Couples Counseling Therapists in Winston Salem, NC

Hello! I am a counselor licensed in North and South Carolina with over 22 years of experience. I’ve worked with a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, family and parenting issues, ADHD, behavioral issues, and more. I determine effective therapy strategies for each unique client, and employ a combination of Cognitive Behavioral, Schema Focused, Narrative, and Brief Solution Focused techniques. My clients tell me they appreciate that I am direct, honest, and hold them accountable, while also being compassionate. I am very practical and teach techniques that can be applied to most all situations in life.

Currently accepting new clients and most major insurance companies. I provide a safe, non-judgemental place for you to discuss past and/or current issues that cause ongoing distress, inhibiting you from enjoying daily life activities that you used to love doing. We will work together to stop those racing, ongoing thoughts that make you worry, feel anxious and keep you up at night.

I treat clients who have a history of trauma and/or eating concerns. Maybe this resonates with you. Perhaps your trauma manifested in maladaptive behaviors, like cutting, an eating disorder, or risk behaviors. You have lost the ability to tune into your body and need help reconnecting with your body's wisdom. Using mindfulness, EMDR, and other body-based interventions, I can help you process trauma and develop healthy coping skills to replace the ones that cause you pain.

I provide basic mental health counseling and psychoeducational services to pediatric and adult populations between the ages of 10 and adult. Specifically, I serve persons with general mental health concerns and who have experienced trauma. I believe there is a significant interplay between cognition, affect, and behaviors. A person who is able to successfully restructure cognition through understanding of their needs will be successful in making behavioral, and affective changes with lasting success and improved mental health wellbeing.

Your thoughts are what guide your decisions. Perhaps the strength you used to have has weaken, causing you to doubt or question your ability and/or who you are. Start today, seek a new life for yourself. Imagine what your future can look like. See that together we can create change and healing, allowing you to move beyond pain, sadness, anxiety, and confusion. Accurate assessment and therapeutic approaches, including understanding and professional guidance will help you experience daily peace, love, laughter and happiness. I am fully convinced from a high success rate among those who have sought and received therapeutic counseling and moved forward, experiencing a healthy productive life that you will also.

Life can be viewed as a series of successes and disappointments. We often have people who support us in the highs but may not know how to help us through the lows. I would be honored to be that person for you! While we cannot be perfect, we can be healthy in mind, body, and spirit! I believe that God can use every event, mistake, achievement, frustration, setback and triumph to help us prosper and be well.

Are your ready for "better"? Lets talk about ways to make that happen.

As a counselor, I use techniques from evidence-based practices, which means the techniques have been proven by research to be effective. I draw from dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT )motivational interviewing (MI), and parts work. I utilize a person-centered, strengths-based approach, and I prioritize trauma-informed and gender-affirming care. My therapeutic lens relies heavily on attachment theory, as well. I see attachment as playing a major role in how we relate to others.

With evidence-based practices and continuous support, my B Balanced team strives to empower you on your journey towards total wellness. Each client is treated as an individual; therefore, therapy approaches vary depending on the client’s needs. At B Balanced Counseling my team offers a full spectrum of care. At B Balanced, our therapists’ integrative psychotherapeutic approach includes work with the body-mind connection, cognitive reframing, client-centered therapy, artistic expression, dialectical behavior therapy, family systems theory, solution-focused therapy, adventure therapy, Gottman Method, and acceptance commitment therapy.

If you're looking for a hopeful space and a sense of partnership in your therapeutic journey, I am here to walk alongside you. Together, we can discover the path that leads you to a more fulfilling and balanced life. My practice is rooted in the philosophy of offering a 'hand up' rather than a 'handout.' I am committed to empowering you, building upon your strengths, and fostering resilience that sustains you beyond our sessions. My approach is collaborative and focused on taking manageable steps.

Are you struggling with feelings of emptiness or loss? Do you question why you keep doing the things you are doing? Are there memories of past events that you feel are still happening? If you are experiencing the effect of memories that won't go away, or if you are deeply grieving a recent loss, then I can help. I specialize in helping people heal from past events or in helping people adjust to a new life after the loss of someone or something they love.

​Psychologist Robert Johnson's words capture my philosophy: "It's not too difficult to get the skeletons out of the closet with people, but to get the gold out is a different matter. That is therapy. Psychology is the Art of finding the gold of the spirit." My approach, rooted in collaboration, respect, and validation, remains consistent across various therapeutic models. If you're seeking a companion on your journey to uncover the "gold of the spirit," I would be honored to walk that path with you.​

Karen’s passion as a Social Worker is to uplift, inform, empower, and assist "All" clients with creating avenues for success, with a great desire to focus on lower socioeconomic and at-risk populations.

I appreciate the variety and have the skills to help a wide range of patients, but I'm especially useful with patients who've had problems connecting with other therapists. I'm very familiar with physical and sexual abuse, but also with alienation and with spiritual and emotional trauma. Adoption and attachment issues are also a special interest. I'm trained and certified (Level II) in EMDR and DNMS, trauma-based treatments for people whose developmental needs were not met as children. I have extensive experience working with PTSD and dissociative patients, but also with "plain vanilla" folks -- of varying ethnicities -- challenged by difficult circumstances.

You've just taken the first step in a journey to the New Life you deserve. The thought of finding a counselor you trust, feel safe and comfortable with can be a little scary, but so is the alternative: living with frustration, pain, fear and confusion...with no end in sight. I'm always amazed at the courage of my clients as they move from a painful existence to one of hope & joy and with confidence that they have the tools needed to create the life they want. Don't wait another day. Your New Life is waiting!

I am so glad that you stopped by and took the time to read about me and explore the possibility of working together.Getting started is always the hardest part of any road to change. Deciding who you are going to trust with your information is also an important part of your new beginnings. I want to be supportive of your goals and work together in discovering how you can reach and surpass them. In my time away from being a therapist, the most important thing to me is my family - my wife and three young children - and spending as much of my time with them that I can. I enjoy hiking, fishing, cooking and reading when I have the time.

I offer individual, family and group therapy. I specialize in using dance/movement therapy and drama therapy with individuals struggling with abuse, developmental/physical limitations, trauma and substance abuse. I offer a free telephone consultation. Each session has the opportunity to "move" instead of "sit" giving a chance to express feelings and emotions though your body. Achieving healing with mind and body. I can help those that have not had success with traditional therapies. I will offer sessions in person and on Zoom.

Hello! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist with over 17 years of experience in the field. I have dedicated my life to helping others define and create the life that they want and am passionate in my efforts to serve all those that are suffering from the challenges of mental health and life transitions. My approach is holistic and I utilize several therapeutic modalities to include CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, DBT and Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment. I work to meet you where you are and utilize the appropriate interventions.

Maybe you have waited a long time to seek help and suffered in silence. Perhaps you've become accustomed to this discomfort or a pain. Or maybe you desire change through seeking understanding and want a greater sense of wellbeing. Therapy may help you with this process of personal growth and healing. Whether you have a crisis, traumatic experience, significant life challenge or are wanting to experience greater fulfillment therapy may be for you.