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I have been working successfully with couples and individuals for 20+ years on a variety of topics including depression, relationship issues, and specializing in the areas of communication, extramarital affairs, online infidelity, couples conflict resolution, and divorce prevention. I am very client-centered and value teaming with my clients to work effectively at their comfort level, staying mindful of their wishes while using my clinical skills and modalities.

Johnesha “Maggie” Truesdale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of North Carolina and has been practicing clinical social work since 2018. Maggie earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work at North Carolina Central University, then entered the highly competitive Advanced Standing Program at North Carolina State University where she earned her Master’s degree in Social Work. She has a significant amount of experience working with children and families addressing parenting/co-parenting challenges, child behaviors, and overall relationship and family dynamics, as well as working with individuals and couples.

Over 20 years of working with individuals and couples, I have developed expertise working with a variety of issues, including: low mood, low motivation, anxiety, creative blocks, feeling "stuck" (in any area of life), relationship issues, work or career issues, anger management, addictions, compulsive behavior, and personal growth. My approach is client-centered and collaborative. Together we will work to clarify your goals, and develop a plan that will help you achieve them as quickly as possible. To help you actualize those goals I utilize a variety of modalities, including mindfulness therapy, interpersonal therapy and psychoeducational approaches.

I am a licensed clinical social worker and I work with children, adults and couple. I have had the honor of helping people to address anxiety, depression, identity exploration, relationship concerns, family issues, and trauma.

I believe therapy should be a collaborative effort between client and therapist. While I may share some evidenced-based ideas during our sessions, only you are the expert on what works for you. My sessions will generally follow a cognitive behavioral approach, meaning that we will examine, and possibly shift, your thoughts and perspectives on life situations that are causing you enough distress to want to pursue change. Together we will form a plan of action that is the right fit for you at this point in time.

I believe my role as a therapist is to provide a safe, supportive space where you can talk over your difficulties, and I in turn provide perspective, insight, and creative problem-solving strategies. With over 25 years of experience, I have many therapeutic approaches available. Past clients have told me that they appreciate my ability to listen reflectively but still provide active feedback and ideas that allow them to see a new angle on their problems and begin to change. I can be most helpful with relationship issues and with anxiety and depression. I have particular specialties in helping women with mid-life transition issues.

Reaching out for help can be a daunting experience, and an important step towards growth and healing. It is an honor to be invited into your journey. I have experience working with adolescents and adults in individual and relationship therapy. My approach is relational, psychodynamic, and collaborative and rooted in the possibility of transformation. Together we can be curious about how your past experiences and relationships shape the present, and help you move into greater aliveness and deeper connection to self and others.

Perhaps you feel lost, confused or down - unsure of how you ended up here and why you are feeling the way you do. You are beginning to question certain stories or beliefs you held about yourself and the world around you. Maybe you are seeking truth or some clarity on the unfolding of your life. You are certainly looking for healing and happiness. If any of these statements resonate with you, I hope we can connect to see how I may be of assistance. The labyrinth of our minds is a tricky road to travel alone. Life is better with a little help along the way.

Do you struggle to get your needs met in your relationships? Perhaps you try repeatedly and fail to achieve harmony? I have a special interest in working with individuals experiencing unhappiness in their important relationships. When my clients first come in, they may feel they are doing the heavy lifting and hope that things will change. Their relationship dissatisfaction gets in the way of the life they want in so many ways. They aren’t the person they strive to be according to their values. They feel like they are failing as a partner and in life. Greater self-confidence and fulfillment are attainable.

Whether you're going through a difficult time at this moment or if you've been feeling this way for awhile, I can offer support and positive coping mechanisms for the stressors you're experiencing. I empower clients to have the capability to use self-compassion and combat damaging thinking and behavioral patterns using evidence-based therapeutic modalities. Every client is unique and I like to employ an individualized, emotionally-centered approach that implements humor, support, and warmth. 

I am currently accepting clients for premarital counseling. I am a clinical social worker, addiction specialist and a certified supervisor. I support healing by fostering healthy relationship. I found that clients that value a psychobiological approach (relations between mind and body) tend to be drawn to me. I work with individuals and couples who don't want to settle in unhappiness and worry. I support my clients through transitions and change. My work with clients revolves around supporting them to prioritize their needs, as well as to identify coping mechanisms and resources available to them.

When your thoughts or actions do not match your feelings, or you find that certain relationships are a problem, it could be time to explore what hidden patterns might be impacting your life. Because you are always in relationship to those in your world, whether family, work, or with a significant other; it is important to find ways to calm overwhelming emotions, overcome negative feelings, develop effective communication skills and discover the real issues in your life. In a non-invasive therapy environment, together we will build permanent resources to support you in being who you truly want to be.

As an experienced psychotherapist, I specialize in both brief and intensive therapies. I have expertise in working with individuals and couples with dysfunctional communication patterns. If you feel that you are caught in a loop of partners who do not meet your needs and deflate your feeling of self-worth. You may be an empath who finds yourself in a caretaking role for others. We will work together to understand the dance that keeps you in a one down relationship. I will help you do the hard work needed to make changes and feel a greater sense of well-being.

I feel privileged to help clients become more connected with themselves and others, experience symptom reduction, and develop more satisfying relationships. A caring, understanding, and empathetic therapeutic relationship is the foundation of my work with clients, and I am proud that past clients have expressed feeling safe, cared for, and accepted when working with me. I have extensive experience working with clients who have or are currently experiencing, anxiety, depression, relationship distress, loneliness, trauma, academic or career distress, identity development, and/or difficult life transitions.

Welcome! Whether you are in throes of a life transition, a relationship problem, trauma recovery, you need safety to be and to grow; I offer you a safe space for rest and strengthening, then to be curious and investigate yourself, your body, your experiences and emotions, your relationships toward becoming more fully alive and living for what truly matters to you. I use a process-oriented approach toward exploring yourself with nonjudgmental curiosity to discover more of yourself and your beliefs and values so you can develop greater ease with yourself and others, with decision-making, and relationships.

I work with couples, families and individuals who are seeking support and guidance with relationship distress, premarital, discernment, infidelity recovery, divorce recovery and co-parenting counseling needs. I privilege individual healing and growth within a framework for healthy relationships (“Humanistic-Relational” approach). For over 20 years, I have helped clients heal from relationship distress, trauma & PTSD, depression and addictions, and grow into better relationships with themselves and each other. Additionally, I enjoy providing therapy and consultation to therapists with similar interests.

I understand the strength it takes to start therapy and believe in meeting clients where they are. I am passionate about helping clients learn how to identify and tolerate difficult emotions, how to set individual and relationship boundaries, and how to grow toward self-acceptance. I create a space for clients to feel supported, heard, and empowered as they move toward healing and change. I am LGBTQIA+ and friendly and approach all clients with empathy and compassion.

I work with adolescents, adults, couples and families on a range of things, from family and relationship issues to life transitions, depression and anxiety, grief, larger existential questions, and other things. A particular focus is helping people in crisis manage and make meaning from difficulties. My approach to therapy is supportive, relational, and client-centered, with a focus on how things manifest themselves in the here and now. More than anything, I try to create a safe space for tuning in to feelings, finding balance, healing, and working on change.

I consider it a profound honor to witness human beings' capacity to become more authentic, liberated versions of themselves. My experience is that healing and transformation take place only in relationship, and that the therapist-client relationship provides a unique opportunity for connection, reflection, and change. I help individuals and couples co-create a space where they can process the heavy burdens that seem to be getting in the way- grief or loss, low self-esteem, ambivalence about what is next, or pain from broken relationships.