Asking for help is not always easy. However, it is the first step towards feeling better and leading a happier, healthier life. Mental health is an important part of overall well-being. Most of us, at one time or another, are impacted by mental health concerns. If you or someone you know is in need of counseling, we can help. Stonebridge Counseling Apex, NC is a private counseling practice where you can expect to be treated with compassion and respect. The therapeutic relationship will be confidential, non-judgmental and collaborative in nature. Counseling involves a relationship with someone that you can trust, who will be an advocate for you, who will hold what you say in strict confidence, and who will not take a judgmental approach or decide what is right or wrong for you. This type of supportive relationship provides a powerful context for creating the changes that you seek to make in your life. Stonebridge Counseling provides individual counseling to adults and teens to address a range of concerns which broadly include: · Depression/Mood Difficulties · Anxiety/Nervousness · Anger Management · Social Anxiety · Career & Occupational Issues · Lifestyle Modification · Relationship Issues · Stress Management · Mood Disorders · ADHD · Eating Disorders · PTSD/Trauma · Post-Partumum/Women's Issues · Men's Issues · Substance Abuse-Teens · Divorce · Other Issues-The list of our therapists' specialites is long. Call if you have questions regarding your specific concern

Connie Lancaster is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 10 years of experience assisting adults, adolescents, children, and families with a wide range of issues in a variety of settings. Prior to completing licensure requirements in North Carolina, she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling, with a concentration in marriage and family counseling. Over the course of a diverse career, Connie has provided crisis counseling to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, vocational assessment and counseling to individuals with mental health and/or substance abuse diagnoses, and group therapy related to self-esteem, anger management, chronic pain, and parenting skills. She has counseled adults with severe and persistent mental illness as well as children with serious emotional and behavioral issues but also promotes the benefits of counseling for life’s daily struggles and transitions. Connie considers her four years as a stay at home mother to be both her most challenging and rewarding role and relishes the opportunity to help other parents improve communication and strengthen relationships within the family. She has a personal interest in supporting those who are dealing with fertility issues and/or adoption as well as those attempting to recover from traumatic events. Connie’s therapeutic approach is integrative and evidence-based, providing support, education, guidance, and skills training to help clients effectively address their personal life challenges and enhance their overall well-being. She utilizes a strengths-based approach to counseling, commonly incorporating cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques, humanistic therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, play therapy, and family systems theory. Given the diversity within all clients served, she personalizes her counseling approach to meet the individual or family’s particular needs, situation, and preferences. No matter the approach, Connie strives to provide a safe and nurturing environment in which clients can be heard and empowered to better understand and transform their lives. She views counseling as a collaborative process in which the client’s input is just as valuable as the therapist’s and the therapeutic relationship itself can greatly affect the progress achieved during counseling. Connie strongly believes that seeking help during difficult times is a sign of great strength, not weakness, and values her role assisting others in meeting their personal goals and reaching their full potential.

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I specialize in treatment of children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families emotional problems and addiction issues. My treatment approach incorporates family systems, cognitive-behavioral (CBT), solution-focused, client-centered, trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR and other evidence-based practice therapeutic interventions. I have special interest in working with individuals struggling with depression, grief, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, , ADHD, anger,ethnic and gender-related issues, personality disorders, and other work and interpersonal-related issues. My specialty is helping couples struggling with a host of relationship problems relating to communication, problem-solving, conflict-resolution, lack of intimacy, and personality differences, and incompatible expectations. My practice mostly serves active duty members, retirees, veterans, and their dependents. I am familiar with the military way of life since I am a veteran myself and is married to a retired service member. So, if you need help in understanding the sources of your difficulties, learn healthy coping skills to manage your symptoms, and willing to commit to working hard to obtain emotional well-being, take the first step and call or email me and make an appointment today.

By definition a crossbeam is a "beam that spans from one support to another" At CrossBeam Centers, we are a client focused multi specialty center providing comprehensive counseling, medication and psychotherapy services that will give you the beam needed to support you through the nuances of life. Our dedicated team of Coaches, Counselors, Practitioners and Therapists are enthusiastic about providing compassionate primary care and professional counseling that address the client’s whole life…mind, body, spirit and relationships. At CrossBeam Centers, we aim to facilitate an empathic, warm, welcoming environment, and foster collaboration in developing a psychiatric treatment plan unique to your needs. Our approach integrates individually tailored medication management, therapeutic interventions, and lifestyle changes with novel treatment options, in an empathic, non-judgmental, safe-space, effectively helping clients find their motivation for change. We believe that emphasizing on your total well-being, is the first step. Building a relationship, to holistically assess your biological, psychological, social, as well as spiritual health to ensure a proper diagnosis, early intervention and medication management of your mental and emotional health.