Narissa Huntley , LCMHC

Narissa Huntley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina who brings six years of direct counseling experience with children, adolescents, and adults. She focuses on helping people navigate anxiety, depression, family and relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, career and life transitions, and other stressors that can disrupt daily functioning and sense of self.

Her background spans multiple settings, including private practice, home-based care, schools, homeless shelters, and community mental health agencies, which has shaped a flexible, context-aware approach to treatment. Narissa combines cognitive-behavioral methods with humanistic and psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused techniques to create individualized plans that reflect each client’s strengths and goals.

Known for a warm, interactive style, she emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion without reducing people to stigmatizing labels. Conversations are tailored to the person in front of her, with practical strategies and reflective exploration used as needed to address symptoms and life patterns. Narissa aims to empower self-awareness and authentic communication, supporting clients as they explore what makes them tick and pursue more fulfilling, meaningful lives.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client’s lead, helping people clarify values, strengthen self-awareness, and build confidence in difficult decisions. This approach can support issues like low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and learning practical strategies to change them. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping with everyday challenges because it blends reflection with skill-building.

Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and self-compassion through simple practices that reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. This approach can help with rumination, stress, and symptoms tied to trauma or chronic worry.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Narissa works with clients to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences and tailors techniques from different models to create a treatment plan that fits the individual.

Online therapy offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access therapists from different locations.