- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Corey
Corey Winston is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years in the mental health field and five years providing therapy directly to clients. He brings a calm, practical style to sessions and focuses on helping parents and individuals manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and other everyday challenges.
Corey earned a Master of Social Work from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.
Background and approach
Corey helps people sort through immediate problems and build realistic plans for change. He frames goals plainly and breaks steps into things people can try between sessions. Conversations are direct but respectful, aimed at building skills for coping with mood, attention, sleep, anger, and relationship struggles.
His background includes work with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and substance use populations. That experience shaped his focus on access, choice, and helping people interact with dignity in their communities. It also informed his attention to avoiding bias and meeting clients where they are.
In sessions Corey draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address issues like grief, bipolar mood concerns, and ADHD symptoms. He tailors approaches to a person’s day-to-day life, including parenting demands and career stressors. Expect practical tools, clear feedback, and a pace set by the client’s needs.
Corey provides services in North Carolina and conducts therapy in English. He aims to help people make steady progress toward goals like better sleep, improved coping, and healthier relationships. He welcomes the chance to talk through what would help most.
What Corey works with
Everything Corey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Corey helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Corey uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person. One common approach focuses on skill-building for mood and anxiety management through practical exercises and problem-solving. This helps with panic, ongoing worry, sleep issues, and day-to-day stressors. Another approach emphasizes relapse prevention and behavioral planning for addictions and substance use, teaching strategies to identify triggers, plan safer responses, and strengthen routines that support recovery.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Corey discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on goals, life demands like parenting or work, and what feels most useful in practice. He works with clients to try techniques and decide together which strategies should continue.
Online therapy offers concrete conveniences. Video calls let people maintain a face-to-face rhythm without travel. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief, timely support between sessions or when typing feels easier. These formats aim to make consistent care fit daily life and schedules.
Questions people ask about Corey
What concerns does Corey address?
Corey supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self esteem, career issues, bipolar disorder, life changes, and ADHD.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and straightforward. Corey helps people set clear goals, practices skills together, and suggests small steps to try between meetings.
What is his professional background?
He has worked in mental health since 2007 and has provided therapy for five years within a 13-year career. His experience includes work with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and substance use populations.
What credentials and location are listed?
Corey holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) in North Carolina and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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