Online Only)
You are perhaps feeling disconnected from yourself and others. I can help you to "zoom in" and "zoom out" to better investigate what's happening, what is important to you, and to help you to shift towards your authentic self. My passion in this work comes from guiding individuals toward life goals, healing, growth, and discovery within. I combine various modalities tailored to address blockages and increase momentum in your life. Perhaps you are not yet on your own timeline or feel like you are living someone else's life.
You are perhaps feeling disconnected from yourself and others. I can help you to "zoom in" and "zoom out" to better investigate what's happening, what is important to you, and to help you to shift towards your authentic self. My passion in this work comes from guiding individuals toward life goals, healing, growth, and discovery within. I combine various modalities tailored to address blockages and increase momentum in your life. Perhaps you are not yet on your own timeline or feel like you are living someone else's life.
Amanda Turlington
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LCAS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Asheville, NC 28804
Have you noticed yourself looking around at your life and wondering, “how the hell did I end up here?” Things may feel chaotic, misaligned, or imbalanced right now. You might feel like you are at the end of your rope and desperately need something to change. It might feel like a lot is changing right now, and it’s happening all at once. You have stronger feelings about things than you once did. You want to spend your time differently. It feels like there is an itch; a drive for something more, different, better. You want things to feel more easeful, more balanced, and more aligned with who you are NOW, not who you have been.
Have you noticed yourself looking around at your life and wondering, “how the hell did I end up here?” Things may feel chaotic, misaligned, or imbalanced right now. You might feel like you are at the end of your rope and desperately need something to change. It might feel like a lot is changing right now, and it’s happening all at once. You have stronger feelings about things than you once did. You want to spend your time differently. It feels like there is an itch; a drive for something more, different, better. You want things to feel more easeful, more balanced, and more aligned with who you are NOW, not who you have been.
Nicole M Dixon
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHC, MAC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Asheville, NC 28801
It’s not necessary to be in crisis to seek counseling, but it’s often the push that we need to go deeper. Something wakes us from our auto pilot existence and we feel a hunger for self-examination. Whatever made you take this next step, I believe I can help. I know this can feel overwhelming...but its just another part of the journey. A search for your authentic self or for a balanced, healthy space to challenge yourself to grow and be more. You can be changed by this experience. You will find answers and more questions... But nothing changes & no discoveries are made without beginning...Read more at www.createamindfullife.com
It’s not necessary to be in crisis to seek counseling, but it’s often the push that we need to go deeper. Something wakes us from our auto pilot existence and we feel a hunger for self-examination. Whatever made you take this next step, I believe I can help. I know this can feel overwhelming...but its just another part of the journey. A search for your authentic self or for a balanced, healthy space to challenge yourself to grow and be more. You can be changed by this experience. You will find answers and more questions... But nothing changes & no discoveries are made without beginning...Read more at www.createamindfullife.com
Elizabeth H Jones
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Asheville, NC 28801
Waitlist for new clients
I am not accepting new clients at this time, however I do have a waitlist, please email me if you would like to be added! I work with people who are looking for a holistic approach to therapy. Those who work with me are looking to manage and heal trauma, cptsd, attachment injury, anxiety, depression, grief and a wide array of addictions, obsessions and compulsions. As we work together, you will learn how to manage nervous system reactions such as rage, panic or dissociation, process painful emotions, and to tolerate positive states such as presence, calm, joy and contentment.
I am not accepting new clients at this time, however I do have a waitlist, please email me if you would like to be added! I work with people who are looking for a holistic approach to therapy. Those who work with me are looking to manage and heal trauma, cptsd, attachment injury, anxiety, depression, grief and a wide array of addictions, obsessions and compulsions. As we work together, you will learn how to manage nervous system reactions such as rage, panic or dissociation, process painful emotions, and to tolerate positive states such as presence, calm, joy and contentment.
I focus on helping you reach your highest and truest potential through inner healing. My therapeutic approach is holistic, recognizing the interconnectedness of mental, emotional, and existential well-being. I draw from evidence-based practices such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Existential-Humanistic approaches. Through compassionate collaboration, we work together to develop strategies for managing symptoms, fostering resilience, and achieving a more fulfilling life.
I focus on helping you reach your highest and truest potential through inner healing. My therapeutic approach is holistic, recognizing the interconnectedness of mental, emotional, and existential well-being. I draw from evidence-based practices such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Existential-Humanistic approaches. Through compassionate collaboration, we work together to develop strategies for managing symptoms, fostering resilience, and achieving a more fulfilling life.
*****Not Accepting New Clients***** Welcome! Let's start with some good news: 80% of people in therapy get better! Many feel better right away. Change is possible within the crucible of a healing relationship. Working together we will create a safe space where you can begin to let go of the struggle and give voice to your deepest concerns, thoughts, feelings, and desires without fear of judgment or shame - where you can experiment with new ways of being and behaving, and create a more meaningful narrative for your life. Healing begins with the first step. And, the best time to start is always now.
*****Not Accepting New Clients***** Welcome! Let's start with some good news: 80% of people in therapy get better! Many feel better right away. Change is possible within the crucible of a healing relationship. Working together we will create a safe space where you can begin to let go of the struggle and give voice to your deepest concerns, thoughts, feelings, and desires without fear of judgment or shame - where you can experiment with new ways of being and behaving, and create a more meaningful narrative for your life. Healing begins with the first step. And, the best time to start is always now.
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Number of Therapists in Buncombe County, NC
1,000+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in Buncombe County, NC who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 84% | Depression |
| 77% | Relationship Issues |
| 76% | Self Esteem |
| 74% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 69% | Stress |
| 66% | Coping Skills |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 86% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 79% | Aetna |
| 50% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
How Therapists in Buncombe County, NC see their clients
| 68% | In Person and Online | |
| 32% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 76% | Female | |
| 22% | Male | |
| 2% | Non-Binary |