Hi, I’m Maria! Thanks for taking the time to view my profile. My friends call me the “accountability” friend. I enjoy helping people meet their goals. I started working in this profession as a one-on-one worker with an Intellectual Developmental youth and family in 1997. Throughout the years I’ve continued my education and became a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in 2019 and a Licensed Certified Addiction Specialist (LCAS) in 2021 after extensive clinical work in an outpatient substance use clinic in North Carolina.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

It’s all about you! We will start with introductions, review your reason(s) to seek therapy (great job to you!), and discuss your goals in therapy. You are the driver for the session and I'm the steering wheel. Let’s find ways together to improve your quality of life through therapeutic self-managements tools, stress management, and self-care!

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

One of my greatest strengths is keeping you accountable to yourself. Sometimes as humans we become consumed with what we have to do for others and what we want others to do. However, we must be accountable to ourselves and our own well-being. In order to care for others we have to take care of ourselves. Remember, you can't pour from an empty cup.

About Maria Carmichael