- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Charlene
Charlene Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina with eleven years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, or major life changes. Charlene speaks plain, direct language in sessions and aims to make therapy approachable for busy parents.
She creates a welcoming space where people can talk through what is hurting them. Sessions often emphasize building clearer communication, firmer boundaries, and everyday coping skills.
Background and approach
Charlene uses empathy alongside practical tools so conversations lead to real changes at home and work. Charlene draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person. She also uses cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and DBT skills to manage intense emotions.
For clients with trauma history she may incorporate EMDR techniques and mindfulness practices to reduce distress and improve self-regulation. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns related to family stress, attachment and abandonment worries, body image, grief, substance use, and mood or attention challenges. She helps parents navigate blended family issues, communication problems, and the emotional fallout of separation and loss.
Practical help is part of the process - Charlene supports people in developing concrete plans for day-to-day life. That can mean practicing a new way to ask for help, setting limits with others, or learning short grounding skills to use during hard moments.
What Charlene works with
Everything Charlene lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Charlene helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Charlene lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online parenting support
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the client. It lets a parent describe struggles and set their own goals while the therapist offers support and practical feedback.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior. Online CBT often involves short exercises and homework to try new ways of thinking and handling parenting stress between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Skills for distress tolerance and emotion regulation can be practiced in weekly sessions and used during tough moments with children or co-parents.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, preferences, and goals and then recommend strategies to try. That plan can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls for deeper conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for quick supports between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, try out new skills in real time, and maintain contact during life transitions.
Questions people ask about Charlene
What kinds of problems does Charlene help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and ADHD among other areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is empathetic and practical. She blends client-centered listening with tools from CBT and DBT and uses mindfulness and EMDR when helpful.
What is her background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eleven years of experience providing clinical care in multiple settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and practices there.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Charlene provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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