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Online therapist

Terri Ellerbe-Graves

Practical support for parents and caregivers

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Credentials
LCMHC
Experience
23 years
Licensed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Terri

Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 23 years in the helping field. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps parents and caregivers can use. She aims to create coping strategies, set healthy boundaries, and teach core skills that make everyday life more manageable.

She keeps the room free of judgment so people can speak honestly about hard things. Terri says nothing in sessions will surprise her, and she welcomes difficult feelings and painful memories.

Background and approach

That openness helps people begin to make small, steady changes. Her approach blends evidence-informed methods that match the need at hand. Sessions often include identifying patterns, practicing new responses, and building routines that support emotional regulation.

Terri explains tools clearly and practices them together with the person in the session. She has worked with a wide range of concerns over two decades, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting, relationship and intimacy issues, and attention-related challenges.

The focus is on what is useful now, whether that means learning skills or revisiting past experiences to find new meaning. Terri holds a North Carolina LCMHC credential and offers work in English. She helps people set realistic goals, then supports steady progress through practical exercises and real-world problem solving.

If taking the next step feels hard, she helps break it into manageable pieces.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and small actions that move a life forward. It helps people accept difficult feelings and commit to practical steps that align with what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress.

Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try approaches that fit, and adjust as needed. Together they decide which tools to practice between sessions and which strategies to prioritize based on what is actually working.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let people talk face-to-face from home, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text messaging support shorter check-ins and skill practice between meetings. These options provide flexibility so therapy can continue around parenting, work, and daily demands while still focusing on steady progress.

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 Terri address?
She works with many common difficulties such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, bipolar concerns, sleeping problems, and ADHD.
How would sessions feel and what style does she use?
Sessions are straightforward and skills-oriented. She uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered work to teach coping skills and practical changes.
What is her professional background?
She has 23 years of experience in the helping field working with a wide range of concerns and life changes.
Where is she licensed and based?
Terri holds a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential, listed as NC LCMHC 11187, and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.

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Experience
23 years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English

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