Terry Massey, LCSW, LISW-CP

Terry L. Massey is a North Carolina based licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience helping individuals, couples, families, and groups navigate life transitions and relationship challenges. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and completed a Master of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was honored with the School of Social Work Social Justice Award and finished graduate work with significant honors.

Terry trained in Applied Control Theory following his undergraduate studies and completed an advanced two-year certification program in that counseling method, which is related to Reality Therapy. He is licensed in both North and South Carolina - LCSW and LISW-CP - with license numbers held for practice across state lines. He also holds national certifications including Clinically Certified Sex Offender Treatment Specialist (CCSOTS) through recognized forensic counseling organizations and is certified as a clinical supervisor through the National Association of Social Workers.

Since 1994 Terry has worked across mental health and early childhood settings, including roles with Charter Pines, American Daylight Treatment, Volunteers of America, Thompson Children’s Home, and United Family Services. He has served as Director of Behavioral Health Services at C.W. Williams Community Health Center and provides supervision and consultation to emerging clinicians and local mental health agencies. His clinical work spans ages four through adulthood and he continues professional training to maintain current practice.

Terry draws on a variety of therapeutic approaches - especially cognitive behavioral and existential perspectives, as well as rational emotive and systems-oriented work - to create a collaborative partnership with clients. He emphasizes building on strengths so clients gain tools to meet challenges and ultimately move toward greater independence, shifting from acute assistance to periodic support as progress is made. His areas of focus include relationship and family issues, anger and stress management, anxiety and depression, addiction concerns, trauma and grief, parenting and intimacy-related challenges, LGBT issues, ADHD and bipolar concerns, and caregiver stress among others.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental partnership that helps people explore their concerns and build on personal strengths; it is useful for relationship issues, self-esteem work, and transitions where the client’s voice guides progress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on practical strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to develop alternatives that reduce anxiety, manage stress, and address depression or addiction-related patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps individuals and couples understand emotional responses and reorganize interaction patterns to improve connection and intimacy.

Terry Massey approaches treatment collaboratively, recognizing that finding the right approach is part of the process. He works with each person or couple to select and adapt methods based on their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy sessions are offered by licensed professionals in flexible formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow clients to schedule support around work, family, and geographic constraints, making ongoing therapy more accessible and easier to maintain while still focusing on effective therapeutic work.