ADHD Therapists in Holly Ridge, NC
Samantha Dukes
LCSW Associate , LMSW, LCSWA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Holly Ridge, NC 28445 (Online Only)
As a therapist, my mission is to create a safe and encouraging space where you can openly share your thoughts, feelings, struggles, and goals. I aim to empower clients with the tools and skills necessary to effectively manage stress, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I enjoy working with teens, college students, and adults as they navigate life's challenges.
As a therapist, my mission is to create a safe and encouraging space where you can openly share your thoughts, feelings, struggles, and goals. I aim to empower clients with the tools and skills necessary to effectively manage stress, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I enjoy working with teens, college students, and adults as they navigate life's challenges.
Alicia Chinlund
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC, LPA, CHSP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
Congratulations! You've finally made the important decision to seek professional support. Search no further. As an experienced and compassionate therapist, I've spent the past 35 years in successful clinical practice, building strong relationships with clients who trust me to listen respectfully and intervene effectively as we work together to resolve their problems. Skilled in diagnosis and treatment of the full range of psychiatric disorders, I also provide non-medical treatment such as relationship counseling, stress management, parent education, and skill-building across a full spectrum of everyday life concerns.
Congratulations! You've finally made the important decision to seek professional support. Search no further. As an experienced and compassionate therapist, I've spent the past 35 years in successful clinical practice, building strong relationships with clients who trust me to listen respectfully and intervene effectively as we work together to resolve their problems. Skilled in diagnosis and treatment of the full range of psychiatric disorders, I also provide non-medical treatment such as relationship counseling, stress management, parent education, and skill-building across a full spectrum of everyday life concerns.
Dr. Wendy G Harris, Counseling & Supervision
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, EdD, LCMHC S, ACS, NCC
Verified Verified
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
**Please feel free to leave us a message** If you're reading my profile you've taken an important first step towards change. Sometimes taking that first step feels challenging. I'm glad you're here! As my client we will work together to set realistic goals that are specific to making positive life changes, building strength, enhancing resiliency and overall personal growth. The relationships I establish with my clients are compassionate, collaborative and geared towards individual success. Working together, we'll pull from several different treatment modalities that will assist in producing positive life results.
**Please feel free to leave us a message** If you're reading my profile you've taken an important first step towards change. Sometimes taking that first step feels challenging. I'm glad you're here! As my client we will work together to set realistic goals that are specific to making positive life changes, building strength, enhancing resiliency and overall personal growth. The relationships I establish with my clients are compassionate, collaborative and geared towards individual success. Working together, we'll pull from several different treatment modalities that will assist in producing positive life results.
Shawn Morton
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, MEd, NCC, LCMHCS, RPT-S
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
Not accepting new clients
I believe that working with a therapist should be an experience that not only assists individuals in regaining control of their lives but also empowers them to be the person that they want to be. I strive to create caring, therapeutic relationships where new strategies can be learned, difficult issues can be addressed, distress can be reduced, and self-worth can grow and flourish.
I believe that working with a therapist should be an experience that not only assists individuals in regaining control of their lives but also empowers them to be the person that they want to be. I strive to create caring, therapeutic relationships where new strategies can be learned, difficult issues can be addressed, distress can be reduced, and self-worth can grow and flourish.
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My name is Danielle and I am a University of the Cumberlands Graduate student, pursuing my master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I works with adult clients that are struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, depression and relationship issues. I also work with adults and children experiencing attention deficits and ADHD.
My name is Danielle and I am a University of the Cumberlands Graduate student, pursuing my master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I works with adult clients that are struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, depression and relationship issues. I also work with adults and children experiencing attention deficits and ADHD.
Fortitude Counseling and Wellness
Counselor, LCMHCA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sneads Ferry, NC 28460 (Online Only)
My primary areas of focus include, but are not limited to: ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Relationship Struggles, Parenting, Military Members & Families, and Adjustment issues.
Are life’s challenges making you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or out of control? Do you feel as though you have lost pieces of yourself and are unsure of who you are or what you want? Have memories of the past or worries about the future prevented you from living the life you desire? Together we will explore and identify any barriers and obstacles keeping you stuck, and implement skills and strategies to help you reduce anxiety, improve mood, strengthen relationships, and foster growth.
My primary areas of focus include, but are not limited to: ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Relationship Struggles, Parenting, Military Members & Families, and Adjustment issues.
Are life’s challenges making you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or out of control? Do you feel as though you have lost pieces of yourself and are unsure of who you are or what you want? Have memories of the past or worries about the future prevented you from living the life you desire? Together we will explore and identify any barriers and obstacles keeping you stuck, and implement skills and strategies to help you reduce anxiety, improve mood, strengthen relationships, and foster growth.
Lindsey Michelle Bradley
Counselor, MS, LCMHC, LCAS
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Hampstead, NC 28443
Are you a human? Great! You can benefit from therapy. Only semi-joking. On a real note, if you are anxious, depressed, stressed, unable to sleep at night, scared, mentally absent, have low self-esteem, experience flashbacks, nightmares/terrors, misuse substances or have a loved one that missuses substances, have difficulty focusing and staying on task and/or have a child that has ADHD, experience anger outbursts and/or abrupt mood changes, carry around childhood wounds from which you have never healed, have difficulty adjusting from a life-changing event, or are riding out the waves of grief, then you are a good fit for therapy.
Are you a human? Great! You can benefit from therapy. Only semi-joking. On a real note, if you are anxious, depressed, stressed, unable to sleep at night, scared, mentally absent, have low self-esteem, experience flashbacks, nightmares/terrors, misuse substances or have a loved one that missuses substances, have difficulty focusing and staying on task and/or have a child that has ADHD, experience anger outbursts and/or abrupt mood changes, carry around childhood wounds from which you have never healed, have difficulty adjusting from a life-changing event, or are riding out the waves of grief, then you are a good fit for therapy.
Heather Thigpen
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MEd, NCC, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hampstead, NC 28443
I work with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults to help them with emotional disorders. I use games and toys to help clients feel more at ease during sessions. I use person-centered therapy to assist children, teens, and young adults how to learn manage their emotions, learn calm down strategies, and work with their depressive/anxious symptoms. ADHD skills training and Autism social/sensory skills are also offered.
I work with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults to help them with emotional disorders. I use games and toys to help clients feel more at ease during sessions. I use person-centered therapy to assist children, teens, and young adults how to learn manage their emotions, learn calm down strategies, and work with their depressive/anxious symptoms. ADHD skills training and Autism social/sensory skills are also offered.
Scott Ball
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hampstead, NC 28443
*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* Are you looking for a warm, compassionate therapist who will provide you the opportunity to be validated and heard? Are you looking to develop strategies to help cope with life's stressors? I work from a person centered approach, providing evidence based counseling services to college students, and adults, facing challenges such as depression, anxiety, trauma/abuse, ADHD, PTSD, life transitions, career stress, anger issues, and interpersonal relationships. This means our work together will be conversation based allowing you the opportunity to feel validated and heard.
*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* Are you looking for a warm, compassionate therapist who will provide you the opportunity to be validated and heard? Are you looking to develop strategies to help cope with life's stressors? I work from a person centered approach, providing evidence based counseling services to college students, and adults, facing challenges such as depression, anxiety, trauma/abuse, ADHD, PTSD, life transitions, career stress, anger issues, and interpersonal relationships. This means our work together will be conversation based allowing you the opportunity to feel validated and heard.
Kate Greig
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Hampstead, NC 28443
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, my name is Kate and I want to help you meet your goals. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed and stuck, anxious or depressed things can change. I have been serving the Cape Fear Community since 2015, working with people of all ages, who are suffering from mood instability, anxiety, depression, PTSD and other trauma-related diagnoses and challenges, anger management, behavioral issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD and relationship issues. Prior, I spent several years providing Memory-Care support for individuals and their families struggling with dementia & dementia-related illness and TBI, including post-stroke support.
Hi, my name is Kate and I want to help you meet your goals. Whether you are feeling overwhelmed and stuck, anxious or depressed things can change. I have been serving the Cape Fear Community since 2015, working with people of all ages, who are suffering from mood instability, anxiety, depression, PTSD and other trauma-related diagnoses and challenges, anger management, behavioral issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD and relationship issues. Prior, I spent several years providing Memory-Care support for individuals and their families struggling with dementia & dementia-related illness and TBI, including post-stroke support.
Do you ever feel like you are putting on a happy face to get through the day, only to come home, emotionally drained, and just tired of faking it? Are you ready to take the next step but have spent so long feeling like a burden that speaking about your problems seems almost impossible? Starting therapy can be frightening and, for a lot of us, talking about our feelings doesn’t come easy. That's ok. (Seriously!) I want you to know that it's normal to feel nervous at first and that it is worth it to get your life back. Together, we will work towards helping you live a better life - however that may be defined for you.
Do you ever feel like you are putting on a happy face to get through the day, only to come home, emotionally drained, and just tired of faking it? Are you ready to take the next step but have spent so long feeling like a burden that speaking about your problems seems almost impossible? Starting therapy can be frightening and, for a lot of us, talking about our feelings doesn’t come easy. That's ok. (Seriously!) I want you to know that it's normal to feel nervous at first and that it is worth it to get your life back. Together, we will work towards helping you live a better life - however that may be defined for you.
I provide individual counseling for adults, adolescents, and children. I address a variety of concerns including parenting skills, marital issues, addictions, trauma, mood disorders, thought disorders, career concerns, anxiety, adjustment disorders and much more.
I provide individual counseling for adults, adolescents, and children. I address a variety of concerns including parenting skills, marital issues, addictions, trauma, mood disorders, thought disorders, career concerns, anxiety, adjustment disorders and much more.
Vanessa Nieves
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Hampstead, NC 28443
Putting your mental health as a priority can be a challenge. We all have many responsibilities that take up our time and attention. Maybe you’re a parent dealing with the daily tasks and grind of your family. Or perhaps you’re someone who has been feeling anxious and triggered by your partner because of the stressors of your job. If you have ever felt like life is a slippery slope and you’re losing your grip, you are not alone! I specialize in relationships. It can be the relationship you have with your family, or the one you have with yourself. Maybe it’s even the relationship you have with work.
Putting your mental health as a priority can be a challenge. We all have many responsibilities that take up our time and attention. Maybe you’re a parent dealing with the daily tasks and grind of your family. Or perhaps you’re someone who has been feeling anxious and triggered by your partner because of the stressors of your job. If you have ever felt like life is a slippery slope and you’re losing your grip, you are not alone! I specialize in relationships. It can be the relationship you have with your family, or the one you have with yourself. Maybe it’s even the relationship you have with work.
Tiffany Perrigo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSWA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sneads Ferry, NC 28460 (Online Only)
An ideal therapeutic relationship is collaborative and engaging, having goals to better your life and move forward from past traumas or life events is at the core. Diving into therapy can be scary, my hope is that we can create a safe comfortable environment where you can learn and grow!
An ideal therapeutic relationship is collaborative and engaging, having goals to better your life and move forward from past traumas or life events is at the core. Diving into therapy can be scary, my hope is that we can create a safe comfortable environment where you can learn and grow!
Denise Strickland
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Surf City, NC 28445 (Online Only)
Evolve or repeat. Therapy, by nature, can be challenging. It can appear scary, overwhelming, and anxiety-inducing; you are essentially vocalizing (to a stranger!) your challenges, weaknesses, mistakes, and insecurities. And sometimes that needs to happen to grow. My mantra over the last year has been to evolve or repeat. That’s it. Evolve or repeat. Frequently we establish and maintain patterns of thoughts and behaviors, based on past experiences and memories which are unhealthy and unproductive. I believe these patterns and cycles are the root to unhappiness and barriers to change.
Evolve or repeat. Therapy, by nature, can be challenging. It can appear scary, overwhelming, and anxiety-inducing; you are essentially vocalizing (to a stranger!) your challenges, weaknesses, mistakes, and insecurities. And sometimes that needs to happen to grow. My mantra over the last year has been to evolve or repeat. That’s it. Evolve or repeat. Frequently we establish and maintain patterns of thoughts and behaviors, based on past experiences and memories which are unhealthy and unproductive. I believe these patterns and cycles are the root to unhappiness and barriers to change.
Hello, I’m so glad you are here! Reaching out for help can be a difficult decision whether it’s for yourself or a loved one. I commend you on your choice to work towards a healthier life. I provide an accepting and comfortable environment where you feel safe to discuss difficult topics. As a clinical social worker, I am client-focused and realize that you are the expert in your life. I want to support you in working through difficulties and enhancing your strengths as you prepare for a brighter future.
Hello, I’m so glad you are here! Reaching out for help can be a difficult decision whether it’s for yourself or a loved one. I commend you on your choice to work towards a healthier life. I provide an accepting and comfortable environment where you feel safe to discuss difficult topics. As a clinical social worker, I am client-focused and realize that you are the expert in your life. I want to support you in working through difficulties and enhancing your strengths as you prepare for a brighter future.
Without Limits Counseling Services
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hampstead, NC 28443
Everyone deserves a non-judgmental therapist, someone who sees the light in even the parts of ourselves we are still working on, healing, or hiding. I desire to guide others in their best and higher versions of themselves while appreciating the mechanisms used to cope thus far.
Everyone deserves a non-judgmental therapist, someone who sees the light in even the parts of ourselves we are still working on, healing, or hiding. I desire to guide others in their best and higher versions of themselves while appreciating the mechanisms used to cope thus far.
As a parent, caretaker, and/or guardian, your desire is for your child to thrive. It can be difficult to watch your child face challenging emotions and/or life transitions that impact their ability to thrive. Children, adolescents, and young adults face many stressful situations and sometimes feel they don't feel they have a trustworthy place to turn. If you've observed your child struggling with heightened emotional distress, disruptive behaviors, school concerns, and difficulty forming healthy relationships, I may be able to help!
As a parent, caretaker, and/or guardian, your desire is for your child to thrive. It can be difficult to watch your child face challenging emotions and/or life transitions that impact their ability to thrive. Children, adolescents, and young adults face many stressful situations and sometimes feel they don't feel they have a trustworthy place to turn. If you've observed your child struggling with heightened emotional distress, disruptive behaviors, school concerns, and difficulty forming healthy relationships, I may be able to help!
Embark Counseling NC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hampstead, NC 28443
Embark Counseling NC is a mental health therapy practice specializing in animal-assisted therapy in Wilmington, NC. Animal-assisted therapy strategically incorporates human-animal interactions into a formal therapeutic process. Embracing the healing power of animals, our four-legged partners are here to offer comfort and guidance on your journey towards inner peace and well-being. Research suggests that spending time with animals can reduce stress and anxiety levels, improve mood, and increase feelings of social support.
Embark Counseling NC is a mental health therapy practice specializing in animal-assisted therapy in Wilmington, NC. Animal-assisted therapy strategically incorporates human-animal interactions into a formal therapeutic process. Embracing the healing power of animals, our four-legged partners are here to offer comfort and guidance on your journey towards inner peace and well-being. Research suggests that spending time with animals can reduce stress and anxiety levels, improve mood, and increase feelings of social support.
I want to acknowledge that it takes courage, bravery, and vulnerability to take the first step toward overcoming your challenges. I am honored to support you through this journey to healing and empowerment! I strive to provide a safe space for you so that we can work through any of your challenges together. I specialize in providing therapy in areas of perinatal mental health, trauma, grief and traumatic grief, and anxiety for children, teens, and adults using evidenced-based approaches. I believe individuals of all ages have the resilience and capability of moving forward past difficult life experiences.
I want to acknowledge that it takes courage, bravery, and vulnerability to take the first step toward overcoming your challenges. I am honored to support you through this journey to healing and empowerment! I strive to provide a safe space for you so that we can work through any of your challenges together. I specialize in providing therapy in areas of perinatal mental health, trauma, grief and traumatic grief, and anxiety for children, teens, and adults using evidenced-based approaches. I believe individuals of all ages have the resilience and capability of moving forward past difficult life experiences.
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ADHD Therapists
When should I seek treatment for ADHD?
You should seek treatment for ADHD if you consistently have difficulty with attention, hyperactivity, or impulsivity that interferes with your daily life. Symptoms of ADHD include the inability to sustain attention during tasks, difficulty organizing tasks and activities, being easily distracted, frequent fidgeting or squirming, and talking or interrupting excessively. If these symptoms interfere with your career, academics, or relationships—for example, consistently failing to complete professional projects on time—you should seek an evaluation for ADHD.
How does treatment for ADHD work?
Effective treatment for ADHD often consists of medication, behavioral therapy, and lifestyle changes. Stimulant medications such as Adderall and Ritalin work by altering levels of neurotransmitters in the brain; higher levels of dopamine and norepinephrine are known to improve attention and focus. Therapy works by helping people with ADHD understand the condition, discuss their areas of difficulty, and develop behavioral strategies to manage their symptoms. In some cases, modifying one’s diet and exercise can also help improve symptoms.
Are there specific medications for ADHD?
Medications to treat ADHD are generally stimulants, the most common are Adderall and Ritalin. There are two categories of stimulants: Amphetamines include Adderall, Dyanavel, Vyvanse, and Dexedrine, and methylphenidates include Ritalin, Concerta, Daytrana, Focalin, Quillichew, Quillivant, and Metadate. Non-stimulants and antidepressants may be used as an alternative if stimulants aren’t effective or viable for a particular patient.
How long does treatment for ADHD take?
It’s tough to give an exact time frame because everyone varies. In terms of medications, stimulants begin to work very soon after you take them, generally within the hour. It may take time to identify the right medication and dosage, but the medication itself is fast-acting. In terms of therapy, it takes time to develop skills and put them into practice, but you will likely see improvements within a few weeks or months.