I believe everyone has what they need to heal already inside them and see the therapeutic relationship as a sacred form of teamwork that makes healing and transformation possible through attuned support. I hope you experience me as I see myself: warm, imaginative, encouraging, and solid. 

My work is driven by my commitment to social justice. I am explicitly an anti-oppression, LGBTQIA+ affirming, sex positive practitioner. I consider it my responsibility to regularly participate in diversity trainings and accountability process groups. I have extensive training in a variety of approaches to mental health care and will co-create a treatment plan with you that honors your unique needs, experiences, and identities. 

As a psychobiological practitioner, I encourage my clients to explore integrative approaches to treatment and am thoroughly experienced in working collaboratively with other therapists and specialists. 

*I will consider providing care to folks living outside NC via telehealth. Please contact me directly to inquire. 

Areas of Specialty:

Acute and Chronic Trauma and post-traumatic stress

Attachment Trauma

Sexual Trauma

Relationship and interpersonal issues

Identity Development

Gender/Sexual Identity Development Support

Anxiety

Depression

Perfectionism/Hyper-performance

Stress Management 

Burnout 

Disordered Eating/Body Image/Weight Concerns

Secondary Trauma/Compassion Fatigue

Chronic Pain

Chronic Illness/Somatic Distress (IBS, Crohn's, Autoimmune)

Psychological and somatic distress related to systems of oppression and marginalization

Life transitions

Conflict in all long-term relationships is natural.  How we engage in conflict with our loved ones determines whether inevitable ruptures brings us closer together or rends us further apart. 

More often than not, our primal safety instincts don't lead us toward connection.  It makes sense to shut down, lash out, or run away from a threat--but when the threat is conflict with a loved one those behaviors don't deepen connection. 

I use principles from Somatic Experiencing and relational approaches to therapy to help family members and romantic partners to repair and reconnect. I am particularly adept at helping navigate past attachment trauma and sexual traumas that are getting in the way of present connection.

Becoming a therapist is an exciting and challenging journey. In this role, we are called not only to develop our clinical skills but also to hone ourselves as instruments of healing by conitnually exploring our identities, our history, and our own healing. 

I strongly believe that the therapeutic relationship is a sacred one and offering support to budding clinicians so that they can fully step into the seat of healer is extremely meaningful to me. 

If you'd like to learn more about my pedagogy and areas of specialty in supervision, lets set up a time to talk! You can email me at: Caroline@carolinestayerbrewington.com