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601 people sought divorce counseling help at Charlotte in the last year

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina | BCBS, Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card), Carelon, +21 more
LGBTQIA+, Anger, Coping Skills, Infidelity, Self Esteem, +12 more

As a clinician who has served in children, family, relationship, and adult services for over 20 years and clinical practice for over 13 years, I under... As a clinician who has served in children, family, relationship, and adult services for over 20 years and clinical practice for over 13 years, I understand the difficulty in trying to find balance and a sense of self. My goal is to empower and teach self-preservation in a world that is not always understanding. Read more

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Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina | BCBS, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina | BCBS Medicare Advantage, +20 more
Military / Veteran, LGBTQIA+, Anger, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, +18 more

As a wife and mother of 3 adopted children, one who identifies with they/them pronouns and is in a same sex marriage, I have experience with diversity... As a wife and mother of 3 adopted children, one who identifies with they/them pronouns and is in a same sex marriage, I have experience with diversity. Read more

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Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina | BCBS, Carelon, +19 more
LGBTQIA+, Anger, Stress, Women’s Issues, Divorce / Breakup, +12 more

I am a very compassionate and professional Nurse Practitioner that has treated mental health conditions and substance use for over 10 years.

Starting Divorce counseling

What is Divorce counseling?

Thriveworks divorce counseling in Charlotte, NC can help couples understand if they want to divorce or help them move forward post-divorce. Either way, it helps them navigate conflicts and/or tough conversations that pertain to their relationship and individual selves.

How does Divorce counseling work?

Divorce counseling at Thriveworks is tailored to each couple and the individuals that make up that couple. It works by offering…

  • Tools to work through conflicts and better manage negative feelings
  • Guidance in making the right decision if you're still in the process of considering divorce
  • Help with different stages of the divorce and separation process
  • A better understanding of what went wrong in the relationship
  • A third party perpsective that ensures both parties are heard

Is Divorce counseling conducted in person or online?

Divorce counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long does Divorce counseling last?

The amount of divorce counseling sessions will vary from one person to the next, depending on their specific needs. However, it typically lasts for several weeks or months.

Need more help deciding?

At the end of a marriage, it often represents the closing of a chapter, the failure of a dream for happily ever after and working through painful emotions. When couples plan a marriage, stand up in front of their friends and family, and say, “I do,” they never think they will later need a divorce coach. But sadly, we all know that divorce is the ending for many marriages in America today. You and your spouse may have done everything possible to save the marriage. It’s time now to pick up the pieces of your life and create a new Chapter. Thriveworks coaches can help you navigate through these difficult and confusing times.

Thriveworks has many options available in helping you and your family through all stages of divorce. Lucy Dunning, Ed.S, LPC and Heather Fangman, LPCA provide the following services to help guide you through the process. .

Divorce recovery for children – If children resulted from your marriage, they may be left with many questions of their own. As a parent, you may feel completely unprepared and overwhelmed to know how to answer their questions, and how to help them in their own healing process.. It is important that parents work together in explaining to their (child/ren) what the meaning of divorce is in kid friendly terms. Our Thriveworks Counselors can provide parent coaching on how to tell your child(ren) to help with a smoother transition. Thriveworks counselors additionally assist children who are working through their parents divorcing and the new adjustment of having two homes and the grieving process. Parents may not always see that their child is struggling due to children being worried about hurting another parents feeling, feeling as if they need to “pick” a parent, and fear of parents dating again. Counselors help children learn coping skills and adjusting to their new way of life.

Coaching Services

Parent Coaching – A Coach can assist parents at the beginning of the divorce process and help serve as a “Thinking Partner” in how to reach agreements in creating a parenting plan that is in the best interest of the children in addition to learning how to effectively co parent moving forward. Please note that this is not a mediation service or a legal service. I do not give custody recommendations. At times attorneys are involved in which the Coach will also work with both parents attorneys to assist in the divorce process that you as a parent/s have created to best fit your families needs.

Co-Parent Coach meets with both parents together to go over how to co parent, reduce conflict, learn how to reach agreements, and how to handle conflict with each other. Parents will learn skills that will help them work with one another focusing on the child/children.

Life-after Divorce –The Divorce Coach works with clients on learning and adapting to their new way of life. Focus will be on how to adjust and move forward in a positive direction despite all the changes that are going on.

Mid-life Divorce – Coaching includes working with individuals who are in their mid-life and are going through or have gone through a divorce. This usually consists of individuals who have been married for a long period of time and often have older or grown children. Coaching includes how to work with the emotional impact that comes from the divorce and to learn the skils of how to move forward and adjust to living life more independatly.

Grandparent Coaching – Grandparents often will be triangulated in their children’s conflict which can hinder their contact with their grandchildren. Through coaching, together the coach and client develop a plan to assist in creating boundaries and having more contact with their grandchild.

Single Parenting – Coaching will assist the client on how to adjust to being a single parent. The Coach will work with the client to develop a plan to help make the transition to a single parent successful and reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed during a difficult time.

In addition to Coaching services, Thriveworks also has Coaches that will work with individuals who are experiencing a High Conflict Divorce.

High conflict divorce is a term that is typically applied to any of the following divorce situations:

  • Ongoing, unremitting hostility between adults
  • Drawn-out or frequent court actions
  • Custody battles
  • Allegations of domestic violence, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse
  • Restraining orders or no-contact orders
  • Lack of ability to communicate about children and their care
  • Accusations of alienation.
  • Visitation refusal by child

Thriveworks recognizes that High Conflict divorce is a stressful and a difficult place to be in for all family members. Children pay the biggest price for their parents’ conflict. On going conflict rather than divorce presents the larger problem for children. It is imperative that families in a High Conflict situations receive services by trained clinicians that are familiar with high conflict dynamics and can work collaboratively with other professionals.

Thriveworks has trained professionals that can offer a variety of services specifically to help families going through a high conflict divorce.

Reunification – Reunification services consists of a type of family therapy that works with a family when there has been a disruption of a parent/child relationship. Reunification is typically ordered by a judge or an agreement is in place between both parties.

Visitation Refusal – Sometimes children may develop visitation refusal. This is when a child will resist seeing or visiting with their other parent. This can be due to a variety of reasons. Thriveworks has therapists and coaches that work with children and parents to help reduce visitation refusal and strategies for parents when faced with this challenge.

Parent Coordination – Parent Coordination is a service that is ordered through the courts or an agreement is signed. Based on the Parent Coordinator order, the Parent Coordinator will assist the family in working together and making decisions in the best interest of the children. Through Parent Coordination, the Parent Coordinator is a representative of the court that assists parents in learning how to work together in the best interest of their children. The goal is to move away from litigation and stay out of the court room. When a decision can not be reached the Parent Coordinator will make the final decision if one can not be reached.

Counselor bios:
Lucy Dunning, Ed.S, LPC has worked with divorce in a variety of roles. She is a Parenting Coordinator for Mecklenburg County Courts, Certified Divorce Coach, and offer therapeutic services such as reunification therapy, child therapist, or court appointed therapist. Additionally, she works with families who are thinking of or just going through the divorce process. Her goal is to assist families with reducing conflict and move forward in the best interest of the child/children.

Heather Fangman, MS Ed., NCC, LPCA is a licensed professional counselor associate and nationally certified counselor. Heather began her work in play therapy specializing in the treatment of abuse and neglect. Heather has a special interest in play therapy, perinatal mood disorders, perinatal trauma, and high conflict divorce and reunification therapy.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Charlotte therapists and counselors accept 26 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina | BCBS

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina | BCBS Medicare Advantage

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Carelon

  • Caresource

  • Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance (CBHA)

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

  • First Health Network

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Self-pay costs at Charlotte
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

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$1

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Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

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I have been seeing Terryn Maher for a couple of months now and she is awesome!! Very knowledgeable, attentive, thorough, thoughtful, caring, etc. I could go on for awhile. I’ve been in counseling with another therapist for about 14 years but I already feel like I’m getting so much more from working with Terryn. Thriveworks on a whole has been great to work with as well. They are easy to work with and schedule appointments with. I was nervous about working with a company over directly with just the therapist but it has actually worked out well. I highly recommend them!
Read more I have been seeing Terryn Maher for a couple of months now and she is awesome!! Very knowledgeable, attentive, thorough, thoughtful, caring, etc. I could go on for awhile. I’ve been in counseling with another therapist for about 14 years but I already feel like I’m getting so much more from working with Terryn. Thriveworks on a whole has been great to work with as well. They are easy to work with and schedule appointments with. I was nervous about working with a company over directly with just the therapist but it has actually worked out well. I highly recommend them!
Jennifer Feb 2024
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Clarissa is a true professional and I love working with her!
Charlotte Aug 2022
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Dr Patricia shows her professionalism by having a positive attitude, using time effectively, and providing excellent service. Dr. Patricia's communication is wonderful when showing her active listening skills. Dr. Patricia shows compassion because she is passionate about what she brings to this field.
Read more Dr Patricia shows her professionalism by having a positive attitude, using time effectively, and providing excellent service. Dr. Patricia's communication is wonderful when showing her active listening skills. Dr. Patricia shows compassion because she is passionate about what she brings to this field.
Charlotte Aug 2022
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Gabrielle is an amazing therapist. She is very empathetic to her clients and their needs. She can help you through what ever you are going through. Schedule with her! You will not be disappointed.
Read more Gabrielle is an amazing therapist. She is very empathetic to her clients and their needs. She can help you through what ever you are going through. Schedule with her! You will not be disappointed.
Charlotte Feb 2022
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I have had the pleasure of working with Clair Crow professionally and can attest to what an incredible therapist she is! She has a calm demeanor and creates safety with her clients. She balances that safety and care with clear boundaries. I highly recommend her and have often referred clients to her for her expertise.
Read more I have had the pleasure of working with Clair Crow professionally and can attest to what an incredible therapist she is! She has a calm demeanor and creates safety with her clients. She balances that safety and care with clear boundaries. I highly recommend her and have often referred clients to her for her expertise.
Charlotte Oct 2021
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I've worked with Mrs. Matson for close to a year now and I can say with certainty that she's a great counselor to go to for help with emotional regulation and understanding, grief management, and processing trauma in healthy and beneficial ways. Her use of meditation techniques to get to the root of my emotions and habits have helped me understand so much about myself and why I operate the way I do. I'd definitely recommend her to anyone just starting out looking for a good counselor, or anyone looking for a friendly empathetic professional who listens well and draws from a wealth of information to provide really quality services.
Read more I've worked with Mrs. Matson for close to a year now and I can say with certainty that she's a great counselor to go to for help with emotional regulation and understanding, grief management, and processing trauma in healthy and beneficial ways. Her use of meditation techniques to get to the root of my emotions and habits have helped me understand so much about myself and why I operate the way I do. I'd definitely recommend her to anyone just starting out looking for a good counselor, or anyone looking for a friendly empathetic professional who listens well and draws from a wealth of information to provide really quality services.
Charlotte Feb 2021
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I have seen Dr. Daniel Stillwell for a year for individual and couples counseling and I trust him immensely. He is a skilled, authentic, and highly competent professional. I’ve also referred him to others and they described the same. Thriveworks staff have been very helpful with insurance and appointments.
Read more I have seen Dr. Daniel Stillwell for a year for individual and couples counseling and I trust him immensely. He is a skilled, authentic, and highly competent professional. I’ve also referred him to others and they described the same. Thriveworks staff have been very helpful with insurance and appointments.
Charlotte Jan 2021
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Adriana Blanco is wonderful. I never felt any judgement from her during our sessions. She is compassionate, firm and extremely knowledgeable. I could not see myself opening up as much with another counselor, thank you for putting her in my path.
Read more Adriana Blanco is wonderful. I never felt any judgement from her during our sessions. She is compassionate, firm and extremely knowledgeable. I could not see myself opening up as much with another counselor, thank you for putting her in my path.
Charlotte Apr 2020
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Child Therapy Charlotte is near the corner of Park Road and Woodlawn Road. We are across the street from Starbucks and Exxon. Sharonview Federal Credit Union is the building next to our office.

Phone number

(980) 217-6901

Languages spoken by NC providers

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