- Stress and anxiety
- Practical coping skills
- Attachment and emotion work
About Terri
Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 23 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and related issues such as self-esteem and coping with life changes. Terri also lists work with parenting, grief, intimacy-related concerns, sleeping problems, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and LGBT issues.
She focuses on building practical coping strategies and clearer boundaries. Sessions emphasize core skills people can use between meetings. Terri describes helping people make steady changes rather than quick fixes. The tone in sessions is nonjudgmental and direct; difficult topics can be named plainly.
Her background includes long practice in community and clinical settings across two decades. That experience informs how she blends behavioral tools with attention to attachment and emotions. She draws on methods from cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, and work that centers the client’s experience.
In a typical meeting she will listen, reflect what she hears, and suggest actionable steps to try afterwards. That might include behavioral experiments, values-based actions, or skill practice from dialectical and cognitive approaches. Progress is reviewed regularly so the plan stays focused on what a person wants to change.
Sessions are conducted in English and are offered to people located in North Carolina. Pricing varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session through the online therapy options button.
How therapy approaches guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action even when anxiety or hard thoughts are present. It helps people who want to change how they respond to worry and avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses straightforward exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving. This approach is often helpful for social anxiety, mood shifts, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how relationships and early patterns shape responses today and can be useful for intimacy concerns and relationship stress.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods collaboratively based on how things go. That means plans can shift as a person learns what helps and what does not.
The site notes that sessions are arranged through an online matching and scheduling process. Confirm the exact session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people find it simpler to try techniques between sessions when meetings fit around work or family routines.
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Experience
23+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Terri commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, plus related issues like parenting, grief, sleeping problems, ADHD, and self-esteem.
What style of therapy does she use?
She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, client-centered listening, and some dialectical behavior skills for emotional regulation.
How much experience does she have?
She has 23 years of experience working in the helping field and brings that background to clinical practice.
What credential and location are listed?
She is an LCMHC in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are for people located in North Carolina.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.