At Keep Counsel, our therapists bring a wealth of knowledge, training, and personal connection to every session. Each of our team members specializes in unique approaches to mental health care, ensuring we meet your specific needs with evidence-based therapeutics interventions and serve as your guide to reaching the new version of yourself.
Practice Owner specializing in working with adult men and couples navigating ADHD, anxiety, and couples conflicts.
Specializes in working with teens, adults, couples, and families who navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief and loss, and other life transitions. Offers sessions in Spanish and English.
Specializes in working with children, adolescents, and young adults navigating depression, anxiety, life transitions, relational issues, emotional dysregulation, self-esteem challenges, and unresolved trauma.
Specializes in working with couples, adults, women, and families, navigating couples and premarital counseling, parenting support, women's issues, mood disorders, and life transitions.
Specializes in working with the LGBTQIA2S+ community, women, adolescents, and adults navigating women's issues, couples conflicts, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and involvement with the justice system.
Specializes in working with adults, students, and families navigating trauma, parenting skills, executive functioning, ADHD, autism, life transitions, and male issues.
Specializes in working with the LGBTQIA2S+ community, women, teens, young adults, families, and couples navigating life transitions, parenting skills, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and identity exploration.
Specializes in working with women, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, navigating anxiety, OCD, trauma, and family and relationship issues.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker as well as a Clinical Supervisor. I have been extensively trained in Family Systems, Family Structural, and Eco-Systemic Family Therapy. In my work, I incorporate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Gottman’s method for couples.
I provide counseling online and in the Keep Counsel office in Raleigh NC. In sessions, I help my clients create time to dedicate themselves to the things they most deeply want, need, and care about. Depression, anxiety, shame and anger are often the early warning signs that there are things that matter to you that you might have neglected, compromised or given up on. In sessions, I can help you learn to decode and use their messages to rebuild a life that feels more fulfilling and meaningful.
I sit on the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, which works with approving and funding services and pilot programs in Wake County for at-risk youth involved with the Justice System.
I am also the Executive Chair of the Legislative Breakfast on Mental Health. This Non-Profit organization brings together Mental Health Executives, Insurance Leadership, Legislators, Congressmen, Senior level Executives with Department of Health and Human Services and Clients from across NC to speak about the most important mental health issues relevant to our citizens in an annual conference held in Chapel Hill.
Contact: max@keepcounsel.com
Hi! I am Melissa, a bilingual (Spanish and English) clinical social worker trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Art Therapy, Mindfulness, and Movement and Embodiment practices like dance and yoga.
I work with teens (13+), adults, couples, and families navigating everything from anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief and loss, and other life transitions.
I use my experiences working in school and hospital settings, and training from a trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach. This means that I meet you where you are – whether that’s to dive deep or you just need an accountability coach on this journey of life. Most importantly, I look to encourage my clients to find their own inner guide that will lead them to a life full of wellness.
Contact: melissa@keepcounsel.com
I earned my Master’s Degree of Social Work with a Specialization in Child Welfare: Children, Youth, and Families from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. I have previous experience working with children and families in child welfare and therapeutic settings.
As a psychotherapist, I work with individuals of all age groups, particularly children, adolescents, and young adults. I offer counseling for depression, anxiety, life transitions, relational issues, emotional dysregulation, self-esteem challenges, and unresolved trauma.
I try to take an eclectic approach to therapy to ensure the needs of all my clients are met and I relies on: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Narrative Talk Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Gestalt Therapy. In addition, I pull knowledge from an Ecological standpoint to assess how social factors may impact an individuals well being and use this throughout the treatment process to aid clients.
My ultimate goal is to create a safe and empowering space for clients to express themselves freely and take control of their own destiny.
Contact: jarrett@keepcounsel.com
My name is Kayla Morrison, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of experience in the mental health field. I specialize in treating mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, addressing trauma-related symptoms, and supporting individuals and families through life stressors and transitions.
In my approach to therapy, I believe in creating a collaborative environment where clients feel safe, respected, and heard. I provide an open and welcoming space where we can work together to develop effective strategies for overcoming the challenges you’re facing.
Throughout our sessions, you’ll gain the tools to identify and challenge negative thoughts, fostering a transformative shift in your mindset. Witnessing your growth as you embrace positivity and resilience is a privilege I eagerly anticipate. My practice is rooted in being supportive, compassionate, and solution-focused, drawing on your strengths to help you achieve meaningful and lasting change.
I enjoy working with families and couples and specialize in Female Issues, Parenting and Executive Functioning, Life Transitions as well as Mood Disorders.
I enjoy working with a faith based approach for those clients that are religious but do not bring my faith into practice unless the client chooses to do so. I also am a female of color and I am here to support the BIPOC population but work with a variety of clients of different backgrounds, faiths, ages and stressors.
I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Multisystemic Therapy for families and youth’s behaviors and finally I have received training in Trauma Focused Therapy.
In my spare time I enjoy reading, getting outdoors and hiking. I also enjoy painting and spend time cooking and baking for my friends and families. To continue with the general theme of Keep Counsel we all enjoy the outdoors as well as individual fitness. I believe that transformation incorporates the mind and body.
Contact: kayla@keepcounsel.com
If you are ready to discover a better version of yourself, let’s talk. I believe therapy works best with collaboration, working together to find the most effective methods of meeting your self-established and recommended goals. My clinical style is warm and built on mutual trust, helping you identify and build upon the strengths you already have in order to create change.
My educational background includes a Bachelors’ degree in Social Work from the University of Portland, and a Masters’ in Clinical Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. I have worked extensively in Community Based Mental Health for over ten years and have a wide range of expertise, from crisis management to cognitive behavioral therapy.
My experience includes enhanced crisis services, individual work, family work, and working within our judicial system. In these various settings I have done direct care services with gang affiliated Youth and Adults, worked with individuals who have intellectual developmental disabilities and worked with families/individuals who have gone through intense trauma’s involving suicidality, homicidal ideations, and substance use. Modalities that I use include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eco-Systemic Family Therapy (ESFT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Interventions, and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Some specific behaviors I address: Depression, Anxiety, Low Self-Esteem, Juvenile Justice Involvement, Adult Justice involvement, Crisis Intervention, Oppositional Defiant, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar Disorder.
No matter what you are facing, I am grateful to share this space with you.
Outside of Keep Counsel, I can generally be found loving up on my pitbull and doing anything and everything that is physically active and challenging.
Contact: stefanie@keepcounsel.com
I am a native Carolinian specifically from Johnston County or “JOCO”. I received my Master’s Degree from NC State University as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. I started my career working in Child Protective Services helping at risk you and families to better support one another and access mental health and other resources for stability.
Recently I have worked as an Intensive Outpatient Clinician working with teens. In IOP we offered a supportive environment where teens receives intensive therapy while maintaining their daily activities. We primarily focused on DBT skills and ways that they could regulate their emotions and learn to self soothe. We would also incorporate family therapy and parenting support to better aide the youth. As I worked in this high intensity program I also continued to support youth and parents in individual therapy and focused on ADHD, Executive Functioning, Anger Management, Mood Disorders, Couples counseling and Parenting Support.
My various experiences have allowed me to better understand conflicts and difficult dynamics with families, youth and parents. I use Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I specialize in Trauma, Families, Parenting and Executive Functioning, ADHD, Students, Life Transitions, Autism and Male Issues.
When I am not in session I enjoy working out (I compete in power-lifting competitions), playing with my German Shepherd and spending time with my wife.
Come on by and schedule a session with me.
Contact: austin@keepcounsel.com
Hi, I’m Juliana, but most people tend to call me Jules! I have a Master’s Degree from UNC Chapel Hill in Social Work, as well as two Bachelor’s Degrees from Elon University in Human Service Studies and Communication Design. I am originally from Philadelphia, but have loved living in North Carolina.
I have had the opportunity to work with a diverse range of individuals in various settings throughout my career. Initially, I worked helping to facilitate mediations for families navigating child custody proceedings. Additionally, I have worked with individuals seeking gender-affirming care, as well as with university students, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. Most recently, I have worked with adolescents at an intensive outpatient practice. Here, I helped to provide therapeutic intervention to teens three times a week through group therapy in addition to individual and family sessions.
My therapeutic approaches are largely based in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Art Therapy. I enjoy working with adolescents, young adults, families, LGBTQIA2S+, and neurodivergent clients. Regardless of your identity or the issues you may be facing, my goal is always to create an environment where you feel comfortable engaging in your therapeutic journey. My approach to therapy is person-centered. I believe that you are the expert in your own life. My job is solely to offer strategies and a healing space to help you live more authentically.
When I am not at Keep Counsel, I am most likely either sewing, at the pottery studio, or reading. I also love spending time with my adorable cats (Vincent and Joel) and being outside!
If you think we’d make a good team, let’s schedule a session. I am excited to meet you and honored to be a part of your journey.
Contact: juliana@keepcounsel.com
Hi! I’m Kate, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA). I hold a Master of Social Work from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Social Work from Appalachian State University.
I have experience facilitating group therapy for adolescents ages 12–18 in an Intensive Outpatient Program as well as working with adults in an inpatient psychiatric hospital, where I gained valuable experience supporting individuals with acute mental health needs.
In addition to my role as a therapist at Keep Counsel, I also work in a hospital setting where I support adults experiencing mental health crises and substance use disorders.
My clinical interests include women’s issues, adolescent mental health, and trauma. I draw from a variety of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Trauma-Informed Care, and Polyvagal Theory to meet each client where they are.
Throughout my experiences in clinical work and self-discovery, I understand that being vulnerable and open can be difficult. I am here to help make that journey more accessible to the clients I work with. Working with high-risk populations and using evidence-based practices such as DBT, CBT and Family Structural therapy I am able to work with clients with high anxiety, obsessive and compulsive patterns and relational issues within their families or personal lives. All of my experience has helped me to really slow down and make sure that my clients are feeling heard and understood so I can meet them where they’re at.
Above all, my goal is to ensure that every client feels seen, heard, and understood. I strive to create a warm, welcoming, and supportive environment where clients feel safe to grow and heal.
Outside of therapy, you’ll usually find me hanging out with my cats, watching reality TV, or spending time with friends and family.
Contact: kate@keepcounsel.com
