Clients I Work With
I work with adolescents and adults who feel stuck in anxious overthinking, constant worry, and emotional overwhelm. Many clients struggle with depression, low motivation, irritability, sleep issues, perfectionism, people pleasing, or burnout. I also help clients navigating eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image distress, including fear of weight changes, food guilt, comparing, checking, and feeling at war with your body. Some clients are returning to outpatient therapy after PHP or IOP and want steady support to stay on track. Others want help with life transitions, relationship stress, or rebuilding confidence and self trust. If you look fine on the outside but feel exhausted inside, you are in the right place.
Approach
My approach is warm, steady, and practical. Many clients come in exhausted by anxiety, overthinking, low mood, or guilt around food and body image. Sessions feel supportive and structured: we check in, slow the moment down, name what is happening in your mind and body, then choose a clear focus. I use CBT tools to untangle unhelpful thoughts, DBT skills to manage big emotions and urges, and simple mindfulness to calm your system in real time. With eating disorder and body image work, we reduce checking and comparison, build steadier routines, and practice living from values instead of rules. Trauma informed pacing guides us: safety first, choice always, and small steps you can actually use between sessions. We track patterns, practice skills in session, and set one doable experiment for the week. You will be heard and gently challenged, with a plan that fits your life beginning today!
Beliefs & Lived Experience
I believe healing happens when you feel safe, understood, and never judged. I show up with warmth, honesty, and support because I know how heavy it can feel to carry anxiety, self-doubt, and body related distress alone. My values are compassion, dignity, and real-world change. I will not push quick fixes or perfection. Instead, we focus on building self-trust, practical coping skills, and a kinder inner voice. I hold an inclusive, respectful perspective and I honor your culture, identity, faith, and lived experience. I also believe you are more than a diagnosis. In our work, we make room for your whole story while moving toward the life you want, one steady step at a time, with curiosity, courage, and care. I value consent, collaboration, and autonomy, so you help set our pace and goals. I am mindful of diet culture and comparison, and we build steadier self-worth and body respect.
More About My Practice
Calm Blue Waters Counseling is an online only practice serving adolescents and adults in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Vermont. Sessions are 50 minutes and held through a secure telehealth platform. I offer a free 15 minute consultation to help you decide if we are a good fit. I also provide bariatric surgery psychological evaluations. I collaborate with dietitians, physicians, and treatment programs to support recovery and continuity, including clients stepping down from PHP or IOP. I do not offer in person sessions, group therapy, workshops, or psychological testing beyond bariatric evaluations. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9am to 7pm, and I am closed Friday through Sunday. I accept many major insurance plans and also offer private pay. HSA and FSA are welcome too. We will set clear goals, track progress and adjust the plan as your needs change week by week.
Ages Served
Adults
Teens (13-17)
Young Adults (18-25)
Teens (13-17)
Young Adults (18-25)
Services Provided
Individual Therapy
Languages Spoken
English
Specializations
Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Mindfulness
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Mindfulness
Specialties
Anxiety
Depression
Eating Disorders
Depression
Eating Disorders
Insurance and Payment
Payment Accepted
Credit
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Private Pay (Superbills Not Provided)
Session Fees
$200
-$200
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
Ambetter
BlueCross BlueShield
Cigna
Meridian
Ambetter
BlueCross BlueShield
Cigna
Meridian
State Licensed In
North Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina