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As someone passionate about fostering inclusive environments, I deeply understand the importance of creating spaces where everyone...
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As someone passionate about fostering inclusive environments, I deeply understand the importance of creating spaces where everyone feels valued and heard.
Wanda Mayse is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience in behavioral health. Their expertise spans a variety of primary practice areas, including ADHD, autism, adjustment disorder, couples work, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, major depressive disorder, and general anxiety. Wanda has worked as a program director in a residential treatment facility for adolescents with intellectual disabilities and mental health disorders and co-directed camps for survivors of traumatic brain injuries.
Wanda has a Master of Science in Counseling from Webster University. They utilize evidence-based treatment modalities such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy. Wanda offers a personalized approach to therapy that treats the whole person within their environment.
Wanda understands that finding the right solution can be overwhelming, but she is here to make the process easier. With a commitment to listening and understanding, Wanda offers support every step of the way. If you're ready to take the next step, she invites you to reach out and start a conversation. Your needs matter, and she is here to help.
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I love my work because it allows me to help people discover resources and strategies to improve their well-being and lead more ful...
I love my work because it allows me to help people discover resources and strategies to improve their well-being and lead more fulfilling lives.
I am a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience in the mental health field. I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families who are navigating challenges related to trauma, depression, anxiety, anger management, behavioral concerns, grief and loss, adoption and foster care, and mood disorders.
I earned my master’s degree in professional counseling from Liberty University. My clinical approach is collaborative and strength-based, drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, and solution-focused techniques to support each client’s unique goals and needs.
I feel honored to walk alongside clients during some of their most difficult moments and help them reconnect with hope and healing. Together, we will build practical skills and insight to support growth, resilience, and positive change. I look forward to partnering with you on your journey.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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My go-to approach for helping teens in counseling is to use a mix of CBT and DBT. I find the best benefit in this because it allows the teen to learn coping skills to help them regulate emotions and also addresses negative thinking patterns that are likely contributing to current symptoms.
In teen counseling, I teach deep breathing, grounding techniques, emotional regulation, distress tolerance skills, and how to use the cognitive model.
I know a teen is making meaningful progress when they feel comfortable in sessions and they are using their coping skills and other tools outside of sessions.
Teens can supplement their time in counseling by engaging in activities they enjoy with people they like to be around. Being a teenager is hard, so it's important to make sure they make time for themselves to do enjoyable things.
To prepare for their first teen counseling session, a teen can begin reflecting on their goals for their future and what barriers they have to achieving this.
Teen counseling helps young individuals better understand and manage the challenges that affect their mental health. Common challenges amongst teens include anxiety, depression, ADHD, and problematic relationships with food.
Teen counseling works by using multiple techniques, tailored to fit the teen’s unique needs — based on their age group, their challenges, and the severity of their challenges. It might involve cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, art therapy, and others for varying ages. In any case, Thriveworks teen therapists in North Charleston have the expertise and experience to help young individuals at their level.
Signs that teens might need Teen counseling can be very subjective, as they are experiencing many changes and can have intense reactions to them. As parents, you know your child best and are best equipped to judge whether certain reactions are standard behaviors for your teen or whether they might be hinting at a larger problem. Even so, there are a few common signs and events that often point to a need for therapy, such as experiencing divorce or loss, grief, consistent low moods, teens distancing themselves and becoming isolated, losing interest in hobbies, excessive anger or irritability, substance use issues, and suicidal ideation, among others.
Teen counseling providers at Thriveworks in North Charleston, SC offer both in person and online therapy by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
The length of teen counseling depends on your teen’s needs as well as the goals that you and their therapist might have for them. Generally, teen counseling sessions will last for several months.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry North Charleston is located near the intersection of Lacross Road and Mall Dr, off I-26. It is near the North Charleston Coliseum and a short distance from the Charleston International Airport. The office is in a modern, multi-story glass and brick office building; enter through the main lobby to access Suite 351 on the third floor.
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