Christian Therapists in Greensboro, NC
Jasmyn L. Moore
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greensboro, NC 27408
Additionally, my Christian faith is at the foundation of all I do, so I also offer clients an opportunity, if they choose, to bring their spirituality into the therapy space.
I believe that we are all meant to be healed, restored, and whole in spirit, mind, and body. Many of life's hurts and challenges come through relationships and so does our healing. Therapy is a safe space to express emotions, receive guidance in making informed and healthy decisions, and move toward desired goals. I specialize in working with couples struggling with their relationship, communication, infidelity, sexual intimacy concerns, and overall connection. I also have a passion for working with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, relational conflict, self-esteem/identity challenges, trauma & major life changes.
Additionally, my Christian faith is at the foundation of all I do, so I also offer clients an opportunity, if they choose, to bring their spirituality into the therapy space.
I believe that we are all meant to be healed, restored, and whole in spirit, mind, and body. Many of life's hurts and challenges come through relationships and so does our healing. Therapy is a safe space to express emotions, receive guidance in making informed and healthy decisions, and move toward desired goals. I specialize in working with couples struggling with their relationship, communication, infidelity, sexual intimacy concerns, and overall connection. I also have a passion for working with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, relational conflict, self-esteem/identity challenges, trauma & major life changes.
Haley Landry
Counselor, MA, LCMHCA
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27408
Additionally, I offer and integrate Christian/biblical based counseling therapy techniques if desired.
I understand what it is like to take that first step towards therapy, and I am so glad you are here! At RCS, I count it a privilege to partner with you to assist in creating a powerful change in your life and help you reach the goals you desire. I work with individuals (6+), couples, and families on a range of life concerns, including anxiety, stress management, depression, conflicts with life, relationships and love, parental and family concerns, trauma, faith, spirituality, and so much more. Whatever you bring to the counseling room, we will work it out together.
Additionally, I offer and integrate Christian/biblical based counseling therapy techniques if desired.
I understand what it is like to take that first step towards therapy, and I am so glad you are here! At RCS, I count it a privilege to partner with you to assist in creating a powerful change in your life and help you reach the goals you desire. I work with individuals (6+), couples, and families on a range of life concerns, including anxiety, stress management, depression, conflicts with life, relationships and love, parental and family concerns, trauma, faith, spirituality, and so much more. Whatever you bring to the counseling room, we will work it out together.
LaVerne H Collins
Counselor, LCMHC, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27455 (Online Only)
I am trained in Community Counseling and Christian Counseling, so my clients receive clinically sound and culturally responsive services.
Accepting GA, NC, & SC clients. Individually, interpersonally and globally, we are living in the most challenging of times. The stress is high. The anxiety is overwhelming. The advice is inconsistent. You may be grieving an unbearable loss. Your most valued relationships might feel strained. You need a soft place to land...a place to talk...a place to process life...a place to sort through your emotions and thoughts and choices...and someone who understands how important your Christian faith is to you. We all need a little extra help and support now and then. And there's no shame in that! Sometimes you just need to clear your head.
I am trained in Community Counseling and Christian Counseling, so my clients receive clinically sound and culturally responsive services.
Accepting GA, NC, & SC clients. Individually, interpersonally and globally, we are living in the most challenging of times. The stress is high. The anxiety is overwhelming. The advice is inconsistent. You may be grieving an unbearable loss. Your most valued relationships might feel strained. You need a soft place to land...a place to talk...a place to process life...a place to sort through your emotions and thoughts and choices...and someone who understands how important your Christian faith is to you. We all need a little extra help and support now and then. And there's no shame in that! Sometimes you just need to clear your head.
Wendy Douglas Trauma Informed Grief Therapist
Counselor, MA, LCMHCA, NCC, EMDR
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Greensboro, NC 27410
As a Christian counselor, I specialize in grief, loss, and trauma, helping adult women 21 and older to get on a healing path.
Do you find yourself feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, or sad? Do you feel like others either don’t understand what you've been through or don’t want to talk about it? Perhaps you don't feel the freedom to talk about it, which can leave you feeling isolated, lonely, and wondering how you will ever be able to move forward. As a trauma-informed therapist, I understand that your body has self-healing capacities, but to access them, you have to give your body what it needs to heal. When you stay in a constant state of alert or shutdown, it has a detrimental impact on your brain and body. The good news is change is possible!
As a Christian counselor, I specialize in grief, loss, and trauma, helping adult women 21 and older to get on a healing path.
Do you find yourself feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, or sad? Do you feel like others either don’t understand what you've been through or don’t want to talk about it? Perhaps you don't feel the freedom to talk about it, which can leave you feeling isolated, lonely, and wondering how you will ever be able to move forward. As a trauma-informed therapist, I understand that your body has self-healing capacities, but to access them, you have to give your body what it needs to heal. When you stay in a constant state of alert or shutdown, it has a detrimental impact on your brain and body. The good news is change is possible!
Marcella Petrini Graziano
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greensboro, NC 27408
I am able to offer counseling from a Christian perspective if a client so desires.
I believe something very powerful happens when a person gives themselves the space to slow down, connect, and be vulnerable. This can result in living more authentically and fully-whether life is smooth or you're surrounded by pain and suffering. I believe emotional healing is possible and desire to help facilitate clients' processes as much as possible. Together we will create and work towards positive, therapeutic goals. I'm grounded in person-centered counseling, which emphasizes empathy, authenticity, and acceptance. I also often utilize Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, and Psychodynamic Therapy.
I am able to offer counseling from a Christian perspective if a client so desires.
I believe something very powerful happens when a person gives themselves the space to slow down, connect, and be vulnerable. This can result in living more authentically and fully-whether life is smooth or you're surrounded by pain and suffering. I believe emotional healing is possible and desire to help facilitate clients' processes as much as possible. Together we will create and work towards positive, therapeutic goals. I'm grounded in person-centered counseling, which emphasizes empathy, authenticity, and acceptance. I also often utilize Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, and Psychodynamic Therapy.
Tricia Jackson
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MACC, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greensboro, NC 27408
I am also happy to counsel from a Christian perspective but welcome clients from all belief backgrounds.
Counseling is such a bold and brave step in the process of healing. I believe that healthy development and growth are not reached by the elimination of pain and challenges, but rather in developing healthy methods of understanding, coping with, and responding to pain. This can be a challenging, but a beautiful process, and I am honored to walk with my clients through it. Most of my training is in working with women and I enjoy working alongside them as they navigate working through trauma, work/life balance, anxiety, boundary issues, guilt/shame, identity issues, life transitions, self-esteem, depression, and/or loss.
I am also happy to counsel from a Christian perspective but welcome clients from all belief backgrounds.
Counseling is such a bold and brave step in the process of healing. I believe that healthy development and growth are not reached by the elimination of pain and challenges, but rather in developing healthy methods of understanding, coping with, and responding to pain. This can be a challenging, but a beautiful process, and I am honored to walk with my clients through it. Most of my training is in working with women and I enjoy working alongside them as they navigate working through trauma, work/life balance, anxiety, boundary issues, guilt/shame, identity issues, life transitions, self-esteem, depression, and/or loss.
Bayleigh Griffith
Counselor, LCMHC-A
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27410
I hold a Masters degree in Christian Counseling and utilize IFS, among other techniques.
Do you feel weighed down by feelings of anxiety or plagued by intrusive thoughts that just won't leave you alone? Do you feel the need for everything to be perfect so that you can function or have successful relationships? If so, you belong here. I know how difficult it can be to ask for help but I also know that your story matters, that healing and wholeness is possible, and that you are not alone.
I hold a Masters degree in Christian Counseling and utilize IFS, among other techniques.
Do you feel weighed down by feelings of anxiety or plagued by intrusive thoughts that just won't leave you alone? Do you feel the need for everything to be perfect so that you can function or have successful relationships? If so, you belong here. I know how difficult it can be to ask for help but I also know that your story matters, that healing and wholeness is possible, and that you are not alone.
Battlefield Counseling
Counselor, LCMHC, CRC, LCAS, MBA, MS
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27401
My approach to mental health and co-occurring disorders includes Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Therapy (EMDR), CBT, and Christian Counseling.
I specialize in mental health, trauma, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders. I am Certified in EMDR which we use to process memories that may trigger a trauma response or the desire to use drugs. Some of our Trauma/PTSD processing has included Sexual Assault, Grief, Domestic Volience, In the line of Duty-Service Workers, TBI, and the loss of Employment. I work with clients with Depression, PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, and Schizophrenia. My approach is tailored to you and your specific needs. What I have learned through life experiences is that overcoming these battles can be easier when you are not walking alone down the path.
My approach to mental health and co-occurring disorders includes Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Therapy (EMDR), CBT, and Christian Counseling.
I specialize in mental health, trauma, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders. I am Certified in EMDR which we use to process memories that may trigger a trauma response or the desire to use drugs. Some of our Trauma/PTSD processing has included Sexual Assault, Grief, Domestic Volience, In the line of Duty-Service Workers, TBI, and the loss of Employment. I work with clients with Depression, PTSD, Anxiety, Bipolar, and Schizophrenia. My approach is tailored to you and your specific needs. What I have learned through life experiences is that overcoming these battles can be easier when you are not walking alone down the path.
Mary Katherine Burbach
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greensboro, NC 27409
I have been trained in ethically & sensitively incorporating Christian faith into the counseling process for those who desire.
The core of all my work with clients centers around connection. Whether you are an individual who has experienced trauma or is feeling constantly worn out and discouraged, a couple lacking emotional connection or walking through difficult times, I am here to help you. I work with individuals with a wide variety of struggles, including those experiencing stress, trauma, mood disorders, &/or life transitions, as well as couples who are in distress or seeking to rekindle their connection.
I have been trained in ethically & sensitively incorporating Christian faith into the counseling process for those who desire.
The core of all my work with clients centers around connection. Whether you are an individual who has experienced trauma or is feeling constantly worn out and discouraged, a couple lacking emotional connection or walking through difficult times, I am here to help you. I work with individuals with a wide variety of struggles, including those experiencing stress, trauma, mood disorders, &/or life transitions, as well as couples who are in distress or seeking to rekindle their connection.
Hayley Mullins
Pastoral Counselor, MA
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27395
As a Christian, I am confident that God is for you, and light can shine through the darkness.
Are you wrestling with hard questions? Questions about grief, sexuality or gender, cultural identity, faith, or what's next? No matter what difficulties you are facing, there is hope and a path forward available.
As a Christian, I am confident that God is for you, and light can shine through the darkness.
Are you wrestling with hard questions? Questions about grief, sexuality or gender, cultural identity, faith, or what's next? No matter what difficulties you are facing, there is hope and a path forward available.
Complement & Complete Biblical Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27401 (Online Only)
Welcome to my practice! I'm Denetra Gary, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland (LCSW-C), Indiana (LCSW), and North Carolina (LCSW). I'm a Christian-based counselor and use the Bible as my foundation. I have ten years of experience in the field of social work and mental health counseling. My therapeutic focus includes working with adults, teens, and children who struggle with anxiety, depression, and chronic disorganization. I'm confident and dedicated to helping you reach your goals.
Welcome to my practice! I'm Denetra Gary, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland (LCSW-C), Indiana (LCSW), and North Carolina (LCSW). I'm a Christian-based counselor and use the Bible as my foundation. I have ten years of experience in the field of social work and mental health counseling. My therapeutic focus includes working with adults, teens, and children who struggle with anxiety, depression, and chronic disorganization. I'm confident and dedicated to helping you reach your goals.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, TF-CBT, CCTP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Greensboro, NC 27406
We offer Christian Therapy for NC residents virtually so you can receive help conveniently.
"I'm okay. Everything's alright". You tell yourself this repetitively while withholding tears and smiling for everyone else. You secretly struggle to believe what God says about you. Some days you feel so alone. You battle to feel loved and good enough to be the person God created you to be. Anxiety, depression, fear, grief, loss, shame and trauma have become emotional strongholds. Life seems to keep coming and you feel depleted. You ultimately want to live in freedom in your mind, no longer enslaved by the pain of the past, comparison, and even fear that your future will be failure. You desire to sense hope and fulfillment again.
We offer Christian Therapy for NC residents virtually so you can receive help conveniently.
"I'm okay. Everything's alright". You tell yourself this repetitively while withholding tears and smiling for everyone else. You secretly struggle to believe what God says about you. Some days you feel so alone. You battle to feel loved and good enough to be the person God created you to be. Anxiety, depression, fear, grief, loss, shame and trauma have become emotional strongholds. Life seems to keep coming and you feel depleted. You ultimately want to live in freedom in your mind, no longer enslaved by the pain of the past, comparison, and even fear that your future will be failure. You desire to sense hope and fulfillment again.
Cere Counseling and Wellness
Counselor, MABC, LCMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Greensboro, NC 27395
When it comes to counseling, Cere takes a person-by-person approach. Every individual is unique. Each of us comes to counseling for nuanced reasons. In order to best serve you, we will get to know each other and identify and address your specific needs. At Cere, there’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach. We work to serve you best, exactly where and as you are. Specific care emphases include: family background as personal influence in decision- making, view of self, and initial relation to others; Christian insight drawn from Scripture with application to help you heal, grow in your spiritual life.
When it comes to counseling, Cere takes a person-by-person approach. Every individual is unique. Each of us comes to counseling for nuanced reasons. In order to best serve you, we will get to know each other and identify and address your specific needs. At Cere, there’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach. We work to serve you best, exactly where and as you are. Specific care emphases include: family background as personal influence in decision- making, view of self, and initial relation to others; Christian insight drawn from Scripture with application to help you heal, grow in your spiritual life.
Holly Haulter
Psychological Associate, MA, LPA, HSP-PA
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27403
Waitlist for new clients
I'm happy to integrate a Christian perspective, but I'm also perfectly comfortable working with families of other belief systems.
I provide psychological evaluations for all ages, for issues such as ADHD, learning disorders, autism, behavioral struggles, and AG/early admission to kindergarten/home-school assessments. I also provide individual therapy for children and adolescents for issues such as anxiety, behavior struggles, and academic strategies. My therapy approach tends to be cognitive-behavioral, but I'm committed to suggesting the most up-to-date, empirically supported treatments.
I'm happy to integrate a Christian perspective, but I'm also perfectly comfortable working with families of other belief systems.
I provide psychological evaluations for all ages, for issues such as ADHD, learning disorders, autism, behavioral struggles, and AG/early admission to kindergarten/home-school assessments. I also provide individual therapy for children and adolescents for issues such as anxiety, behavior struggles, and academic strategies. My therapy approach tends to be cognitive-behavioral, but I'm committed to suggesting the most up-to-date, empirically supported treatments.
Kristin Franks
Counselor, MS, LCMHC, CLC
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27403
I'm skilled in attachment styles, Imago Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, PREPARE/ENRICH, & EMDR, which I implement with a balanced, dynamic, Christian approach.
Are you searching for relationship satisfaction? Has dating been difficult for you? Do you feel unable to experience a mutually loving bond with someone who wants the same things as you do? As an attachment therapist, I love helping people achieve relational fulfillment. Intimacy is challenging, yet rewarding, when you have healthy and secure attachments with others. Whether you're single, dating, or newly married, I'd love to work with you! I can help you understand your attachment style, and how that plays a key role in the formation and development of a healthy, fulfilling relationship with the person you love.
I'm skilled in attachment styles, Imago Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, PREPARE/ENRICH, & EMDR, which I implement with a balanced, dynamic, Christian approach.
Are you searching for relationship satisfaction? Has dating been difficult for you? Do you feel unable to experience a mutually loving bond with someone who wants the same things as you do? As an attachment therapist, I love helping people achieve relational fulfillment. Intimacy is challenging, yet rewarding, when you have healthy and secure attachments with others. Whether you're single, dating, or newly married, I'd love to work with you! I can help you understand your attachment style, and how that plays a key role in the formation and development of a healthy, fulfilling relationship with the person you love.
Reigning Restoration Counseling Services, PLLC
Counselor, DMin
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27407
I provide counseling from a Christian perspective for those who are seeking it.
The storms of life bring damaging rain and wind that affect us the same way a storm can damage a physical house. Let me help you restore your life to its rightful state. I will help you gain restoration from the blows of life. I offer counseling in a safe compassionate environment.
I provide counseling from a Christian perspective for those who are seeking it.
The storms of life bring damaging rain and wind that affect us the same way a storm can damage a physical house. Let me help you restore your life to its rightful state. I will help you gain restoration from the blows of life. I offer counseling in a safe compassionate environment.
Sheri Peachey
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27408
I am also happy to counsel from a Christian perspective but welcome clients from all belief backgrounds.
No matter what might bring you to counseling, it is my hope to help create a warm, open-minded, empowering counseling environment in which you feel accepted and able to make progress towards your counseling goals. I'm grounded in person-centered counseling (which emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and authenticity) that aims to meet each client where they are. I also often utilize CBT, Emotion Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused, and Psychodynamic Therapy depending on clients' needs. I consider it a true honor and privilege to walk alongside clients as they pursue health and healing.
I am also happy to counsel from a Christian perspective but welcome clients from all belief backgrounds.
No matter what might bring you to counseling, it is my hope to help create a warm, open-minded, empowering counseling environment in which you feel accepted and able to make progress towards your counseling goals. I'm grounded in person-centered counseling (which emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and authenticity) that aims to meet each client where they are. I also often utilize CBT, Emotion Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused, and Psychodynamic Therapy depending on clients' needs. I consider it a true honor and privilege to walk alongside clients as they pursue health and healing.
Trinity Christian Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC, BCPCC
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27406
Have there been times when you felt that all hope was lost? It isn't. Do you wonder how you are going to take that next step? God is on your side. He has beautiful plans for your life, plans to give you hope and a future! The team at Trinity Christian Counseling desires nothing more than to assist you in discovering that plan and to walk along side you as you grow in God's grace. Using the Bible, Christ-centered wisdom, and psychological principles, we will help guide you back to emotional, spiritual, behavioral, and relational wholeness.
Have there been times when you felt that all hope was lost? It isn't. Do you wonder how you are going to take that next step? God is on your side. He has beautiful plans for your life, plans to give you hope and a future! The team at Trinity Christian Counseling desires nothing more than to assist you in discovering that plan and to walk along side you as you grow in God's grace. Using the Bible, Christ-centered wisdom, and psychological principles, we will help guide you back to emotional, spiritual, behavioral, and relational wholeness.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, EdS, LCSW, CSAM, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Greensboro, NC 27407 (Online Only)
I am a Christian, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in FL, NC, SC, VA and Ohio, and an Education Specialist who has served individuals in helping professions for over 20 years.
Change your thoughts and you change your world were words of wisdom spoken so eloquently by Norman Vincent Peale. I believe our thoughts, the manner in which we process our surroundings, have great impact on our emotions and are the root of our actions. I believe awareness of our thoughts and how we choose to process them can change the trajectory of our outcomes. I have experience working with women before, during, and after pregnancy, and working with patients with new and/or chronic medical diagnoses. I also have experience working with foster care, adoptions, birth mothers, and potential adoptive parents.
I am a Christian, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in FL, NC, SC, VA and Ohio, and an Education Specialist who has served individuals in helping professions for over 20 years.
Change your thoughts and you change your world were words of wisdom spoken so eloquently by Norman Vincent Peale. I believe our thoughts, the manner in which we process our surroundings, have great impact on our emotions and are the root of our actions. I believe awareness of our thoughts and how we choose to process them can change the trajectory of our outcomes. I have experience working with women before, during, and after pregnancy, and working with patients with new and/or chronic medical diagnoses. I also have experience working with foster care, adoptions, birth mothers, and potential adoptive parents.
Karen Cummings, LPC-S
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-S, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Greensboro, NC 27403
I am a devout Christian who welcomes clients of all age groups and cultural backgrounds.
We all encounter various life challenges; maybe at different stages or under different circumstances but none of us should have to endure them alone. Sometimes we may need short-term support and sometimes ongoing support. Whether you simply need to hit the "restart" button to get back on track or "pause" for time to sort everything out, working together we can create and implement a plan to help you safely reach your personal dreams, desires and destination at your pace.
I am a devout Christian who welcomes clients of all age groups and cultural backgrounds.
We all encounter various life challenges; maybe at different stages or under different circumstances but none of us should have to endure them alone. Sometimes we may need short-term support and sometimes ongoing support. Whether you simply need to hit the "restart" button to get back on track or "pause" for time to sort everything out, working together we can create and implement a plan to help you safely reach your personal dreams, desires and destination at your pace.
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Christian Therapists
Why is it important for a therapist to be culturally sensitive?
Therapists and clients don’t need to share the same belief system or background to be able to work effectively together, but a therapist whose training includes a focus on cultural competence may be better able to form a therapeutic bond with individuals from a range of backgrounds, as they will have experience in tailoring their approach to each client—and will be prepared to acknowledge and consider the effects of culture, religion, and other factors on each individual.
Why is it important to find a therapist sensitive to Christian values?
Each person brings a unique history and background to therapy, making it important to find a licensed therapist who is trained in a broad range of treatment modalities. In addition, for people who grow up in a faith tradition that strongly influences the way they conduct their everyday life, finding a therapist who understands or shares that background can ease the disclosure of sensitive information and facilitate the therapeutic process. For some clients, a Christian therapist is likely to incorporate faith-based principles into emotional healing techniques.
How do I recognize an effective Christian therapist?
Christian therapists are licensed mental health professionals—holding a master’s or doctoral degree in medicine, nursing, psychology, counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy—who are also familiar with Christian beliefs and values. They have an understanding of the importance that Christian principles play in the lives of individuals and families, which allows them to be especially sensitive to the kinds of struggles that can affect daily functioning. Like all effective therapists, a Christian therapist will have undergone training and certification in a variety of treatment modalities that help people through crises and enable them to master the challenges of life.
Why might someone feel comfortable with a Christian therapist?
While training, qualifications, and experience are always important, research has long established that a strong alliance between client and therapist is a major contributor to therapeutic success. An alliance is likely to be strengthened with a therapist who not only is responsive to questions and concerns but also shares a client’s faith and values. Sensitivity to spiritual matters as well as to everyday struggles can provide a welcome sense of safety and contribute to the bond between client and therapist, both of which support the therapeutic process.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of Christian therapists?
The directory of Christian therapists includes professionals who have shared their background in their profiles. However, not all therapists choose to disclose this information, and they may not appear in search results for this reason. The directory also shows therapists who indicate that they have extensive experience working with Christian clients, regardless of their own background or religious affiliation.