Hi! I'm a therapist licensed in Georgia and North Carolina. I help people who are feeling stressed and overwhelmed to better cope with challenges, change patterns of behavior that aren’t working, improve relationships with friends and family, and increase an overall sense of well being. By providing a safe, supportive, nonjudgmental, and welcoming space, I help you explore how social, political, economic, and cultural factors impact your health and wellbeing. My approach is compassionate, cul...
My clients often struggle with challenges in their relationship’s whether they be romantic, friendly, or family relationships. My clients worry about abandonment, often finding issues from their past show up and negatively affect their relationships. Some feel they may be in a codependent relationship but not sure. Our work together will help you understand how past pain affects present relationships. Then we will work at unpacking that baggage, organize it, and put it away in a safe place. Alth...
We can all benefit from gaining insights, learning skills, and having “tune ups” along the way. If you’re feeling stuck, struggling with how you feel about yourself or in relationship with someone, experiencing unwanted or intrusive thoughts or memories from a past experience, ruminating on negative thoughts or beliefs, or feeling anxious or depressive symptoms, you don’t have to walk through it alone! Our therapists use various counseling approaches that include evidence based treatments l...
I practice with science-supported strategies to help people reduce stress, make health behavior changes (e.g., eat healthier), and adjust to illness or injury. I also work extensively with individuals who experience anxiety, depression, body image concerns, and disordered eating. I am trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, and positive psychology interventions. I conduct teletherapy and am licensed for residents in North Carolina and all the states in PSYPACT ...
*Our practice is now accepting new students for individual counseling* Much of our suffering is stored throughout our body, leaving us with a racing mind and feelings of stress, anxiety, depression. By approaching healing through a lens that incorporates the whole-body, we will work together so that you can heal fully and sustainably. I specialize in working with individuals faced with persistent anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. Many of these symptoms will manifest in relationship iss...
You are beginning a new phase in your life, but the worry, uncertainty, and fear are making you question everything. It feels contradictory to be excited and hopeful about this new phase, but also terrified and discouraged. You can’t help but compare yourself to how everyone else is feeling, which typically does not make you feel better. It feels frustrating, disappointing, overwhelming, lonely, and sucking the life out of you. You want to feel confident in yourself and your decisions again. ...
I have a lot of experience working with college students. I have been practicing for 10 years. I utilize different methods to help you achieve your goals including CBT(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), ACT(Acceptance And Commitment Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy), and Gottman Method for couples. My approach is person centered, humanistic, and solution focused. While experienced with many issues such as anxiety and depression, I am further specializ...
Join me in learning the tools and skills to intentionally create the life that you desire. I work with clients who are looking to strengthen trust in themselves. My overarching goal for every client who comes to see me is for them to have a more loving, compassionate relationship to themselves, others, and their past. I use a holistic collaborative approach to counseling that recognizes our unique multidimensional nature, and honors the connection between mind, emotions, energy, and body. I ...
Anxiety, stress, and sadness are a normal part of life. At times these feelings can take over and inhabit multiple area's of life in a profoundly negative way. As a therapist, I offer an empathetic, non-judgmental, supportive, and encouraging space for emerging and young adults to explore area's of life that feel off. I work with my clients to understand the unique experiences brought to counseling. Treating someone as a person, not a diagnosis that needs to be fixed is essential in healing....
To be human is to feel the ups and downs that life has to offer. I'm here to help you overcome and thrive! Whether you are feeling overwhelmed, angry, hurt, depressed, anxious, numb or maybe you aren't sure what you're feeling.. My goal is to give you a conversation that you won't receive anywhere else; to help you feel heard, understood, supported, and validated so that you can do your best work to make progress towards your goals. Whatever we are holding back or we aren't saying has power over...
We all have moments in our lives when we need support. Especially during these challenging times, meeting life’s demands is tough. Feeling stuck might be preventing you from moving forward and living your best life. You may be feeling overwhelmed, and it may seem like you’re facing more stress than you can handle. Therapy can give you the tools to get through life’s many challenges. It can offer you a way to let go of suffering, provide a sense of well-being, and allow you to learn, grow,...
Hi I'm Alison Cross! I am a psychotherapist, and I provide both in person and virtual services in Georgia and North Carolina. It’s important to have an idea of what feels like the right fit when you’re looking for a qualified person to talk to. The problem is, how do you know? So here's what it looks like with me. When my client leaves our session, my goal is for them to feel heard and respected. I want my clients to feel like they’re talking to a real person. How else can trust be built? My s...
A Place to Start has been in practice since 2017. We provide a menu of services for mental health, addiction, adjustment disorders, grief, relationship issues, and more. The staff includes one full time and one part time PMHNP who prescribe medication. We have a full time LISW CP-S, ADC, one LPC, and 2 LMSWs. Therapists treat most mental disorders....
Our team offers clinicians licensed in Massachusetts, Connecticut and North Carolina. We offer therapy for all ages and stages, with team members specializing in everything from work with college students, teens and young adults to specialty care for moms and pregnant women. Visit our website or reach out to be matched with a provider!...
Live well, love well, work well. Going to therapy is something everyone can benefit from. When you are facing life’s troubles, therapy assists you in effectively addressing those troubles; transforming pain into joy, conflict into peace, and loneliness into love. Therapy helps people live well, love well, and work well. Whatever state you find yourself in, you will find in us a caring listener, a resource for finding your strength in a comforting space. Offering online telehealth counseling...
Welcome! I am Amy Castongia, a Nationally Certified Counselor, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Board Certified Telehealth Provider and owner of Calm Blue Waters Counseling. I will work with you to help you find the tools to cope and manage obstacles that have kept you from obtaining your goals. My training is in treating adolescents and adults struggling with eating disorders, body image concerns, anxiety and depression. I strive to provide an open, no...
Individual therapy for young women struggling through stress, life transitions, and self-doubt. My clients are exhausted. Despite being hard working, determined, and creative, they still feel stuck in a loop. When they first come to therapy, they feel like they’re drowning in a storm of stress, high expectations, and confusion about the path ahead. It’s a full time job keeping their head just above the rising water. They vacillate between feeling selfish & like a burden, powerful & po...
Congratulations for taking a positive step to move forward with your life! Are you courageous, ready for change, tired of the same problems keeping you from happiness and need support about where to go from here? Are you struggling with anxiety, unresolved trauma/grief, depression, negative thoughts, sleeplessness, meaninglessness? Are you finding yourself in dead-end relationships or jobs? Do you struggle with chronic pain or other chronic health issues that you just can't resolve? Have you tri...
Safe. Confident. Peaceful. Free. Empowered. I believe we all strive to feel this, yet at times life gets in the way and we feel stuck, unable to move forward. My goal as a therapist is to create a safe and encouraging environment, while providing you with the tools you need to begin the healing process. I believe in helping my clients find the answers they already have access to. As a therapist, I strive to join with my client to understand their path to success. Ultimately, a major goal is not ...
I’m a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA) who works with women who have ongoing challenges with depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. My goal is to help you stop dwelling on negative thoughts and start helping you get back to living life. I’m an authentic, easy-going, and supportive counselor dedicated to helping you create a life that brings you joy. I specialize in working with women who feel overwhelmed by excessive worry, and struggle with a sense of purpo...