Theresa Shultz, LCSW

Theresa Shultz is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina who brings both professional training and deep personal experience to her therapeutic work. She is a mother of three, grandmother to four, and great-grandmother to four, and she also identifies as a survivor and a person in long-term recovery, celebrating 30 years of sobriety. Those life roles inform her compassionate, grounded approach to helping others navigate difficult transitions and recovery journeys.

With 16 years of experience, Theresa has worked with a wide range of people and clinical concerns, including depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, relationship conflict, and sleep problems. She also supports clients facing parenting challenges, career questions, LGBT issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and a variety of process addictions and phobias. Her background includes work with first responders, veterans, and those coping with isolation or life-purpose struggles.

Theresa’s style is warm, attentive, direct, and nonjudgmental. She joins clients as a collaborative partner, helping them identify goals and practical steps toward change while honoring each person’s pace and preferences. She draws on a range of therapeutic methods - including short-term solution-focused work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - tailoring interventions to what will best serve a client’s goals.

Theresa offers multiple ways to connect, including video, phone, live chat, and messaging. Her aim is to provide supportive, evidence-informed care that meets clients where they are and helps them build resilience and practical skills for lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Theresa uses several evidence-informed approaches that translate well to online formats. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take committed action toward a meaningful life while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings - it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to build practical coping skills. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating a supportive space where clients set the pace and shape goals while the therapist offers validation and guidance.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Theresa works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to access therapy around work, family, and recovery commitments. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and allow continuity of care when in-person meetings are impractical, helping clients stay connected with licensed professionals and therapists from wherever they are.