- Faith-informed approach
- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-aware methods
About Beverly
Beverly Hicks is a licensed therapist practicing in North Carolina. She holds LCMHC and LMFT credentials and brings 30 years of experience to sessions. Beverly helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, addiction concerns, career questions, and major life changes. She uses a compassionate, faith-informed perspective in her work.
Her sessions focus on practical coping skills and clearer thinking. She listens first, then helps people set achievable goals and try steps that can change daily life. Beverly draws on approaches like client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and trauma-focused methods to tailor each plan.
She often supports people managing relationship strain, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and burnout from caregiving or work. Beverly also works with those affected by adoption and foster care issues, attachment struggles, and health-related stress such as cancer caregiving.
In therapy, she mixes short-term problem-solving with deeper emotional work when needed. Sessions can include reframing thoughts, practicing new communication habits, processing traumatic memories, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes.
Clients can expect a respectful, collaborative space where faith perspectives are welcomed when relevant. Beverly helps people find manageable next steps toward clearer thinking, improved relationships, and better day-to-day functioning.
Her sessions focus on practical coping skills and clearer thinking. She listens first, then helps people set achievable goals and try steps that can change daily life. Beverly draws on approaches like client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and trauma-focused methods to tailor each plan.
She often supports people managing relationship strain, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and burnout from caregiving or work. Beverly also works with those affected by adoption and foster care issues, attachment struggles, and health-related stress such as cancer caregiving.
In therapy, she mixes short-term problem-solving with deeper emotional work when needed. Sessions can include reframing thoughts, practicing new communication habits, processing traumatic memories, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes.
Clients can expect a respectful, collaborative space where faith perspectives are welcomed when relevant. Beverly helps people find manageable next steps toward clearer thinking, improved relationships, and better day-to-day functioning.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Texas, North Carolina
Languages
English
How Beverly’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. It involves open listening, reflection, and working at the client’s pace to build trust and clarify goals. This approach is helpful for people facing life transitions, low self-esteem, or relationship stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and some aspects of addiction recovery.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories through guided techniques. It can reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and is used when trauma recovery is a goal.
Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Beverly works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and comfort level. Sessions can mix short-term problem solving with deeper processing over time to match what’s most useful.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing appointments during work breaks or evenings. It also lets people continue care when relocating within the same state. Ask about available session formats and scheduling when you start the matching process.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Beverly commonly help with?
Beverly assists people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and career stress, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and collaborative. She combines listening with practical steps like goal setting and coping techniques.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with individuals in North Carolina and brings long-term practice experience to each session.
What credentials and location information apply?
She holds LCMHC and LMFT credentials and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Beverly?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.