Hello! My name is Clover and I am a licensed clinical therapist and addiction specialist in the state of North Carolina and I use she/her pronouns. I look forward to the opportunity of learning and working together as part of our therapeutic process. I enjoy working with folks who are gender diverse and members of the LGBTQIA+ community who experience unique stressors and conflicts with their day-to-day lives. I also love working with folks who struggle with substance use either in addition to other life stressors or on its own. I started my clinical work with addiction and grew as a therapist and person to see people from a whole-person perspective. Our difficulties, conflicts, our stressors do not define us for who we are and when they prevent or delay us from becoming our authentic selves is where the therapeutic process blossoms. As a person who identifies as gender diverse, I have lived through many difficult life circumstances where I have learned and grown as a person. I have first-hand navigated through complex systems and emotionally wrought situations to become my authentic self and continue to do so. I believe everybody is always in a constant process of growing into our best selves and I hope to have the opportunity to work with you along this process too.

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

The first session is a warm invitation to therapy and assessment over what goals are to be address while developing initial first steps towards these goals.

What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?

I use primarily cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, existential, motivational interviewing skills in a person-in-environment approach. Meaning I am here to work with you in regards to where you are in your life.

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

My strengths in clinical practice is with my focus on authenticity, empathetic listening, reflection, and challenging. The therapeutic process can be difficult and I strongly believe in working on challenging in a healthy way and listening to my folks in a way that can be supportive and growth oriented. I focus on LGBTIA+ patients, particularly those who identify as gender diverse. I also work regularly with individuals with medical trauma, depression, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, and generalixed anxiety disorder.

About Clover McKinney

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