Trauma & PTSD therapists

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Michelle Doyle is a licensed clinical social worker in Huntersville, North Carolina, with 16 years in practice. She works with girls and women age ten and older who are struggling with eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, orthorexia and ARFID, helping them understand the roots of the disorder and make lasting changes. She also supports women through pregnancy and the move into motherhood, and treats anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem and family concerns. Her methods include CBT, DBT, family systems, interpersonal and feminist therapy, mindfulness and motivational interviewing. She offers sessions in person in Huntersville and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Jude Johnson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 22 years in practice, based in Matthews, North Carolina, and seeing clients online. He helps teens, adults and families dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and the habits that keep people stuck, such as avoidance, endless scrolling or staying in bed. Trauma healing is his specialty, using an integrative approach that includes Brainspotting, IFS-informed work, mindfulness, meditation and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, along with CBT, DBT and family systems. He also teaches mindfulness-based stress reduction. His aim is to help clients find more clarity, connection and fulfillment. Sessions are held online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSWA

Jessycka Smith is a licensed clinical social worker associate with four years in practice, based in Charlotte and seeing clients online. She supports teens and adults with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, life transitions and perinatal mood disorders. She has a particular passion for parents, both new and experienced, as they move through the changes parenthood brings, and she enjoys helping teens and young adults with identity, independence and direction. She is extensively trained in perinatal mental health and tailors her work to each client, using CBT, DBT, attachment-based therapy, ACT, emotionally focused and compassion-focused approaches. Sessions are held online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW

Staci Comer is a licensed clinical social worker in Huntersville, near Charlotte, with 13 years in practice. Her work centers on children from birth to age 17 and their families, helping young clients cope with trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and big life changes. She also supports parents through pregnancy and the postpartum period and with parenting and school concerns. Because healing for a child involves the adults around them, she gives caregivers guidance and practical strategies alongside the child's sessions. She uses EMDR, CBT, attachment-based and trauma-focused methods, and her style is warm and playful. She also provides clinical supervision. Sessions are available in person in Huntersville and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT-S, LPC-S

Vanessa Bernal is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, both at supervisor level, in San Antonio with 15 years in practice. She works with children, preteens, teens, adults, couples and families on relationship problems, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, OCD, substance use, eating disorders, postpartum concerns and LGBTQ+ issues. She aims to make therapy a comfortable, trusting place clients want to come back to, whether they need a listening ear or someone to coach them through a hard stretch. She blends techniques from many models, including CBT, emotionally focused, narrative and family systems therapy. She offers reasonable self-pay rates and lower-cost intern sessions, in person and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-S

Edgar Napoles is a licensed clinical social worker and supervisor in New Braunfels. His clients include adults, couples, families, college students, first responders and working professionals. He helps with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, cultural stress and major transitions, and also treats addiction, bipolar disorder and perinatal concerns, with LGBTQ+ affirming care. He brings warmth and structure to sessions, and his own background gives him a firsthand feel for the Hispanic and Mexican American community. His methods include CBT, DBT, EMDR and emotionally focused therapy, applied in a culturally sensitive way, and he also provides immigration evaluations. He sees clients in person in New Braunfels and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC, EMDR

Liz Keator is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Boerne who is also a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and a certified EMDR therapist. She has 11 years in practice and serves clients across the Hill Country. Her clients include teens, adults, older adults, families and groups, and she specializes in trauma and PTSD, anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship difficulties. She also helps with grief, self-esteem, stress and postpartum concerns. Her approach is integrative and shaped around each client's needs and preferences, with EMDR as a central part of her work alongside CBT, DBT, IFS, family systems and narrative therapy. She welcomes clients from every background, and sees them in person in Boerne and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, PMH-C

Esmeralda Cardenas is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Helotes and certified in perinatal mental health. She specializes in maternal mental health, supporting mothers through pregnancy, postpartum and parenting, and she works with dads too. Many of her clients seem to be coping well but feel overwhelmed inside, carrying anxiety, intrusive thoughts, guilt, identity shifts and strain in their relationships. She also helps adults and couples with depression, trauma, ADHD and grief. Her therapy is collaborative and structured, offering practical tools and deeper insight to help clients regulate emotions and rebuild confidence, using CBT, ACT, DBT, cognitive processing therapy and somatic, trauma-informed care. She sees clients online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CADC

Stephanie Knight is a Licensed Professional Counselor and certified alcohol and drug counselor in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She offers individual and group therapy for teens, adults and couples, with a focus on women, helping clients through especially difficult stretches of life when anxiety, frustration or unhealthy coping can take hold. Her areas include anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, self-esteem, substance use, eating disorders and bipolar disorder. She aims to provide caring support and fresh solutions, drawing on CBT, cognitive processing therapy, DBT, ACT, EMDR, emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method and motivational interviewing. She sees clients in person in Lake Oswego and online.