Corey Winston
Compassionate therapist for family and parenting concerns
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Corey
Corey Winston is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on parenting and family concerns alongside a wide range of mental health issues. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy challenges. He also supports concerns like eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
Corey earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Master of Social Work from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Background and approach
He has worked in the mental health field since 2007 and holds a North Carolina LCSW credential, NC LCSW c010981. In sessions he focuses on practical skills and straightforward conversation. He aims to help people access services, make choices, and pursue goals while preserving dignity and respect.
He draws on his years in clinical settings to avoid bias and treat each person as an individual. Corey has provided therapy for five years and has 13 years of experience in mental health overall. That background informs how he talks through problems and helps people build coping tools and daily routines.
He welcomes the chance to work alongside someone who is ready to take steps toward change. The approach is collaborative and aimed at clear, manageable progress rather than jargon or overly complex plans.
Evidence-based approaches and online flexibility
Two evidence-based techniques Corey commonly uses are cognitive strategies and skills-based interventions. Cognitive strategies focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real situations to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Skills-based interventions teach concrete tools for managing stress, regulating emotions, improving sleep, and handling cravings related to addictions.He also draws on trauma-informed practices that emphasize safety, pacing, and choice. Those methods help people process difficult experiences at a manageable pace and build routines that support day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what works. Decisions about methods are guided by the client’s needs, preferences, and progress rather than a fixed protocol.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow sessions from home, quick check-ins between meetings, and greater scheduling flexibility. For people balancing work, parenting, or other responsibilities, remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical change and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
Next step
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