Ida Ham
Focused, practical guidance for everyday parenting challenges
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Ida
Ida Ham is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, family concerns, depression, or LGBT-related challenges. She speaks plainly and aims to help clients find steady ways to cope and move forward.
Ida brings two decades of clinical experience to sessions and works to tailor care to each person’s situation. Her approach stresses building self-awareness and recognizing strengths alongside limits.
Background and approach
She uses tools from acceptance-based therapies and cognitive-behavioral work to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different actions. Mindfulness practices and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are used when helpful to manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity.
Ida trained with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling, and she completed a graduate certificate in School Counseling. She also completed Stephen Ministry training for faith-based lay counseling. She holds the North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential - LCMHC.
In sessions she prefers a collaborative model. She and the client map out goals and pick techniques that fit day-to-day life. Plans may include short-term problem solving, skill building, and longer work on values and behavior change.
Ida coordinates care with other professionals when needed and adapts methods to each person’s priorities. Her practice emphasizes whole-health goals that consider physical, psychological, and spiritual wellbeing. She aims to make therapy clear and useful from the first meeting.
Therapy approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes choosing actions that match personal values, which helps with anxiety, stress, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and routine problem solving.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ida works together with each client to identify which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She blends techniques when needed and adjusts the plan over time so it matches what the client wants to work on.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats provide flexibility for busy schedules and allow people to connect from home or another convenient place. Using different channels also makes it easier to practice skills between sessions and to get short check-ins when helpful.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- LGBT
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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