Family Therapy in Hickory, NC
Ami Silva
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Hickory, NC 28602
Waitlist for new clients
I have experience working with a variety of child, adolescent, and adult needs and behaviors, family structures, and cultures.
Everyone’s journey is different. At times, this journey is wonderful and inspiring, and other times it can be overwhelming or exhausting. My mission is to support children, adolescents, families, and adults of all ages as we identify your unique qualities and resources. Together we will navigate the challenges you are experiencing, draw on your strengths, and seek manageable steps that empower you. It is okay to ask for someone to walk alongside you during this journey, and comforting to have someone new on your team!
I have experience working with a variety of child, adolescent, and adult needs and behaviors, family structures, and cultures.
Everyone’s journey is different. At times, this journey is wonderful and inspiring, and other times it can be overwhelming or exhausting. My mission is to support children, adolescents, families, and adults of all ages as we identify your unique qualities and resources. Together we will navigate the challenges you are experiencing, draw on your strengths, and seek manageable steps that empower you. It is okay to ask for someone to walk alongside you during this journey, and comforting to have someone new on your team!
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I work specifically with adolescents, adults, couples and families.
Let’s transform your relationships and create a life filled with love, understanding, fulfillment and joy. I’m Nicole LePage. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. I have also trained and completed Gottman Therapy Level 1 Certification. I am passionate about helping individuals, couples and families build stronger, more connected relationships. Together we can work to understand where you’re at, how you got to this place and how to get you to exactly where you’d like to be going forward.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I work specifically with adolescents, adults, couples and families.
Let’s transform your relationships and create a life filled with love, understanding, fulfillment and joy. I’m Nicole LePage. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. I have also trained and completed Gottman Therapy Level 1 Certification. I am passionate about helping individuals, couples and families build stronger, more connected relationships. Together we can work to understand where you’re at, how you got to this place and how to get you to exactly where you’d like to be going forward.
Liza M. Shaw
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, ACHT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hickory, NC 28601
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists are Relationship experts.
I consider it my personal mission to reduce the divorce rate in the United States, 1 couple at a time. But preventing divorce will only be succesful if, in place of unfulfilling or chronically dysfunctional marriages, couples develop truly thriving marriages & deeply fulfilling relationships. Even in the most hopeless-seeming cases, couples can heal the damage from the past and move forward in a healthier way. Not all marriages can be saved, but when couples do the work to heal the past, their future can be happier, no matter what the outcome for the relationship.
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists are Relationship experts.
I consider it my personal mission to reduce the divorce rate in the United States, 1 couple at a time. But preventing divorce will only be succesful if, in place of unfulfilling or chronically dysfunctional marriages, couples develop truly thriving marriages & deeply fulfilling relationships. Even in the most hopeless-seeming cases, couples can heal the damage from the past and move forward in a healthier way. Not all marriages can be saved, but when couples do the work to heal the past, their future can be happier, no matter what the outcome for the relationship.
My work is focused on helping older adolescents and men deal with life's challenges, struggles, and difficulties with particular emphasis and attention to the unique concerns and needs of men. I provide individual, marital and family counseling, counseling for relationship concerns, men's issues, adjustment disorders, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, spirituality, communication, intimacy, attachment, self-esteem difficulties, and trauma work.
My work is focused on helping older adolescents and men deal with life's challenges, struggles, and difficulties with particular emphasis and attention to the unique concerns and needs of men. I provide individual, marital and family counseling, counseling for relationship concerns, men's issues, adjustment disorders, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, spirituality, communication, intimacy, attachment, self-esteem difficulties, and trauma work.
I specialize in the following: depression & anxiety, stress management, trauma, conflict resolution, intimacy & relationship issues, couples counseling, family counseling, grief & loss, panic attacks & panic disorder, parenting issues & family issues, parenting support, phobias, as well as work & career issues.
I have been in the helping field for over fifteen years. I work with children, adolescents, couples, & families. Working with all of these age groups has helped me to have a better worldview of how issues affect us throughout different stages of our lives. I have an integrated approach, which allows us to use the events that have hurt us over the years to actually strengthen us today. I do EMDR as well. Therapy is a process, but I am here to guide & support you through getting to a healthier you. I am full of gratitude for the opportunity I have to work with you.
I specialize in the following: depression & anxiety, stress management, trauma, conflict resolution, intimacy & relationship issues, couples counseling, family counseling, grief & loss, panic attacks & panic disorder, parenting issues & family issues, parenting support, phobias, as well as work & career issues.
I have been in the helping field for over fifteen years. I work with children, adolescents, couples, & families. Working with all of these age groups has helped me to have a better worldview of how issues affect us throughout different stages of our lives. I have an integrated approach, which allows us to use the events that have hurt us over the years to actually strengthen us today. I do EMDR as well. Therapy is a process, but I am here to guide & support you through getting to a healthier you. I am full of gratitude for the opportunity I have to work with you.
Marissa H Million
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Hickory, NC 28601
Waitlist for new clients
I am well-versed in many different therapies and interventions including Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Brainspotting Phase 1, Psychodynamic Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Compassion Focused Therapy.
I work best with women who are looking to invest in themselves, who want to explore the difficult things in their life, and who will invest in doing the work it takes to see change occur. Women who want to look inward and see where they can be the change they want to see in situations life has given them. I enjoy working with those that have struggled with past trauma and are seeking to understand its effects on them now and actively make changes of personal growth. Personal Growth is believing that you are worthy of the time, effort, and support from someone needed to find or change yourself.
I am well-versed in many different therapies and interventions including Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Brainspotting Phase 1, Psychodynamic Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Compassion Focused Therapy.
I work best with women who are looking to invest in themselves, who want to explore the difficult things in their life, and who will invest in doing the work it takes to see change occur. Women who want to look inward and see where they can be the change they want to see in situations life has given them. I enjoy working with those that have struggled with past trauma and are seeking to understand its effects on them now and actively make changes of personal growth. Personal Growth is believing that you are worthy of the time, effort, and support from someone needed to find or change yourself.
Jaymie Rowe
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LCAS, CCS
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Hickory, NC 28601
As an expert in the field for marriage and family issues as well as addiction, I have specialized training in treating an array of mental health and substance abuse issues.
Therapy is a growth experience that can influence the way you view the world and yourself. As humans, we all experience times of discomfort and life transitions. Therapy is not only for those suffering from addiction or mental illness. It is also a way to gain skills, enhance your performance, and learn more about yourself. Barriers to becoming who you want to be can be explored in therapy and work to re-building life, relationships, and even your career.
As an expert in the field for marriage and family issues as well as addiction, I have specialized training in treating an array of mental health and substance abuse issues.
Therapy is a growth experience that can influence the way you view the world and yourself. As humans, we all experience times of discomfort and life transitions. Therapy is not only for those suffering from addiction or mental illness. It is also a way to gain skills, enhance your performance, and learn more about yourself. Barriers to becoming who you want to be can be explored in therapy and work to re-building life, relationships, and even your career.
Jessica Spears
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Hickory, NC 28602
In addition to my EMDR certification, I’m trained in multiple therapeutic interventions including Gottman Therapy, CBT, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Internal Family Systems & Play Therapy.
My journey of helping individuals and families began as a hospice social worker. I worked closely with individuals and families to provide a "total care" approach while offering guidance through the emotional process of death. Now in private practice, I have worked with many cases and continue to use the "total care" approach with each client. I welcome all individuals and find incorporating your values/beliefs in therapy is supportive of the healing process. As I share with clients, we have to embrace our past, present and future to begin the healing process.
In addition to my EMDR certification, I’m trained in multiple therapeutic interventions including Gottman Therapy, CBT, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Internal Family Systems & Play Therapy.
My journey of helping individuals and families began as a hospice social worker. I worked closely with individuals and families to provide a "total care" approach while offering guidance through the emotional process of death. Now in private practice, I have worked with many cases and continue to use the "total care" approach with each client. I welcome all individuals and find incorporating your values/beliefs in therapy is supportive of the healing process. As I share with clients, we have to embrace our past, present and future to begin the healing process.
Nicole Mosteller
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Hickory, NC 28601
Many issues are discussed in my safe environment such as: anxiety/depression, relationship and family issues, co-dependency, lesbian/gay challenges, sexual and intimacy challenges, abusive relationships, self esteem/body image, ADD/ADHD and adjustment to lifes twists and turns, etc.
I provide counseling and life enrichment services for teens, adults, families, couples, and groups. My office is a safe atmosphere welcoming diversity in culture, in sexual orientation, religion, and other factors of difference. Our lives can be wonderful, tragic, amazing, challenging and we go on many journeys and walk on many paths along the way. Sometimes we just need someone to talk to, bounce ideas off of, find peace and healing with or just explore what makes us tick. Allow me to be with you on these journeys of life.
Many issues are discussed in my safe environment such as: anxiety/depression, relationship and family issues, co-dependency, lesbian/gay challenges, sexual and intimacy challenges, abusive relationships, self esteem/body image, ADD/ADHD and adjustment to lifes twists and turns, etc.
I provide counseling and life enrichment services for teens, adults, families, couples, and groups. My office is a safe atmosphere welcoming diversity in culture, in sexual orientation, religion, and other factors of difference. Our lives can be wonderful, tragic, amazing, challenging and we go on many journeys and walk on many paths along the way. Sometimes we just need someone to talk to, bounce ideas off of, find peace and healing with or just explore what makes us tick. Allow me to be with you on these journeys of life.
Brenton Queen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LCAS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Hickory, NC 28601
I also specialize in addiction treatment and offer family therapy as a part of this.
My ideal client is someone who is ready for new results. I love helping people create what is really important for their life, and I am committed to being someone who can push them to have it. The most successful couples I work with have struggled with infidelity, considered divorce, or lost the fireworks in their marriage. The most successful individuals I work with have struggled with anxiety, addiction, intimacy issues, death/loss, or finding a purpose. All of my clients who succeed are open to exploring new ideas and hungry for change. Our conversations are action-oriented and results driven. Most of our sessions are fun.
I also specialize in addiction treatment and offer family therapy as a part of this.
My ideal client is someone who is ready for new results. I love helping people create what is really important for their life, and I am committed to being someone who can push them to have it. The most successful couples I work with have struggled with infidelity, considered divorce, or lost the fireworks in their marriage. The most successful individuals I work with have struggled with anxiety, addiction, intimacy issues, death/loss, or finding a purpose. All of my clients who succeed are open to exploring new ideas and hungry for change. Our conversations are action-oriented and results driven. Most of our sessions are fun.
Ami is experienced with child and adolescent disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression and mood disorders, and is passionate about enhancing healthy family and relationship dynamics. She provides an engaging and supportive environment to motivate clients to achieve their individual treatment goals. She integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-informed, resiliency and strengths-based approaches. She also utilizes play and expressive arts interventions and is EMDR Basic Trained.
Ami is experienced with child and adolescent disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression and mood disorders, and is passionate about enhancing healthy family and relationship dynamics. She provides an engaging and supportive environment to motivate clients to achieve their individual treatment goals. She integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-informed, resiliency and strengths-based approaches. She also utilizes play and expressive arts interventions and is EMDR Basic Trained.
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We offer individual, couples, and family counseling.
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Mike Vannoy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Hickory, NC 28601
Waitlist for new clients
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral, MET, Gestalt, Experiential, Integrated, Family Systems, Person Centered, DBT, Substance Abuse Family Interventions, and EMDR.
I am well versed in a number of theoretical approaches, utilizing an integrated strategy designed to meet your needs best. I do conduct EMDR sessions to treat trauma. I treat adults, and families. I am very well suited to work with a wide spectrum of populations including both mental health and addiction issues. Most of my patients find that I am a good listener with empathic and genuine qualities. I am dedicated to my work and believe in meeting my patients where they are in relation to our work together. If you are looking for a therapist who is versatile, experienced, and open to a variety of issues I might be a good fit for you.
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral, MET, Gestalt, Experiential, Integrated, Family Systems, Person Centered, DBT, Substance Abuse Family Interventions, and EMDR.
I am well versed in a number of theoretical approaches, utilizing an integrated strategy designed to meet your needs best. I do conduct EMDR sessions to treat trauma. I treat adults, and families. I am very well suited to work with a wide spectrum of populations including both mental health and addiction issues. Most of my patients find that I am a good listener with empathic and genuine qualities. I am dedicated to my work and believe in meeting my patients where they are in relation to our work together. If you are looking for a therapist who is versatile, experienced, and open to a variety of issues I might be a good fit for you.
In my 25 years in this field, I have worked to help individuals and family relationships improve and heal, and grow.
Many of my clients say that, in one way or another, their life just seems disjointed, frustrating, overwhelming, lonely and confusing. Sometimes that is a description of their inner state of mind, or it could describe how they feel within their most personal relationships. Others report a significant life change that has thrown them off course. It could be a career crossroad, a traumatic event/upbringing, a relational struggle, or a spiritual battle that brings them to seek therapy.
In my 25 years in this field, I have worked to help individuals and family relationships improve and heal, and grow.
Many of my clients say that, in one way or another, their life just seems disjointed, frustrating, overwhelming, lonely and confusing. Sometimes that is a description of their inner state of mind, or it could describe how they feel within their most personal relationships. Others report a significant life change that has thrown them off course. It could be a career crossroad, a traumatic event/upbringing, a relational struggle, or a spiritual battle that brings them to seek therapy.
John L Adriatico
Licensed Professional Counselor, MBA, MA, MFT, LCMHC, LCAS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hickory, NC 28601 (Online Only)
Life is a journey and sometimes we struggle with its trials. I offer a holistic approach to counseling and help adults, children, teens, families, and couples. If you or a love one is struggling with depression, ADHD, anxiety, marriage difficulties, addictions, Domestic Violence (verbal, physical, financial, and emotional abuse), family or friends that are abusive, grief and loss, self-esteem problems, divorce, spirituality, and parenting difficulties there is hope at: Counsel For Hope.
Life is a journey and sometimes we struggle with its trials. I offer a holistic approach to counseling and help adults, children, teens, families, and couples. If you or a love one is struggling with depression, ADHD, anxiety, marriage difficulties, addictions, Domestic Violence (verbal, physical, financial, and emotional abuse), family or friends that are abusive, grief and loss, self-esteem problems, divorce, spirituality, and parenting difficulties there is hope at: Counsel For Hope.
Tammy Virginia Shingleton
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hickory, NC 28601
I believe that the family is an important piece of God's plan.
Throughout my life I have become so aware of the importance of having someone who will listen, someone who will offer compassion without judgment. Throughout my career I have strived to place that understanding in focus as I worked with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and the lifelong pains of trauma.
I believe that the family is an important piece of God's plan.
Throughout my life I have become so aware of the importance of having someone who will listen, someone who will offer compassion without judgment. Throughout my career I have strived to place that understanding in focus as I worked with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and the lifelong pains of trauma.
I have specialized in providing individual, couples and family therapy for clients struggling with chronic illness, anxiety, depression, and behavioral issues.
People come to therapy for validation, acceptance, and answers to the questions that seem unknown. You may be feeling hurt, lost, unheard, invalidated, and you are seeking answers. I can meet you where you are in your journey and help you navigate your way to your truth through my years of education and experience.
I have specialized in providing individual, couples and family therapy for clients struggling with chronic illness, anxiety, depression, and behavioral issues.
People come to therapy for validation, acceptance, and answers to the questions that seem unknown. You may be feeling hurt, lost, unheard, invalidated, and you are seeking answers. I can meet you where you are in your journey and help you navigate your way to your truth through my years of education and experience.
Stephanie English
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Hickory, NC 28601
When life and relationships create unsettling challenges, people tend to rely on unhealthy, learned emotional reactions and thought patterns. By creating a safe, non-judgmental environment in therapy, I can help you identify these destructive emotions and thought processes, while consciously redirecting them into a mindfully positive, rational perspective to decrease emotional distress, reduce life and family conflicts, and stressors.
When life and relationships create unsettling challenges, people tend to rely on unhealthy, learned emotional reactions and thought patterns. By creating a safe, non-judgmental environment in therapy, I can help you identify these destructive emotions and thought processes, while consciously redirecting them into a mindfully positive, rational perspective to decrease emotional distress, reduce life and family conflicts, and stressors.
Charles Orwig
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSWCP, LCAS-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hickory, NC 28601
Are you feeling trapped in a cycle of anxiety, self-doubt, and lack of purpose? Feeling “blah” and can’t put your finger on why? Are you ready to release the relentless cycle of negative self-perception that leads to shame and worthlessness? I invite you to take this journey with me, and we can work together to build the life you want to live. Imagine what it would feel like to free yourself from the chains of the past. What would it feel like to put yourself first, and not just care what you do for others or for your family? All of this is possible. Call me today and we can talk about how. I look forward to working with you.
Are you feeling trapped in a cycle of anxiety, self-doubt, and lack of purpose? Feeling “blah” and can’t put your finger on why? Are you ready to release the relentless cycle of negative self-perception that leads to shame and worthlessness? I invite you to take this journey with me, and we can work together to build the life you want to live. Imagine what it would feel like to free yourself from the chains of the past. What would it feel like to put yourself first, and not just care what you do for others or for your family? All of this is possible. Call me today and we can talk about how. I look forward to working with you.
Bre Padgett
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, LCAS
Verified Verified
Hickory, NC 28602
I have certification in EMDR and specialize in addiction, trauma, attachment, relationship challenges, family work, PTSD, and depression/anxiety.
When I started working in therapy, I often worked with people who felt “stuck”. Stuck in the rudimentary day-to-day life, cycle of unhealthy patterns, or struggling to cope after a tragedy. It seemed as though traditional talk therapy just wasn’t helping, no matter how many different things we tried. Clients were wanting something deeper, a more meaningful experience. A lot of people felt hopeless. Then… I saw the same individuals interact with horses. And that's when the magic happened. I knew the transformative healing that could happen through equine therapy.
I have certification in EMDR and specialize in addiction, trauma, attachment, relationship challenges, family work, PTSD, and depression/anxiety.
When I started working in therapy, I often worked with people who felt “stuck”. Stuck in the rudimentary day-to-day life, cycle of unhealthy patterns, or struggling to cope after a tragedy. It seemed as though traditional talk therapy just wasn’t helping, no matter how many different things we tried. Clients were wanting something deeper, a more meaningful experience. A lot of people felt hopeless. Then… I saw the same individuals interact with horses. And that's when the magic happened. I knew the transformative healing that could happen through equine therapy.
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Family Therapy
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.