Terri Ellerbe-Graves , LCMHC

Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 23 years in the helping field. She focuses on practical skills you can use right away to feel steadier and more capable. She often helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges tied to parenting, self-esteem, or life changes.

Terri uses clear, down-to-earth methods to build coping strategies and healthy boundaries. She guides clients through steps to manage intense emotions, improve sleep, and handle the daily strain of chronic illness or caregiving. Her approach is nonjudgmental and accepting, and she aims to create a space where people can be open about hard things.

Her work draws on therapy styles that focus on thoughts, emotions, and relationships. That mix lets her tailor sessions to a person’s needs, whether they want short-term tools or deeper emotional work. She commonly addresses trauma, anger, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and issues related to identity and sexual orientation.

Terri brings experience with attachment and relationship patterns, adoption and foster care questions, and blended family situations. She also supports people facing cancer, aging issues, chronic pain, and caregiver stress. The focus is on realistic steps clients can try between sessions.

Located in North Carolina, Terri offers sessions in English. She works with people to set goals that match their life and to track small gains over time. The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Terri commonly blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-based ideas to meet a person’s needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce worry, improve sleep, and manage mood. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people build healthier ways to connect and set boundaries.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Terri will work with each person to identify goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust methods as progress is made. She aims to blend short-term tools with deeper relational work when needed, so the plan remains practical and flexible.

Online therapy offers several practical advantages. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit into busy schedules or provide ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to arrange regular work on skills and to maintain momentum toward goals.