- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Narissa
Narissa Huntley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina who centers her work on helping people better understand themselves and their relationships. She emphasizes clear communication, practical problem-solving, and building tools parents and individuals can use every day.
Her style is warm and interactive, and she aims to create a respectful space where people feel heard and taken seriously. With six years of professional experience, she has worked in independent practice, schools, home-based settings, homeless shelters, and community mental health agencies.
Background and approach
That variety gives her a practical sense of what helps during stressful life moments and in different environments. She has supported people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and parenting challenges. Narissa uses approaches that match a person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
She draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the client's perspective, cognitive behavioral strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and motivational techniques to help people find their own reasons for change. Conversations lead to small, doable steps between sessions. She also pays attention to family patterns and everyday stresses that affect parenting, fatherhood concerns, blended family issues, and caregiver strain.
Sessions often focus on clearer communication, managing anger or impulsivity, and coping skills for mood struggles. Practical tools and follow-up ideas are common parts of the work. Narissa writes treatment plans with respect and without stigmatizing labels.
She supports people through transitions such as divorce, work changes, and questions about life purpose. If someone wants straightforward, empathic guidance on parenting or personal challenges, she aims to help them build calmer routines and clearer choices.
What Narissa works with
Everything Narissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Narissa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Narissa lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely to the person's experience and reflecting it back so they can better understand themselves. This approach helps with building self-awareness, clarifying values, and improving communication in day-to-day life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and parenting challenges where changing patterns can reduce stress and improve routines.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and boosts motivation for specific goals. It pairs well with other approaches when someone feels stuck or uncertain about making shifts in behavior.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what the person finds most helpful. This is a collaborative process where feedback shapes the plan.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when that helps progress. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day or to follow up between sessions. These options increase flexibility so therapy can fit around family schedules and work life.
Questions people ask about Narissa
What concerns does Narissa commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, anger, ADHD, and related mood or relationship difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is warm and interactive, focusing on respectful conversation and practical steps. Sessions combine client-centered listening with techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has six years of clinical experience in independent practice, schools, home-based care, homeless shelters, and community mental health agencies.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with an NC LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
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 her?
Pick the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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