Mary Smith, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor

You may feel anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or stuck in patterns you understand intellectually but still can’t seem to shift. Maybe you’ve gone through a major life transition, relationship change, grief, burnout, or simply reached a point where continuing to push through no longer feels sustainable. I work with adults navigating anxiety, developmental trauma, attachment wounds, grief, and life transitions. My approach is relational, psychodynamic, and depth-oriented, with attention to how past experiences, relationship patterns, and nervous system responses can continue shaping the present. Therapy with me is thoughtful, collaborative, and paced in a way that allows space for deeper understanding rather than forcing quick change. I integrate talk therapy, EMDR, and nervous system–informed approaches when helpful, while staying grounded in the belief that people often already carry an internal sense of what is true for them — even when it has become difficult to access or trust.

I offer both in-person therapy in Raleigh and telehealth sessions across North Carolina. My work is relational, psychodynamic, and depth-oriented, with EMDR and nervous system–informed approaches incorporated when helpful. I aim to create a space where people can slow down, better understand themselves, and move through change without feeling pressured to have everything figured out right away.