Madeline Cohen, LCMHC - Therapist in North Carolina

About Madeline

Madeline Cohen is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting concerns, and low self-esteem. She speaks plainly and offers steady support for parents and adults who feel overwhelmed or stuck. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking so daily life becomes easier to manage.

Her style blends several evidence-informed methods. She uses emotion-focused work to name and move through hard feelings.

Background and approach

She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients clarify values and take manageable actions. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is part of her toolkit for those carrying traumatic memories. With 15 years of experience, Madeline brings a calm presence and a problem-solving mindset.

She helps people untangle family patterns, attachment questions, and issues that come up during major life changes. Her background includes work with concerns like blended family dynamics, divorce and separation, and family of origin problems. Madeline often addresses stress tied to chronic illness, cancer, or disability, and she supports people facing body image, codependency, guilt, and shame.

She also works with impulsivity, life purpose questions, and post-traumatic stress reactions. Her approach mixes practical skills with emotional processing to make progress feel attainable. Based in North Carolina and licensed as an LCMHC, she offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.

Madeline aims to create a straightforward, empathic space where parents and adults can sort priorities and find clearer ways forward.

Online therapy approaches and what they offer

Madeline often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and to choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and making changes when life feels uncertain.

She also applies Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and shift strong emotional patterns that keep them stuck. EFT aims to create new ways of responding to painful feelings, which can ease long-running relationship and attachment tensions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Madeline will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they’ll try methods that feel like a good fit. That collaborative process helps shape sessions so progress matches real needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from home, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to keep progress between sessions. These options can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule or a changing life routine.

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.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Madeline help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and self-esteem issues, plus related areas like attachment, family problems, and life transitions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and empathetic, combining emotion-focused work, acceptance-based strategies, and trauma processing to help people manage feelings and make clear choices.

What is her background and experience?

Madeline has 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, family issues, and trauma, drawing on several established therapeutic approaches.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC with license number NC LCMHC 13265 and provides services from that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and she is available to work with international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 15 years
Licensed: North Carolina
Languages: English

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