Terri Ellerbe-Graves, LCMHC
Practical, compassionate care for real-life struggles
Details
| Name | Terri Ellerbe-Graves |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCMHC |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 23 |
About Terri
Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 23 years in the helping field. She focuses on making therapy practical and understandable so people feel more able to manage stress and painful emotions. Terri speaks plainly and offers a calm, nonjudgmental space for people who are worried or hesitant about reaching out.
She helps people build coping strategies and healthy boundaries. She works on core skills that make day-to-day life easier, such as managing anxiety, navigating grief, and handling big mood shifts.
Background and approach
Terri also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, and issues tied to identity and self-esteem. Her approach blends Narrative methods with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas. Terri uses Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral tools when they fit a person’s needs.
She will work with each person to pick techniques that match their goals and circumstances. Terri has experience supporting people through trauma, abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, chronic illness, and caregiver stress. She also brings experience with neurodiversity and personality-related struggles, and can assist with anger, codependency, and commitment worries.
Based in North Carolina, Terri offers sessions in English. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, focused on helping people grow, heal, and find practical ways to cope with life’s changes.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Terri works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Terri among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Terri directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Terri directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Terri’s approaches translate to online therapy
Terri uses Narrative ideas to help people name the stories that shape their lives and see new possibilities. This can help with identity questions, relationship patterns, and feelings that repeat over time. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another key approach she uses; it focuses on clarifying values and practicing small actions that move a person toward a meaningful life while managing difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based work looks at how early connections influence current relationships, which can be useful for intimacy, trust, and parenting concerns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Terri will collaborate with each person to decide which ideas and practices fit their goals, needs, and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made and new priorities appear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make therapy flexible. Video is useful for more in-depth sessions and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text let someone touch base between sessions or use written reflection during tough moments. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Terri commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and self-esteem struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Terri blends Narrative ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered care, and cognitive behavioral techniques in a direct and practical way.
What is her professional background?
She has 23 years of experience in the helping field supporting a wide range of concerns and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, licensed in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not take international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and getting started handled?
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