Therapist profile
Narissa Huntley, LCMHC
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral methods
- Mindfulness practices
About Narissa
Narissa Huntley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, parenting concerns, family problems, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Sessions focus on practical conversation and developing clearer ways to handle daily challenges.
Narissa draws on client-centered ideas to keep sessions focused on each person's perspective. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Mindfulness and existential ideas appear in her work when people want to examine values, meaning, and how they want to live going forward.
Her background includes work in private practice, home-based services, schools, homeless shelters, and community mental health agencies. That variety has shaped an approach that pays attention to how life circumstances affect mood and relationships. She has provided individual and family therapy across those settings, and she often helps people manage caregiver stress, blended family concerns, and fatherhood issues.
In sessions she keeps conversation interactive and practical. People can expect to talk through what is happening now, try specific tools such as thought records or brief behavioral experiments, and discuss small steps to reduce overwhelm. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on concrete changes that fit a client's life.
Narissa encourages adults who are ready to address parenting strain, family conflict, or personal struggles to begin with a short questionnaire and an initial session to see what feels most helpful.
How sessions work
How her approaches shape online sessions
Client-centered therapy puts the person's perspective first. Sessions focus on listening closely, reflecting what matters, and helping clients decide next steps. This approach helps when someone needs clearer self-understanding or wants to name what matters most in family or parenting roles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses short exercises such as tracking thoughts or testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or lift mood. CBT is useful for stress, depression, anger, and managing impulses that affect relationships.
Mindfulness techniques bring attention to present-moment experience. Simple practices can reduce reactivity and help with rumination or grief. These tools often pair well with the other approaches to create practical daily habits.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose approaches that match goals, life demands, and preferences. This means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Conversations can focus on immediate parenting and family concerns, skills to manage stress, and practical steps to change behaviors without promising particular outcomes.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, family problems, trauma, grief, and related issues such as ADHD and caregiver stress.
How would she approach a session with me?
Her style is interactive and practical. Sessions often combine client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of experience providing mental health counseling in a range of settings including private practice, schools, shelters, and community agencies.
Is she licensed and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensed in North Carolina.
Can she see clients who speak other languages or live outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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