Araby Boykin, LCMHC - Therapist in North Carolina

About Araby

Araby Boykin offers support for common parenting and family worries along with a wide range of emotional struggles. She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, mood and personality concerns, and issues connected to trauma or grief. She also addresses challenges like anger, addiction, intimacy or jealousy, and parenting-related strains.

Araby meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps they can use day to day. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.

Background and approach

Sessions center on understanding what feels hard and finding manageable ways forward. She draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are used to build awareness and ease strong emotions.

Araby is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - LCMHC in North Carolina (NC LCMHC 13801). She has five years of clinical experience working with adults who face mood, trauma, and related concerns. Her background includes several therapeutic approaches so she can tailor sessions to each person’s needs.

In practice she uses solution-focused ideas and motivational interviewing to help clients set clear goals and stay motivated. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are also available for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. These methods are mixed to fit real life, not just talk.

Parents looking for help with communication, family tensions, parenting stress, or life transitions can expect a calm, down-to-earth approach. Araby aims to make sessions useful between visits so progress carries into everyday family life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Araby commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based techniques in her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple exercises to notice thoughts and feelings without being pushed around by them, which helps with strong emotions and trauma reactions.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation or distress tolerance are needed. DBT skills are practical steps people can practice between sessions to reduce impulsive reactions and improve coping during tough moments. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a team effort; the therapist will work with each person to find what fits their goals and comfort level.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible around busy family schedules. These options let people connect from home, use shorter check-in messages when needed, or schedule a longer video visit for deeper work. The variety of formats supports different needs and helps therapy continue even when life is full.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Araby address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, grief, intimacy-related problems, anger, addictions, bipolar and compassion fatigue among other related concerns.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on clear goals and skills people can use between sessions to manage mood, behavior, and family interactions.

What is her professional background?

She has five years of clinical experience working with adults who face mood disorders, trauma, and related challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - LCMHC in North Carolina, license number NC LCMHC 13801.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer?

Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 5 years
Licensed: North Carolina
Languages: English

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