Dr. Nelly Gregorian-DeLeon , LMFT

Dr. Nelly Gregorian-DeLeon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in North Carolina with 15 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through a wide range of life challenges. She holds marriage and family therapy licenses in California (license 97450), North Carolina (license 2548), and Connecticut (license 003114).

Her practice focuses on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting difficulties, depression, anxiety, stress, family conflict, anger, self-esteem, career issues, and coping with life changes. She also attends to related areas such as abandonment, caregiver stress, codependency, communication and commitment issues, domestic violence, childhood abuse, and high-conflict relationship dynamics. Dr. Gregorian-DeLeon has substantial experience working with victims, survivors, and offenders of domestic violence and sexual abuse and is CASOMB certified.

Multilingual in English, Armenian, and Persian, she has lived and worked in different countries and draws on that experience to provide culturally sensitive care. She describes her approach as empathic, warm, and non-judgmental, honoring each person s unique story while using an integrative mix of theories and techniques tailored to the client s needs. Dr. Gregorian-DeLeon accepts clients in North Carolina and works with international clients as well, offering psychotherapy and coaching for both acute difficulties and personal growth.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Dr. Nelly Gregorian-DeLeon draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and existential therapy to guide online work in ways that fit each person s needs. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and creating a respectful space where clients lead the conversation and explore their values and goals; it helps with self-esteem, relationship issues, and life transitions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. Existential therapy explores questions of meaning, responsibility, and personal freedom, which can be especially helpful during major life changes, grief, or when facing questions about purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Dr. Gregorian-DeLeon works collaboratively with clients and other licensed professionals to determine what methods best match a person s goals, preferences, and circumstances. She adapts techniques over time as needs evolve.

Online therapy with Dr. Gregorian-DeLeon offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules, locations, and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access consistent support while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they allow therapists to use the approaches above effectively across distances.