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Terri Ellerbe-Graves

Calm, practical therapy for life’s challenges

LCMHC North Carolina

Experience
23 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Terri

Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 23 years of experience helping people in North Carolina. She focuses on practical skills to reduce stress and anxiety and to improve mood and daily functioning.

Background and approach

Terri aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most to them. She works with many concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and relationship and intimacy issues.

Parenting strain, sleep problems, ADHD, and self-esteem are also areas she addresses. Her background includes supporting people through big life changes and complicated medical or caregiving situations.

Terri blends several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify values and take meaningful action.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to explore how early relationships affect current connections.

Sessions are focused on building coping strategies, setting healthy boundaries, and strengthening core skills. Terri aims for straightforward, usable tools clients can apply between sessions.

She emphasizes collaboration and plans that fit each person’s life. Therapy with Terri can be delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Conversations are short and clear, suited to someone reading on a phone and looking for direct help and steady support.

Working Together Online with Practical Therapies

Terri often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name their values, accept difficult feelings, and take small steps toward a life that matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest an approach or mix of approaches that feel right. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helping and what is not.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in fits a lunch break. Live chat and text messaging offer ongoing support in short messages for people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Terri help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, focusing on coping strategies, healthy boundaries, and skill building that clients can use between appointments.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 23 years of experience in the helping field and has worked with a wide range of concerns across that time.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in North Carolina and holds the NC Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential, listed as LCMHC.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Terri?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

23+ years

Licensed in

North Carolina

Languages

English