Terri Ellerbe-Graves, LCMHC

Terri Ellerbe-Graves is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 23 years of experience in the helping field. She draws on long experience supporting people through a wide range of concerns, offering practical coping strategies, guidance on healthy boundaries, and development of core skills where they are needed most.

Her work reflects a modern therapeutic sensibility that addresses both current stressors and wounds from the past. Whether someone feels overwhelmed by daily demands or is seeking to process earlier experiences, she focuses on tools and approaches designed to promote healing, growth, and meaningful change.

Terri approaches each person without judgment and encourages vulnerability as part of the path forward. She invites honest conversation about thoughts, worries, traumas, and hardships, and works collaboratively to build a plan that helps clients move toward thriving in their lives. Prospective clients are welcomed to begin a journey of change with a steady, experienced clinician at their side.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Terri Ellerbe-Graves integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her work, tailoring each to a client’s needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while focusing on actions that align with personal values - it can assist with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns from early relationships to improve current connections and emotional regulation, which is especially helpful for relationship, family, and intimacy concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical skills to change behaviors and mood, often used for depression, anxiety, and coping challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Terri works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Terri is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit work, family, and daily life. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or another convenient location, helping clients maintain continuity of care and find approaches that work in the rhythm of their lives.