Therapists in Marion, NC
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Lisa Ripperton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCAS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marion, NC 28752
I use a combination of modalities, but primarily DBT and EMDR.
Are you haunted by your past? Do you struggle with anxiety and stress? You can heal and thrive: I believe that change is possible, even in the most challenging circumstances. You can move past old wounds and into your present for a full and fulfilling life. You will learn to embrace change and growth without unnecessary fear, and find your passions and gifts in life. If you are ready to start this process, call me for a free phone consultation on how you can change your life. We are currently accepting intakes with Healthy Blue and Vaya Health Medicaid.
I use a combination of modalities, but primarily DBT and EMDR.
Are you haunted by your past? Do you struggle with anxiety and stress? You can heal and thrive: I believe that change is possible, even in the most challenging circumstances. You can move past old wounds and into your present for a full and fulfilling life. You will learn to embrace change and growth without unnecessary fear, and find your passions and gifts in life. If you are ready to start this process, call me for a free phone consultation on how you can change your life. We are currently accepting intakes with Healthy Blue and Vaya Health Medicaid.
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Chrissy Holiday
Licensed Professional Counselor, MDiv, MA/EdS, NCC, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Marion, NC 28752
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that change is hard but not impossible. I work especially well with people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and spirituality. I work mainly through trauma-informed therapy, reality therapy, EMDR, and internal family systems therapy, though I am open to other approaches to counseling. Individuals and families are welcome in my office to receive empathetic and intentional mental health care. Although I am not able to prescribe medication, I understand it is often a major part of mental wellness and I can coordinate with any prescribing doctors who may already be part of your wellness team.
I believe that change is hard but not impossible. I work especially well with people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and spirituality. I work mainly through trauma-informed therapy, reality therapy, EMDR, and internal family systems therapy, though I am open to other approaches to counseling. Individuals and families are welcome in my office to receive empathetic and intentional mental health care. Although I am not able to prescribe medication, I understand it is often a major part of mental wellness and I can coordinate with any prescribing doctors who may already be part of your wellness team.
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Gretchen Brown
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCAS, MAC
Verified Verified
Marion, NC 28752
Waitlist for new clients
I am passionate about supporting others in finding balance and happiness. I believe that people have the internal resources necessary to grow and change when approaching life's transitions and struggles. My approach to therapy is strengths based, and one that values how you’ve already faced your life's challenges. I value transparency, honesty, compassion and humor in my approach to therapy. I integrate EMDR, CBT, traditional talk therapy, and mindfulness to facilitate healing in the mind and the body.
I am passionate about supporting others in finding balance and happiness. I believe that people have the internal resources necessary to grow and change when approaching life's transitions and struggles. My approach to therapy is strengths based, and one that values how you’ve already faced your life's challenges. I value transparency, honesty, compassion and humor in my approach to therapy. I integrate EMDR, CBT, traditional talk therapy, and mindfulness to facilitate healing in the mind and the body.
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Maureen Motley Zitin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSS, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Marion, NC 28752
I have training in Internal Family Systems, Hakomi, DBT, and EMDR.
Are you at a crossroads in your life? Do you suspect that past painful or traumatic experiences are interfering with your life and relationships? Are you ready to roll up your sleeves, dig deep, let go and uncover something shining? I enjoy working with women, men, couples and other therapists who are ready to discover their resilience and do the work they need to do to uncover the gold in themselves and in their relationships. And, yes, there is always gold. Really, always.
I have training in Internal Family Systems, Hakomi, DBT, and EMDR.
Are you at a crossroads in your life? Do you suspect that past painful or traumatic experiences are interfering with your life and relationships? Are you ready to roll up your sleeves, dig deep, let go and uncover something shining? I enjoy working with women, men, couples and other therapists who are ready to discover their resilience and do the work they need to do to uncover the gold in themselves and in their relationships. And, yes, there is always gold. Really, always.
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We'll work together to identify patterns, develop coping strategies, and cultivate resilience utilizing bottom-up therapies like EMDR, somatic work, IFS, expressive art and breath-work.
I specialize in women's health and supporting women through preconception through the postpartum period. In my practice, I offer a warm, non-judgmental space for you to safely explore your parenting journey and relationships. By connecting with your body, we can heal past wounds and uncover your inner strengths. I use an integrative, trauma-informed, holistic wellness approach. My goal is to empower you and help you connect with your story, body, relationships, and values.
We'll work together to identify patterns, develop coping strategies, and cultivate resilience utilizing bottom-up therapies like EMDR, somatic work, IFS, expressive art and breath-work.
I specialize in women's health and supporting women through preconception through the postpartum period. In my practice, I offer a warm, non-judgmental space for you to safely explore your parenting journey and relationships. By connecting with your body, we can heal past wounds and uncover your inner strengths. I use an integrative, trauma-informed, holistic wellness approach. My goal is to empower you and help you connect with your story, body, relationships, and values.
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CTSHealth Integrated Wellness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCAS
Verified Verified
Marion, NC 28752
CTSHealth Integrative Wellness Clinic supports the clinical views of the Integrated Care Model, Person Centered Thinking, System of Care and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. With these approaches, we’re able to identify and increase the emotional, cognitive, social, and psychological functioning of our clients. We provide guidance, education, and skills to caregivers to become better equipped to assist individuals in their care. Our professional teams are committed to safeguarding the continuity of care through collaboration with all participants involved in assisting the client through the treatment process.
CTSHealth Integrative Wellness Clinic supports the clinical views of the Integrated Care Model, Person Centered Thinking, System of Care and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. With these approaches, we’re able to identify and increase the emotional, cognitive, social, and psychological functioning of our clients. We provide guidance, education, and skills to caregivers to become better equipped to assist individuals in their care. Our professional teams are committed to safeguarding the continuity of care through collaboration with all participants involved in assisting the client through the treatment process.
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My treatment focuses on people with chronic illness, trauma, especially people with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, other autoimmune disorders and those who love a person with chronic illness. If you are struggling adapting to a new diagnosis of diabetes, or with the rigors of long-standing diabetes self-management, you are not alone. Diabetes distress and burnout have been well-defined and are treatable. If you love someone with chronic illness, and you find it difficult to manage your anxiety or have burnout yourself, please consider psychotherapy.
My treatment focuses on people with chronic illness, trauma, especially people with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, other autoimmune disorders and those who love a person with chronic illness. If you are struggling adapting to a new diagnosis of diabetes, or with the rigors of long-standing diabetes self-management, you are not alone. Diabetes distress and burnout have been well-defined and are treatable. If you love someone with chronic illness, and you find it difficult to manage your anxiety or have burnout yourself, please consider psychotherapy.
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Ami Silva
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Marion, NC 28752
Waitlist for new clients
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!
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!
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Nancy Arsenault
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Old Fort, NC 28762
Not accepting new clients
I utilize somatic therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, CBT, humor, body movement and other techniques to support healing.
I love that there is always room for discovery in life. I see therapy as an avenue for self-exploration, creating movement, healing and growth. Life challenges and hardship can stall movement. This often leads to feeling anxious, afraid, angry, shameful, depressed and stuck. Therapy can be an effective tool in creating healthy resolution to issues that create suffering, deepening your awareness and self-acceptance, allowing you to experience more joy, peace, pleasure and authenticity in your life. My approach is person centered, creative, down to earth and often playful, respecting uniqueness and honoring the vulnerability necessary to be genuine.
I utilize somatic therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, CBT, humor, body movement and other techniques to support healing.
I love that there is always room for discovery in life. I see therapy as an avenue for self-exploration, creating movement, healing and growth. Life challenges and hardship can stall movement. This often leads to feeling anxious, afraid, angry, shameful, depressed and stuck. Therapy can be an effective tool in creating healthy resolution to issues that create suffering, deepening your awareness and self-acceptance, allowing you to experience more joy, peace, pleasure and authenticity in your life. My approach is person centered, creative, down to earth and often playful, respecting uniqueness and honoring the vulnerability necessary to be genuine.
Online Therapists
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I draw from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectal behavioral therapy (DBT), as well as solution-focused therapy, and am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
I feel passionate about serving those who have experienced trauma, particularly attachment-based trauma. Above all, stable and consistent connection for someone with an attachment-based trauma can make all the difference in the world. I believe there is great power in holding a space for someone to feel heard and understood, as many folks do not have that safe space with anyone in their life. I also have experience working with folks with substance use challenges. I find that substances can often be what someone turns to when they don’t have the tools and support they need to manage the challenges they are facing.
I draw from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectal behavioral therapy (DBT), as well as solution-focused therapy, and am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
I feel passionate about serving those who have experienced trauma, particularly attachment-based trauma. Above all, stable and consistent connection for someone with an attachment-based trauma can make all the difference in the world. I believe there is great power in holding a space for someone to feel heard and understood, as many folks do not have that safe space with anyone in their life. I also have experience working with folks with substance use challenges. I find that substances can often be what someone turns to when they don’t have the tools and support they need to manage the challenges they are facing.
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Ellen Louise Ray
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSWA, LCAS, MFA
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Asheville, NC 28801
Waitlist for new clients
Integrating somatic and cognitive techniques from Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, Polyvagal Theory, MI, and CBT, I’ll help you get to know your many parts so you can embrace and live into the full, nuanced you.
If you’re on a journey of coming back to yourself, your body, and your wholeness, you’ve come to right place. If you’ve been feeling that it’s time to unpack the traumas you’ve been carrying for too long, or if you’re ready to get to know all of the parts of you, even the ones you tend to look away from in shame, you’ve come to the right place. You have the power to create a life you are excited about—a life you're fully here for. You have the power to embrace, heal, and live into every facet of yourself. I would be honored to support you to open your hands to the power you hold.
Integrating somatic and cognitive techniques from Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, Polyvagal Theory, MI, and CBT, I’ll help you get to know your many parts so you can embrace and live into the full, nuanced you.
If you’re on a journey of coming back to yourself, your body, and your wholeness, you’ve come to right place. If you’ve been feeling that it’s time to unpack the traumas you’ve been carrying for too long, or if you’re ready to get to know all of the parts of you, even the ones you tend to look away from in shame, you’ve come to the right place. You have the power to create a life you are excited about—a life you're fully here for. You have the power to embrace, heal, and live into every facet of yourself. I would be honored to support you to open your hands to the power you hold.
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Hollie Bowers
Counselor, MS, LCMHCA, LCASA, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Winston Salem, NC 27103 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I'm here to assist you in navigating through challenges and moving towards a more authentic and fulfilling life. I create a non-judgmental and safe space for clients to explore, learn, and grow on their journey toward self-discovery and healing. My counseling approach is eclectic, person-centered, and trauma-informed, drawing from various evidence-based modalities depending on each client’s unique needs. These include but are not limited to, Rogerian person-centered therapy, EMDR, Narrative Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, CBT, DBT, MI, and NARM. I'm a trained EMDR therapist.
I'm here to assist you in navigating through challenges and moving towards a more authentic and fulfilling life. I create a non-judgmental and safe space for clients to explore, learn, and grow on their journey toward self-discovery and healing. My counseling approach is eclectic, person-centered, and trauma-informed, drawing from various evidence-based modalities depending on each client’s unique needs. These include but are not limited to, Rogerian person-centered therapy, EMDR, Narrative Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, CBT, DBT, MI, and NARM. I'm a trained EMDR therapist.
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I am trained in EMDR, which is a trauma reprocessing technique.
Hi there! I hope to come alongside humans on their unique healing path; whether that journey be healing pain from the past, lightening a sense of shame, shifting ongoing patterns, or learning to live with loss, I hope to create a safe space where you can be known. I believe this is the foundation to tap into the healing, wisdom, and courage you already have within you.
I am trained in EMDR, which is a trauma reprocessing technique.
Hi there! I hope to come alongside humans on their unique healing path; whether that journey be healing pain from the past, lightening a sense of shame, shifting ongoing patterns, or learning to live with loss, I hope to create a safe space where you can be known. I believe this is the foundation to tap into the healing, wisdom, and courage you already have within you.
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Tara Chandler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28801 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I am an EMDR Certified therapist and EMDR Consultant.
I love working with individuals in the big transition stages of life. I have a passion for helping patients sort out the often confusing and disorienting realization that there is no "right" way to do things. Being a new parent, navigating relationships and intimacy, working through family relationhships and the every changing political climate are all transitions that interest me. The journey is about figuring out a happy medium between your way and what is acceptable to those that love and support you.
I am an EMDR Certified therapist and EMDR Consultant.
I love working with individuals in the big transition stages of life. I have a passion for helping patients sort out the often confusing and disorienting realization that there is no "right" way to do things. Being a new parent, navigating relationships and intimacy, working through family relationhships and the every changing political climate are all transitions that interest me. The journey is about figuring out a happy medium between your way and what is acceptable to those that love and support you.
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Charlene Dyer
Counselor, MA, LCMHCS, NASMCPT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Charlotte, NC 28278 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I provide EMDR therapy for adults who have experienced trauma.
Welcome! I am so excited you've taken this first step towards therapy! I currently serve adults age 18 and up. I am well versed in working with those who are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, Race-Based Traumatic Stress, micro-aggressions in the work place, relationship conflict, and survivors of traumatic experiences. I believe in working collaboratively with my clients to help them achieve goals such as increasing their self-esteem, develop healthy coping skills, decrease feelings of depressions and isolation, and increasing ones ability to make positive choices to help increase their quality of life.
I provide EMDR therapy for adults who have experienced trauma.
Welcome! I am so excited you've taken this first step towards therapy! I currently serve adults age 18 and up. I am well versed in working with those who are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, Race-Based Traumatic Stress, micro-aggressions in the work place, relationship conflict, and survivors of traumatic experiences. I believe in working collaboratively with my clients to help them achieve goals such as increasing their self-esteem, develop healthy coping skills, decrease feelings of depressions and isolation, and increasing ones ability to make positive choices to help increase their quality of life.
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Kyle Anna Duni
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Kannapolis, NC 28081 (Online Only)
I offer an integrated approach that includes EMDR, person-centered, CBT, DBT skills, and trauma focused treatment; however, our time together is not limited to these theories of practice.
I believe everyone deserves a space to process, heal, and experience empathy and validation. Good outcomes in therapy can be expected if you feel the therapist genuinely cares and has your best interest in heart and mind. Your therapist must also have skill, knowledge, and experience with clinically proven therapy techniques. I provide both to you as my client.
I offer an integrated approach that includes EMDR, person-centered, CBT, DBT skills, and trauma focused treatment; however, our time together is not limited to these theories of practice.
I believe everyone deserves a space to process, heal, and experience empathy and validation. Good outcomes in therapy can be expected if you feel the therapist genuinely cares and has your best interest in heart and mind. Your therapist must also have skill, knowledge, and experience with clinically proven therapy techniques. I provide both to you as my client.
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A New Beginning Therapy Center, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Shelby, NC 28152
Waitlist for new clients
I am an EMDR practitioner and a national certified trauma focused cognitive behavior therapist.
Life is a journey that is cultivated by various experiences that may put you in a place facing depression, anxiety and other forms of mental illness that may seem to be unbearable. My approach to counseling is driven by a strength based perspective. I look forward to assisting you through emotional processing by tapping into your personal inner strength of resilience to carry you through this journey which is most often referred to as life itself.
I am an EMDR practitioner and a national certified trauma focused cognitive behavior therapist.
Life is a journey that is cultivated by various experiences that may put you in a place facing depression, anxiety and other forms of mental illness that may seem to be unbearable. My approach to counseling is driven by a strength based perspective. I look forward to assisting you through emotional processing by tapping into your personal inner strength of resilience to carry you through this journey which is most often referred to as life itself.
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I am an EMDR Certified therapist.
People generally seek counseling because where they are is not where they want to be. Moving from one place to the other can only happen if changes are made. I focus on creating a trusting and safe environment with an emphasis on collaboration to help ensure that the process to change, though possibly difficult and even painful, is ultimately rewarding and lasting. My focus is on treating you as an individual with unique needs and goals and I will work with you to develop strategies for change based on the information you bring to each session.
I am an EMDR Certified therapist.
People generally seek counseling because where they are is not where they want to be. Moving from one place to the other can only happen if changes are made. I focus on creating a trusting and safe environment with an emphasis on collaboration to help ensure that the process to change, though possibly difficult and even painful, is ultimately rewarding and lasting. My focus is on treating you as an individual with unique needs and goals and I will work with you to develop strategies for change based on the information you bring to each session.
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Brandy Houser
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Asheville, NC 28803 (Online Only)
Specializing in multiple forms of therapy including DBT, CBT and EMDR.
Please email me for more information. Telehealth services in Montana. I have been in the mental health field for 14 years with experience in Depression, Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder and people that just feel stuck. I work with a wide range of individuals ages 18 to the end stages of life. It is important for me to remain true to who I am and to provide clients with an experience that at times can be hard to sit with, however the process provides insight, meaning and problem solving. The journey to better mental health is best with a person that can walk along with you. If you are ready for change I will be there.
Specializing in multiple forms of therapy including DBT, CBT and EMDR.
Please email me for more information. Telehealth services in Montana. I have been in the mental health field for 14 years with experience in Depression, Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder and people that just feel stuck. I work with a wide range of individuals ages 18 to the end stages of life. It is important for me to remain true to who I am and to provide clients with an experience that at times can be hard to sit with, however the process provides insight, meaning and problem solving. The journey to better mental health is best with a person that can walk along with you. If you are ready for change I will be there.
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Erin Sesemann
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, CBIS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boone, NC 28607
Waitlist for new clients
I am a medical family therapist, certified brain injury specialist, fully trained in EMDR therapy, and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.
Welcome! My goal is to create an open, non-judgmental space where we can work together to help you manage your situation and feelings while also exploring how to do things differently. We will work together to gain insight into your relationship dynamics, personality, commitment styles, beliefs, and family systems. My practice areas include: chronic health conditions/injuries, depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues. I work with individuals and families. I am currently scheduling new clients for the intern therapist at my practice for individual, couple, or family therapy which is offered from a sliding scale fee.
I am a medical family therapist, certified brain injury specialist, fully trained in EMDR therapy, and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.
Welcome! My goal is to create an open, non-judgmental space where we can work together to help you manage your situation and feelings while also exploring how to do things differently. We will work together to gain insight into your relationship dynamics, personality, commitment styles, beliefs, and family systems. My practice areas include: chronic health conditions/injuries, depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues. I work with individuals and families. I am currently scheduling new clients for the intern therapist at my practice for individual, couple, or family therapy which is offered from a sliding scale fee.
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EMDR Therapists
Who is EMDR for?
EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.
Why do people need EMDR?
People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.
What problems does EMDR treat?
First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.
What happens in EMDR therapy?
First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.