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Terri Chester, LCMHC

  • Experience31 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Terri

Terri Chester is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) with 31 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma while navigating life transitions. She draws on a strength-based, client-centered orientation that emphasizes collaboration and practical skill-building.

Background and approach

Terri helps clients identify existing resources, practice emotion regulation, develop problem-solving strategies, and make plans for new life directions. Her work blends talk-based therapy with experiential methods when helpful, incorporating mindfulness, expressive arts, body-centered techniques, and elements of cognitive-behavioral work.

She uses cognitive and cognitive-behavioral tools for goal-setting and problem solving, and at times brings in nonverbal approaches to deepen insight and support sensory learning. Terri has practiced across educational and community settings, including public schools, colleges, mental health agencies, independent practice, and wilderness therapy, which informs her flexible, resource-oriented style.

Terri’s areas of focus include relationship and intimacy concerns, grief and loss, compassion fatigue, addictions, self-esteem, and career issues, and she also lists ADHD among her specialties. Her background in experiential education and expressive arts supports a varied toolkit aimed at fostering self-awareness, resilience, and purposeful change.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client's perspective and fosters a collaborative relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead and supports personal goals; this approach helps with a wide range of concerns by prioritizing empathy and individualized pacing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and practicing practical skills for change, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and behavioral goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers structured skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness that can support people managing intense emotions or relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Terri works collaboratively to determine which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She brings together conversational, cognitive, and experiential techniques as appropriate and adjusts pacing and tools based on client feedback and progress.

Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling and ongoing support. These options allow clients to access therapeutic work from varied locations, maintain continuity during life transitions, and use a mix of session types to suit different goals and daily rhythms.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Terri commonly address?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, compassion fatigue, addictions, self-esteem, career questions, and ADHD among other concerns.
How would you describe Terri's therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and strength-based, with an emphasis on building on existing resources and tailoring work to each person’s needs through both talk and experiential methods.
What is her professional background and experience?
Terri has 31 years of counseling experience across public schools, community college, university, mental health agencies, independent practice, and wilderness therapy, plus training in expressive arts approaches.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the credential NC LCMHC #2389 and practices from North Carolina as a licensed clinical mental health counselor.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available with Terri?
Clients may work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on scheduling and format availability.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Terri?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling an appointment according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

31+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English

What Terri can help with

Terri Chester works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

Terri works with anxiety/depression/anger management, grief and loss, processing past and recent trauma, and current life events.

How Terri approaches therapy

Terri's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.

Experience and training

Terri is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor practicing in North Carolina, with 31 years of clinical experience.