3 Best Marriage Counselors in Raleigh, NC

“Dr. Laurie Watson is a certified EFT therapist, AASECT sex therapist, and addictions specialist. She has thirty years of experience working with couples to be emotionally secure and erotically intimate specializing in couples intensive therapy. Often, one partner pushes for more sex or more talking/sharing of feelings while the other pulls back from the bedroom or pulls back emotionally, feeling controlled and suffocated. Laurie works from attachment theory, the most scientifically researched theory, to solve the pursue-withdraw problem at the root of emotional and sexual disconnection for couples. She is a professional member of AAMFT. She offers free phone consultations to clients. Dr. Laurie Watson is the director and owner of the group practice Awakenings, Counseling for Couples and Sexuality, with remote and in-person services. The center understands that most couples go through periods of doubt; they are here to help you find a stronger and secure attachment.”

“Tammy Blackard Cook earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Chicago. She is a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator in Brené Brown’s The Daring Way™ program. Tammy works interactively with clients from a strengths. and resilience-based perspective, recognizing that all clients have gifts and insights, not just challenges. She is a certified practitioner in the Trauma Resiliency Model® (TRM), a mind-body approach that focuses on the biological basis of trauma and the automatic, defensive ways the human body responds to perceived threats. She has a special interest and expertise in working with trauma, relationships, women’s issues, grief, depression, divorce, and anxiety. Tammy provides interactive, solution-focused therapy, drawing from both strengths-based and mindfulness-based approaches. She also offers a free phone consultation to her clients.”

“Tanya is a National Certified Counselor, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Supervisor, Psychotherapist, Trauma Specialist, Relationship Therapist, Public Speaker, and Mental Health Trainer. She is also a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and advocate for people who are growing, healing, and becoming healthier versions of themselves. Tanya began working as a counselor in 2007 and transitioned to mental health counseling in 2009. She has worked with adults, adolescents, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds, including individuals with and without mental health conditions, substance use disorders, trauma, relationship issues, and life transitions. Tanya is also a clinical supervisor who trains new therapists, helping them grow professionally and improve mental health care in the community. Her practice, Hidden Stream Counseling, offers a comprehensive practicum and internship program that benefits both interns and clients. Tanya strives to create an environment where new providers become equipped and educated to meet the needs of the populations they serve. She also works to dismantle the belief that therapy can only be done one way or is only for certain types of people. One of Tanya’s greatest strengths is her heart for people and her unique ability to connect with others, helping them foster hope and overcome the negative effects of past experiences and thought patterns that have stifled their growth.”