EMDR Therapists in Spring Lake, NC
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Marina Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-S
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Spring Lake, NC 28390
Some of the evidence-based therapeutic interventions I use in my practice include EMDR, CBT, DBT, Trauma-CBT, and Solution-Focused.
Life can be challenging at times and healthy coping skills are vital to being able to navigate through life and manage daily issues and problems effectively. Many people see seeking therapy as an admission of weakness. I believe that one of the bravest things someone can do is realize that they cannot face everything alone and to ask for help. Therapy doesn't have to be always a painful experience. If you want to achieve personal growth and healing, then it is time to call me for help. My ideal client is someone who is actively seeking to get healthy and willing to put in the effort necessary to try and accomplish it.
Some of the evidence-based therapeutic interventions I use in my practice include EMDR, CBT, DBT, Trauma-CBT, and Solution-Focused.
Life can be challenging at times and healthy coping skills are vital to being able to navigate through life and manage daily issues and problems effectively. Many people see seeking therapy as an admission of weakness. I believe that one of the bravest things someone can do is realize that they cannot face everything alone and to ask for help. Therapy doesn't have to be always a painful experience. If you want to achieve personal growth and healing, then it is time to call me for help. My ideal client is someone who is actively seeking to get healthy and willing to put in the effort necessary to try and accomplish it.
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Freedom Counseling
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Spring Lake, NC 28390 (Online Only)
I am also trained in EMDR technique.
Everyone experience’s struggles in their lives that can feel too overwhelming at times. Even though you are doing the best you can to cope, you just might need a little help getting things on track. I am interested in providing you with the tools to understand your issues and to reach your life goals.
I am also trained in EMDR technique.
Everyone experience’s struggles in their lives that can feel too overwhelming at times. Even though you are doing the best you can to cope, you just might need a little help getting things on track. I am interested in providing you with the tools to understand your issues and to reach your life goals.
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I know that making the decision to contact a therapist can be difficult for some and my goal is to make the time spent as welcoming as possible.
I know that making the decision to contact a therapist can be difficult for some and my goal is to make the time spent as welcoming as possible.
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Carolina Counseling Services - Cameron, NC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Spring Lake, NC 28390
There can be a lot of obstacles to living the life you want, therapy can help. We have appointments available with independently contracted therapists who enjoy working with couples, adults, teens and children. We contract with experienced, licensed clinicians that can help you work through what may be holding you back.
There can be a lot of obstacles to living the life you want, therapy can help. We have appointments available with independently contracted therapists who enjoy working with couples, adults, teens and children. We contract with experienced, licensed clinicians that can help you work through what may be holding you back.
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Thrive Counseling & Consulting PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCMHC, LMFT, MSW, LCAS, RPT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Spring Lake, NC 28390
Our goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. We all experience moments that leave us feeling hopeless, sad, frustrated, angry, or frightened. However, life is not meant to be lived in that place of darkness. While we can't change the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. Using complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will help unearth old behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. If you're ready to take steps forward, we are ready to help.
Our goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. We all experience moments that leave us feeling hopeless, sad, frustrated, angry, or frightened. However, life is not meant to be lived in that place of darkness. While we can't change the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. Using complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will help unearth old behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. If you're ready to take steps forward, we are ready to help.
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Imani N Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, MSW, LCSW, LCAS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Spring Lake, NC 28390
With approximately 14 years of combined, prior experience as a Qualified Professional (QP) and Family Case Manager in both the Georgia and North Carolina systems of Mental Health and Human Services, I've had the privilege of working with adults, children, families, and groups with compassion and professionalism. Since 2012, I've served as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing in-home, office, and community-based therapy.
With approximately 14 years of combined, prior experience as a Qualified Professional (QP) and Family Case Manager in both the Georgia and North Carolina systems of Mental Health and Human Services, I've had the privilege of working with adults, children, families, and groups with compassion and professionalism. Since 2012, I've served as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing in-home, office, and community-based therapy.
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Sarah D. C. Fagan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Spring Lake, NC 28390
Not accepting new clients
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Healing Selves Therapeutics, PLLC
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, LCAS, NCC
Verified Verified
Fayetteville, NC 28305
We are Licensed Professionals Providing: Psychotherapy, Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Processing, EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, and Consultation. We specialize in dissociative disorders, trauma, PTSD, Anxiety and Depression.
We are Licensed Professionals Providing: Psychotherapy, Substance Use Counseling, Trauma Processing, EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, and Consultation. We specialize in dissociative disorders, trauma, PTSD, Anxiety and Depression.
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Bria White
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSWA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fayetteville, NC 28303 (Online Only)
I am also EMDR trained.
Immediate daytime availability virtually on Monday through Thursday. There are many obstacles life may throw at us. Often these obstacles are unexpected and throw us off our desired path. Sometimes it may even feel that we have lost our way and our original path is out of sight, unable to be found. You may start to feel defeated or overwhelmed by what to do next. But with a little help, there is hope that you can rediscover your path or create an even better one!
I am also EMDR trained.
Immediate daytime availability virtually on Monday through Thursday. There are many obstacles life may throw at us. Often these obstacles are unexpected and throw us off our desired path. Sometimes it may even feel that we have lost our way and our original path is out of sight, unable to be found. You may start to feel defeated or overwhelmed by what to do next. But with a little help, there is hope that you can rediscover your path or create an even better one!
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Candice N Brenneman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fayetteville, NC 28305
I am trained to use EMDR for trauma from childhood and/or adulthood from car accidents, infidelity, sexual abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, and/or military traumas.
Accepting new clients...evening and Saturday hours! I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in couples, family therapy, and relational work. My areas of expertise are pre-marital therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy. I am well-versed in military specific issues, as I contracted at various installations for six years. I work with clients 16-100 years old. I am EMDR basic trained and use tough skills with anxious and traumatized clients. Most of my clients have relationship issues due to past traumas that have not been processed.
I am trained to use EMDR for trauma from childhood and/or adulthood from car accidents, infidelity, sexual abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, and/or military traumas.
Accepting new clients...evening and Saturday hours! I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in couples, family therapy, and relational work. My areas of expertise are pre-marital therapy, couples therapy, and family therapy. I am well-versed in military specific issues, as I contracted at various installations for six years. I work with clients 16-100 years old. I am EMDR basic trained and use tough skills with anxious and traumatized clients. Most of my clients have relationship issues due to past traumas that have not been processed.
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Renee B Wilson
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC , NCC, LCAS, RYT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Bragg, NC 28307
Successful Therapy is conducted utilizing evidence-based modalities including: Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Informed Interventions, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, EMDR and Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Emotional Freedom.
It is my pleasure to work with adolescents, adults, couples, veterans, and active-duty military, as well as with groups. I enjoy collaborating with people of diverse racial, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds who have experienced trauma either in childhood, adulthood, or through the military service and who are seeking a safe place to overcome life’s adversities, learn a new way to function, and live a victorious life. I work with issues related to ADHD, anger, anxiety, drug/alcohol use, panic, PTSD, personal growth, racial identity, self-esteem, sexual assault, stress, stressor-related disorders, and career development.
Successful Therapy is conducted utilizing evidence-based modalities including: Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Informed Interventions, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, EMDR and Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Emotional Freedom.
It is my pleasure to work with adolescents, adults, couples, veterans, and active-duty military, as well as with groups. I enjoy collaborating with people of diverse racial, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds who have experienced trauma either in childhood, adulthood, or through the military service and who are seeking a safe place to overcome life’s adversities, learn a new way to function, and live a victorious life. I work with issues related to ADHD, anger, anxiety, drug/alcohol use, panic, PTSD, personal growth, racial identity, self-esteem, sexual assault, stress, stressor-related disorders, and career development.
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Carol Michelle Duke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fayetteville, NC 28305
I provide EMDR therapy to help clients process their traumas, grief and negative beliefs.
Are you worried, stressed or feeling stuck? My goal is to help women solve and/or cope with problems in their everyday lives. I have spent the last few years working with women concerning a range of issues. I as a wife, mother and business owner, I understand the everyday struggles faced by women and I am able to help. I offer a safe environment to allow us to explore any issues and concerns you may have and I help you develop the skills you need to learn to manage your concerns on your own.
I provide EMDR therapy to help clients process their traumas, grief and negative beliefs.
Are you worried, stressed or feeling stuck? My goal is to help women solve and/or cope with problems in their everyday lives. I have spent the last few years working with women concerning a range of issues. I as a wife, mother and business owner, I understand the everyday struggles faced by women and I am able to help. I offer a safe environment to allow us to explore any issues and concerns you may have and I help you develop the skills you need to learn to manage your concerns on your own.
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Fayetteville
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Fayetteville, NC 28312
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
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CareNet/Fayetteville Family Life Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT-S, LCMHCS
Verified Verified
Fayetteville, NC 28305 (Online Only)
Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing ( EMDR).
My priority, as a therapist is to assist you through the challenges one faces in life. I am a Person-Centered therapist acknowledging the individuality of each client. I am trained in the integration of psychology and faith. Therapeutic interventions are eclectic incorporating a holistic approach of mind, body and spirit. I have experience in treating Anxiety, Depression, Mood/Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorder, Life Transition Issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Grief, Anger Management, and Women Issues. I, also have experience working with Couple/Marital Counseling and Family-related concerns. As a military spouse, I enjoy assisting military families.
Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing ( EMDR).
My priority, as a therapist is to assist you through the challenges one faces in life. I am a Person-Centered therapist acknowledging the individuality of each client. I am trained in the integration of psychology and faith. Therapeutic interventions are eclectic incorporating a holistic approach of mind, body and spirit. I have experience in treating Anxiety, Depression, Mood/Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorder, Life Transition Issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Grief, Anger Management, and Women Issues. I, also have experience working with Couple/Marital Counseling and Family-related concerns. As a military spouse, I enjoy assisting military families.
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Michelle R Walters
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Fayetteville, NC 28305
Evidence based trauma training such as: EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy), and The ARAMMU relationship checkup for couples.
Easy scheduling and intake process. If you want to grow, create, "thrive instead of survive", improve your work, life, relationship, marriage, or just try to problem solve stuck areas, the tools are here! I especially enjoy using evidence-based treatments that empower clients and produce RESULTS! My motto is: My job is to work myself out of a job! If this resonates with you, call or email today!
Evidence based trauma training such as: EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy), and The ARAMMU relationship checkup for couples.
Easy scheduling and intake process. If you want to grow, create, "thrive instead of survive", improve your work, life, relationship, marriage, or just try to problem solve stuck areas, the tools are here! I especially enjoy using evidence-based treatments that empower clients and produce RESULTS! My motto is: My job is to work myself out of a job! If this resonates with you, call or email today!
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Tracey R Frink
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT-S, CST, EMDR, EAMH
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Fayetteville, NC 28306
Tracey is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with additional training in trauma recovery, post-traumatic stress disorder/symptoms (PTSD), Sensory Processing Disorders, Equine Assisted Mental Health (EAMH), and Sex Therapy. Her unique experience embodies a holistic approach. She combines traditional talk therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing ( EMDR), equine therapy, and somatic techniques for effective symptom relief and client empowerment. Tracey works with military personnel and their families, couples, and the LGBTQIA community. Tracey is knowledgeable of world religions, Native American spirituality and Christian faiths; she is understanding of individuals who consider themselves atheist, humanist, agnostic, seeker, or other.
Tracey is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with additional training in trauma recovery, post-traumatic stress disorder/symptoms (PTSD), Sensory Processing Disorders, Equine Assisted Mental Health (EAMH), and Sex Therapy. Her unique experience embodies a holistic approach. She combines traditional talk therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing ( EMDR), equine therapy, and somatic techniques for effective symptom relief and client empowerment. Tracey works with military personnel and their families, couples, and the LGBTQIA community. Tracey is knowledgeable of world religions, Native American spirituality and Christian faiths; she is understanding of individuals who consider themselves atheist, humanist, agnostic, seeker, or other.
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Meagan C Mccabe
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fayetteville, NC 28303 (Online Only)
I have completed the Level 1 and Level 2 Training for EMDR and use it in sessions.
I am a virtual only therapist with over 15 years of experience seeing clients throughout the North Carolina region. I specialize in empowering individuals or couples working through life transitions. Whether it is healing past traumas, prioritizing self-care, setting healthy boundaries, or identifying and breaking unhealthy patterns; I work from a strength-based and client-centered stance that focuses on helping clients create or enhance healthy and holistic relationships with themselves and others. To quote Brene Brown, I believe "owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do".
I have completed the Level 1 and Level 2 Training for EMDR and use it in sessions.
I am a virtual only therapist with over 15 years of experience seeing clients throughout the North Carolina region. I specialize in empowering individuals or couples working through life transitions. Whether it is healing past traumas, prioritizing self-care, setting healthy boundaries, or identifying and breaking unhealthy patterns; I work from a strength-based and client-centered stance that focuses on helping clients create or enhance healthy and holistic relationships with themselves and others. To quote Brene Brown, I believe "owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do".
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Kari Whirry
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSWA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Fayetteville, NC 28305 (Online Only)
I am EMDR trained and have experience using a multitude of modalities to help clients achieve their goals.
As a clinical social worker, I believe in meeting clients where they are. I strive to provide a therapeutic environment that helps you achieve your goals and become the best version of yourself. I have a casual approach to therapy and believe that you are the expert in your own life experience. I want to work collaboratively, combining our shared expertise to help you become the most healthy version of yourself.
I am EMDR trained and have experience using a multitude of modalities to help clients achieve their goals.
As a clinical social worker, I believe in meeting clients where they are. I strive to provide a therapeutic environment that helps you achieve your goals and become the best version of yourself. I have a casual approach to therapy and believe that you are the expert in your own life experience. I want to work collaboratively, combining our shared expertise to help you become the most healthy version of yourself.
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Lynette Davis
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Please know that I have education in using EMDR, CPT, CBT, ACT, DBT, and Solution-Focused.
Exploring the stuck places of your life with someone who is nonjudgmental and goal-focused can be a real game changer, moving you forward toward your hopes and dreams. I not only listen, but help you to solve problems. I am a psychotherapist working with individuals and families to reduce mood, relationship conflicts, and parenting concerns. We target specific goals of change and identify steps toward those goals. I use science-based interventions exploring past and current patterns that hold you back from making progress. Most of my clinical experience has been treating depression, anxiety, grief, bipolar, trauma, and PTSD.
Please know that I have education in using EMDR, CPT, CBT, ACT, DBT, and Solution-Focused.
Exploring the stuck places of your life with someone who is nonjudgmental and goal-focused can be a real game changer, moving you forward toward your hopes and dreams. I not only listen, but help you to solve problems. I am a psychotherapist working with individuals and families to reduce mood, relationship conflicts, and parenting concerns. We target specific goals of change and identify steps toward those goals. I use science-based interventions exploring past and current patterns that hold you back from making progress. Most of my clinical experience has been treating depression, anxiety, grief, bipolar, trauma, and PTSD.
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Evolving Life Counseling and Psychotherapy, PLLC
Counselor
Verified Verified
Fayetteville, NC 28303 (Online Only)
Our clinicians has had special trainings including EMDR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Heartmath Interventions and solution-focused therapy.
Our ultimate goal is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan. Our experience enables us to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care. We treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. Each therapist is an independent clinician and has an area of specialty.
Our clinicians has had special trainings including EMDR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Heartmath Interventions and solution-focused therapy.
Our ultimate goal is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and customizing a treatment plan. Our experience enables us to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care. We treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. Each therapist is an independent clinician and has an area of specialty.
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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.