- Years in practice
- 23
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Terri
Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 23 years in the helping field. She focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or uncertain about parenting and life changes. Terri uses plain talk and steady guidance to help people build coping skills, set healthy boundaries, and manage stress.
She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can bring hard things from their past and present.
Background and approach
Terri emphasizes real-world strategies rather than jargon. She aims to help clients grow, heal, and make changes that fit their everyday lives. Her style blends evidence-informed methods with relationship-centered care.
That means working together to notice patterns, try new behaviors, and practice skills that reduce distress. Sessions include concrete tools for sleep, mood, anger, and managing intense emotions. Terri has supported people through grief, trauma, parenting concerns, ADHD, and identity-related stress.
She pays attention to how attachment and relationships shape current problems. Over two decades of experience have shaped a flexible, compassionate approach to many concerns. Sessions are offered from North Carolina and in English.
Terri uses approaches that help people who want clear steps and steady emotional support. She invites anyone who is ready to take the next step to consider a first conversation.
What Terri works with
Everything Terri lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Terri helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Terri lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Terri uses methods that focus on values, relationships, and practical skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and commit to actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people rewrite those patterns to improve connection and emotional safety.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Terri will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor the work over time. She checks in regularly to see what methods are helping and adjusts plans to fit each person’s needs.
Online sessions offer flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face when depth and visual cues help. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around parenting duties, work, and busy lives.
Questions people ask about Terri
What concerns does Terri often help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, sleep problems, self-esteem, and related issues like ADHD and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Terri uses a practical, down-to-earth style that focuses on building coping skills, setting boundaries, and trying concrete strategies during sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 23 years working in the helping field, applying that experience to support people through a wide range of life and mental health challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
Terri holds an LCMHC credential and practices from North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she provide?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and payment 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 schedule according to therapist availability.
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