Tracy Herriott , LCSW

Tracy Herriott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on women's issues among a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and grief. Her style is direct and compassionate, and she aims to make the first step feel doable for people who are worried or overwhelmed.

Tracy draws on straightforward tools to help people manage stress, cope with life changes, and rebuild self-esteem. She uses practical approaches to address addiction, intimacy worries, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are aimed at solving immediate problems while building long-term skills for resilience.

Her background includes work in community settings, acute inpatient programs, outpatient clinics, partial hospital programs, and private practice. That variety shaped a flexible approach to different life situations and care levels. She adapts plans to fit each person's needs and daily realities.

Tracy uses methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, acceptance strategies, and motivational interviewing to help people notice what matters and make workable changes. She also integrates skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage intense emotions and improve relationships.

People can expect a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate tone in sessions. Tracy encourages collaboration on goals and treatment plans so therapy feels relevant and achievable. She works from North Carolina and provides services with attention to each person’s cultural background.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It provides practical exercises that help reduce worry, improve mood, and change habits that get in the way of daily functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress. These techniques are often helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or relationships are strained.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to the client's needs, goals, and personal preferences and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions work well for deeper conversations and skill teaching. Phone calls can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text let people send updates or check in between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to stay connected from different locations.