Getting mental health care can help you learn to overcome your challenges and meet your goals. If you’re looking for psychotherapy in North Carolina, consider online therapy. While there may be mental health clinics and independent practices in the state, it can be challenging to find in-person treatment. An online therapy platform like BetterHelp can help you overcome barriers like a lack of in-network providers or transportation challenges.

With BetterHelp, you can work with a mental health professional who will guide you through the counseling process from the comfort of your home at a time that works for you. While BetterHelp does not currently offer treatment to children or adolescents, experienced providers are familiar with various treatment modalities that provide individual therapy to young adults, middle-aged people, and seniors. 

Therapy can help you overcome a number of challenges, including improving low self-esteem, learning healthy coping skills, navigating family conflicts, or undertaking self-exploration. If you’re looking for a therapist, NC has many telehealth services available. The providers below are licensed to provide therapy across North Carolina and can help you take steps toward living your best life.

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Brandie Wesley

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LCMHC 17307
Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression
20 years of experience

As a licensed therapist in North Carolina, I bring over two decades of compassionate, culturally responsive mental health experience. My practice centers on supporting individuals through complex life challenges, with specialized expertise in trauma recovery, mood disorders, and women's mental health. I offer a warm, affirming therapeutic approach that honors each client's unique journey. My work spans diverse areas including stress management, family dynamics, posttraumatic healing, and navigating significant life transitions such as divorce, caregiving, and young adult challenges. My commitment is to create a supportive environment where clients can explore their experiences, process difficult emotions, and develop meaningful strategies for personal growth. I understand the intricate ways trauma, shame, and cultural experiences intersect with mental wellness, and I approach each session with deep empathy and professional insight. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, processing past experiences, or seeking support through significant life changes, I'm dedicated to walking alongside you with respect, understanding, and genuine care.

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Jalissa Newton

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: SC LPC 7247, OR LPC C9989
Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes
10 years of experience

I am licensed in South Carolina ,Georgia , Florida, Oregon,and North Carolina with 10 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & career difficulties. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

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Joseph Youngblood

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LCMHC 2902
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression
33 years of experience

Hello, I am Joseph Youngblood, a licensed clinical mental health counselor and a former licensed clinical addictions specialist in North Carolina. I am retired from the US Navy and have traveled over much of the world while in the military and as a civilian learning to value differing cultures and views of the world. I have over thirty year’s clinical experience while working with military and civilian populations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. My approach to therapy is founded in Gestalt (Wholeness) and Individual Psychology theories. I am, however, educated, trained and experienced in many philosophies of personality development and treatment. I provide Mental and Behavioral health care for Depression; Anger; Phobias; Anxiety; PTSD; Stress Management; Relationships; and Family issues. I am a recovering alcoholic with over 40 years clean and sober, so I also provide counseling for Substance Abuse issues. For the past 16 years I have worked as a Military and Family Life counselor helping military families work through relationship struggles while coping with the stress of the ever-changing environment of military life during a time of war.

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Ivan Glagola

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: SC LPC 10794, NC LCMHC 18086
Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression
4 years of experience

I am licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina with 4 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, abuse, & parenting issues. I also have experience working with depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

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Milliann Abrams

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LMFT 1842
Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseCoping with life changes
13 years of experience

I am licensed in North Carolina with 10 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

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Rosa Lee Robinson

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LCMHC 16086
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression
6 years of experience

I am licensed in North Carolina with 6 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with coping with depression, anxiety, trauma, addictions, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & compassion fatigue and other mental health illnesses.I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

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Toecia Land

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LCSW C011314
Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepression
9 years of experience

I am licensed in North Carolina with 8 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with depression, stress and anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

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Robert Lindsay

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LCSW C006581
Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCoping with life changes
33 years of experience

I am licensed in North Carolina with 30 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, & parenting issues. My approach to therapy is simple. Visualize getting into your car or whatever it is you drive. To get where you are going you look out the windshield. You use the rear view mirror as needed but you don't drive looking backwards. You drive by having vision and a plan to get where you're going. The therapy process is very similar. Teaching ourselves to live life looking forward and having a plan is how we move forward in life. We learn from the past. We see patterns and trends and use this information to make adjustments, but we live by having a vision for ourselves, finding purpose and in the moment of choice, exercise integrity to our core fundamental beliefs/values. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

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Margaret McFadden

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: SC LPC 5088, NC LCMHC 18484
Stress, AnxietyAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes
20 years of experience

I am licensed in South Carolina with 14 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, anger management, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

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Nancy Ferguson

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LMFT 710
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoaching
10 years of experience

As a licensed therapist in North Carolina, I bring a decade of compassionate experience supporting individuals through life's complex challenges. My approach is deeply rooted in understanding the unique experiences of each person, with specialized expertise in relationship dynamics, family conflicts, and personal growth. I focus on helping clients navigate diverse emotional landscapes, including self-esteem challenges, workplace stress, communication difficulties, and transitions across different life stages. My practice centers on creating a supportive environment where individuals can explore their experiences, heal from past wounds, and develop stronger, more authentic connections with themselves and others. My therapeutic work spans a wide range of areas, from addressing mood disorders and trauma to supporting multicultural experiences and personal identity exploration. I am committed to providing empathetic, personalized guidance that honors each client's individual journey and inherent strengths.

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Robert Fuller

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LCSW C007889
Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD
13 years of experience

I am licensed in North Carolina with 13 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, career difficulties, coping with life changes, concentration, & memory. I also have experience working with focus. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

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Renee Avis

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LCMHC 5383
Stress, AnxietyEating disordersSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD
20 years of experience

I am licensed in North Carolina with 20 years of professional work experience. I graduated from Argosy University with a Masters in Counseling. I have worked in multiple treatment settings throughout my career. I believe deeply in meeting each individual I work with where they are at in their challenges and struggles they are facing. I work passionately to create a safe, trusting & comfortable space for each individual to work through their therapeutic journey. My areas of experience are anxiety, disordered eating, body image, letting go of the diet culture, life transitions, ADHD and life coaching. I look forward to connecting with you. And helping you to find your way through your therapeutic journey.

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Beth James

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LCSW C018071
Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes
4 years of experience

I am licensed in North Carolina with 4 years of professional work experience. Before that I have over 20 years experience working with parents improving their relationships with their children and addressing behaviors. I have experience in helping people with stress, anxiety, trauma, abuse, motivation, self -esteem, confidence, & depression and how these struggles affect relationships and quality of living. I also have experience working with coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!

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Carrie Colon

Offering therapy in North Carolina
License: NC LCMHC 16435
Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes
7 years of experience

I am licensed in North Carolina with 7 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, lgbtq+ related issues, trauma, abuse, & depression. I also have experience working with coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

How can a counselor support you?

Therapists can practice many types of counseling, from marriage and family therapy to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). They may also assist you with symptoms of depression, stress, or anxiety.

Therapists may help you set and achieve career goals, work on current issues you may be facing, or address your past. Over 5,736,457 people live in NC, and one out of five Americans has a mental health condition. Searching for local licensed professionals may help you find mental health support for personal growth, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other mental health concerns. You do not need a mental health diagnosis to seek support from one of BetterHelp's licensed providers above.  

The mental health field can include psychiatric medication management, online therapy, marriage counseling, couples therapy, clinical social work, licensed counseling, and other mental health services in person and online. Seeing a licensed provider can help you navigate mental health conditions and life circumstances through mindfulness and other specialized techniques.

Please note that BetterHelp therapists in North Carolina does not offer diagnostic or medication management services in therapy.

Why do people choose to work with a licensed counselor or therapists?

People reach out for mental health support for a variety of reasons. Many individuals work with a counselor for general life advice, while others may attend therapy for a specific concern. Whether you live in a large city or a smaller county, BetterHelp can match you with a licensed professional tailored to your preferences noted when you sign up.

The mental health therapists in North Carolina support clients with varying issues through therapy, working with:

  • Challenging situations or life stressors
  • Eating disorders requiring therapy
  • Anxiety disorders in need of therapeutic support
  • Depression or depressive mental health conditions
  • Adjustment issues in need of therapeutic support
  • Emotional support for a terminal illness
  • Chronic pain emotional support
  • Grief therapy
  • Personality disorders
  • Trauma therapy
  • Relationship conflicts and mental health concerns

Finding a therapist in North Carolina that takes new clients in online therapy can be the first step in finding a treatment plan that works for you. Your therapist can provide a safe space for you to focus on self-care and well-being.

If you're interested in speaking to one of the therapists above or being matched with a counselor in 24 to 48 hours, consider signing up for BetterHelp. BetterHelp has over 35,000 providers, including those listed above.

Emergency services to contact in a crisis

If you are experiencing a crisis or emergency, don't use the BetterHelp therapy site. If you are in life-threatening danger, call 911. If you require support for a crisis, reach out to the therapy hotlines below:

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Some of the most commonly asked questions about therapy can be found in the section below.

How much does therapy with a licensed therapist cost?

Mental health professionals can differ in price. Forbes found that the average cost of in-person North Carolina therapy in the US is around $100 to $200 per hour. Pricing can also vary based on your location. 

BetterHelp offers payment plans of $70 to $100 per week. You can also take advantage of this pricing on one of BetterHelp's sister platforms, like ReGain for couples or TeenCounseling for teens aged 13 to 19.

Is it possible to find a therapist, counselor, or psychology practitioner that offers affordable therapy?

Many therapists may be upfront about their pricing and whether or not they take health insurance from the beginning. Additionally, some in your area may offer a sliding scale plan to allow those with lower incomes to pay less for therapy. However, services online can often save individuals a few hundred dollars per month.

When should I get a therapist in North Carolina?

Mental health services and mental health providers may help you navigate various concerns. You do not need a diagnosis or condition to attend therapy; You can discuss grief, relationship concerns, stress, or life changes and ask for general advice. A counselor may help you gain power over your life and emotions while you navigate day-to-day experiences.

What can a psychologist help me with in therapy?

Mental health issues don't always present as a crisis. Many professionals provide talk therapy and support for life transitions, skills learning, relationship problems, or life coaching. Online therapy sessions can allow clients seeking therapy to experience professional help through video, phone, or live chat sessions without commuting to an office.

Does BetterHelp accept insurance?

Yes. BetterHelp has joined with major insurance carriers in select states to provide in-network therapy coverage. Coverage may vary by plan, provider, and therapist availability. Insured members pay an average co-pay of $19 per session. Average co-pay is based on current insured BetterHelp members. Explore insurance coverage in major cities like ArlingtonCorpus ChristiPlanoLubbockJacksonvilleMiamiTampaOrlandoSt. PetersburgPort St. LucieHialeahCape CoralTallahasse and Fort Lauderdale.

Are online therapy sessions the safe option?

Online therapy through BetterHelp and its sister platforms is safe. Therapists are licensed, experienced, and vetted before being contracted with the platform. If you experience any concerns with your therapist, you change your counselor through the platform or app at any time.

In today's fast-paced society, mental well-being has become a cornerstone of a fulfilling life. Amid the daily challenges and stressors that can overwhelm even the most resilient individuals, seeking professional guidance often offers a path to clarity and balance. The journey toward improved emotional health involves understanding personal triggers, embracing self-compassion, and developing effective coping strategies. While self-help books and online resources provide valuable information, nothing compares to the personalized support offered by a qualified mental health professional. One-on-one sessions with experienced experts can help uncover the underlying issues contributing to anxiety, depression, or other emotional hurdles. With a careful and empathetic approach, these professionals tailor their advice to suit individual needs, ensuring that each person receives strategies that work best for their unique circumstances. Whether through cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, or other innovative methods, the aim is to foster resilience and empower individuals to take control of their inner lives. For those living in bustling urban centers, engaging in face-to-face sessions in a welcoming environment can be particularly beneficial. Access to a caring clinician provides not only a safe space to explore difficult emotions but also builds a support network essential for long-term recovery. The process encourages self-reflection and greater insight into behavioral patterns that might otherwise go unnoticed. While the journey can be challenging at times, the rewards include enhanced emotional stability, improved interpersonal relationships, and a renewed sense of self-worth. In one notable case, the guidance provided by a highly trained therapist proved instrumental in navigating a tumultuous period. Through structured sessions and tailored interventions, the individual learned to identify stressors and develop healthier responses to adversity. This experience underscored the transformative impact that dedicated support can have on one's overall quality of life. In a region like Texas, community-based initiatives and accessible mental health programs further reinforce the value of professional help. These efforts emphasize early intervention, preventive care, and continuous support, ensuring that more people are equipped to face life's inevitable challenges. Ultimately, investing in mental well-being is an act of self-care that yields lifelong benefits. By embracing professional support, individuals can unlock new levels of emotional resilience and discover pathways to a brighter, more balanced future. Each step taken toward healing represents a commitment to personal growth, enabling a life filled with renewed optimism and strength. Embracing this transformative journey consistently paves the way for deeper understanding, lasting peace, and meaningful personal progress.
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