Terri Ellerbe-Graves, LCMHC
Therapist in North Carolina
Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 23 years in the helping field.
- License 11187 · North Carolina Expires June 2026
- NPI 1356748651 · national registry
- Experience and languages 23+ years in practice English
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About Terri
Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 23 years in the helping field. She aims to make therapy straightforward and practical so people can find relief from stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. Terri uses everyday language and clear steps to help clients build coping strategies, set healthy boundaries, and strengthen core skills.
Her work often focuses on healing from past hurts and managing current life changes.
Background and approach
She draws on approaches such as the Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based work, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques. In sessions she helps people spot patterns, try small changes, and practice new ways of relating and coping. Terri believes vulnerable conversations are part of growth.
She creates a nonjudgmental space where difficult topics can be talked through honestly. People who worry about being judged are encouraged to bring their whole story and pace the work to what feels manageable. She has experience helping with a wide range of issues including parenting stress, intimacy and relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, sleep concerns, ADHD, and self-esteem problems.
Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and body image concerns. Terri practices in North Carolina as an LCMHC and conducts sessions in English. Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused, aimed at helping people make steady, practical progress in day-to-day life.
Credentials
- LCMHC (North Carolina)
- License 11187 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1356748651 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Terri lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 Terri names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Terri names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Online approaches that help people relate and cope
Terri uses a few practical approaches that translate well to online work. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication patterns and repairing emotional connection, which can help with relationship and intimacy-related issues. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and move toward valued actions despite them, useful for anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and helps people understand how those patterns affect current connections and coping.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Terri collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. That shared decision-making helps keep sessions relevant and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching relationship skills. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or if someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between scheduled meetings.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Terri commonly help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship or intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, sleeping problems, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her counseling style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using clear steps to build coping strategies and healthy boundaries while listening without judgment.
What background does she bring to therapy?
Terri has 23 years of experience in the helping field working with many concerns and populations across clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an NC LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Terri?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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