Terri Ellerbe-Graves, LCMHC

Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 23 years in the helping field. She focuses on practical steps that help people cope with overwhelming stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. Terri strives to create a nonjudgmental space where people can be honest about hard things and begin to make steady change.

Terri uses clear, hands-on methods to build coping skills, set healthy boundaries, and strengthen core abilities that help day-to-day functioning. She draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and attachment-informed work to match strategies to each person's needs. Sessions move at a pace the client can handle and focus on what feels useful in everyday life.

Her background includes many years helping people facing trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, chronic illness and caregiving strain, and difficulties with attention and mood. She also addresses issues such as body image, adoption and foster care impacts, and aging-related concerns.

Terri practices in North Carolina as an NC LCMHC. Sessions are offered in English. For people exploring therapy while managing busy schedules or health challenges, she emphasizes creating practical plans that fit into daily routines. To begin, visitors follow the site Start Therapy flow to complete a short questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Terri encourages honest conversation about fears and setbacks and partners with clients to set realistic goals. Her work centers on steady, manageable progress rather than instant fixes.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with ongoing health challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which often helps with anxiety, sleep problems, and mood issues. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and can help with intimacy, relationship struggles, and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, current struggles, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. That plan can change over time based on what the client finds helpful, and the work is collaborative throughout.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time for people managing health conditions. It also makes it possible to use written tools, worksheets, and in-session practice that carry directly into daily routines.