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Leah Farley, MA, LMFT

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist | Durham, NC's #1 Rated Therapist

Leah Farley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) serving the Durham, NC area through online therapy sessions. As Durham’s #1 rated therapist, she specializes in helping individuals and couples navigate relationship challenges, anxiety, and neurodivergent experiences with compassion and expertise.

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Sozo Life and Wellness Center, PLLC

Licensed Professional Counselor, LCMHCS

Sozo Life And Wellness Center, PLLC is led by Wanda Ceres, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor with 17 years of experience who was honored as the 2013 Licensed Professional Counselor Of The Year for North Carolina. She specializes in depression, trauma and PTSD, and anxiety, integrating psychological methods with Biblical insights to help clients overcome challenges and find purpose. Available for both in-person and telehealth sessions in Durham, she accepts most major insurance plans including Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare.

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Vann Joines -Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Vann Joines, Psychologist

Dr. Vann Joines Psychologist - Trauma & Anxiety Specialist
Dr. Vann Joines is a licensed psychologist (PhD) in Chapel Hill, NC, with multiple certifications including Transactional Analysis, Redecision Therapy, and Advanced Integrative Therapy that combines psychodynamic approaches with Energy Psychology. He specializes in helping clients quickly identify and resolve unconscious childhood trauma that interferes with present-day life satisfaction, focusing on anxiety, relationship issues, and trauma/PTSD. Dr. Joines provides individual, couple, group, and family therapy for teens through elders, using innovative approaches to help clients achieve joyous, fulfilling lives.
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Rebecca Martinez Fitzgerald

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Rebecca Martinez Fitzgerald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Durham, NC, who specializes in helping individuals and couples heal from loneliness, trauma, and relationship distress through EFT couples therapy and AEDP individual therapy. With 5 years of practice and certifications from ICEEFT, she creates affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ clients, survivors of abuse, new parents, and anyone struggling with attachment issues or identity development. Offering both in-person and online sessions with a sliding scale option, Rebecca brings 15 years of journalism experience and 4 years of trauma advocacy to her therapeutic work, focusing on building secure relationships and sustainable healing.
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Letitia Huger-Hill - Positive Redirection PLLC

Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, LCMHC-S

Letitia Huger-Hill is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHC-S) with over 20 years of experience in mental health, serving as Clinical Supervisor, Emotional Intelligence Expert, and Board Certified Telemental Health Professional at Positive Redirection PLLC in Durham, NC. She specializes in helping clients find life balance through CBT and solution-focused therapy, focusing on depression, anxiety, and relationship issues, with most clients seeing symptom improvement within the first month. As a past president of Licensed Clinical Counselors of North Carolina, she offers both in-person and online therapy for individuals, couples, and groups, accepting major insurance plans with locations in both Durham and Jacksonville.

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Nate Sawyer

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Nate Sawyer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 10 years of experience specializing in relationship issues, family conflict, and marital/premarital counseling at his Durham, NC practice. As a father of three and married for fourteen years, he brings personal understanding to his professional expertise, using integrative approaches including Solution-Focused, Experiential, and Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy to help clients strengthen communication and relationships. He offers both in-person and video counseling for individuals, couples, and families, accepting major insurance plans and providing flexible payment options including HSA and multiple credit card types.
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Hillary Little Counseling

Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LCMHC

Hillary Little is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 15 years of experience in Durham, NC, specializing in mood disorders, anxiety, and life transitions with a warm, collaborative approach that helps clients feel comfortable and safe. She offers individualized treatment drawing from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness modalities, creating a “judgment-free zone” for adults and elders struggling with depression, chronic illness, life changes, or simply knowing that things could be better. With sliding scale options available and acceptance of major insurance plans, Hillary provides both in-person and online therapy, particularly serving LGBTQ+ communities and those facing various life challenges with compassion and expertise.

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Jeff Kulley, Psychologist, PhD

Psychologist | Trauma & Addiction Specialist

Dr. Jeff Kulley is a licensed psychologist (PhD) with over 30 years of experience specializing in mood disorders, trauma/PTSD, and addiction, offering online-only therapy sessions in Durham, NC. With extensive background in both college counseling centers and private practice, he brings a calm, relatable approach that incorporates humor and laughter while addressing serious emotional struggles for students and working adults. Dr. Kulley provides culturally sensitive, LGBTQ+ affirming individual therapy using diverse approaches including CBT, EMDR, and trauma-focused therapies, accepting Aetna insurance and offering secure telehealth sessions.

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Denise Rothman

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MPC, LPC, LCMHC

Denise Rothman is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) providing online-only therapy through Compass Family Therapy, with licenses in North Carolina, South Carolina, and New Jersey, specializing in depression, anxiety, and trauma for individuals, couples, and families across all age groups. With extensive experience as both a private practice and in-home therapist, she is SBHP certified to serve military-connected clients and offers a welcoming, non-judgmental approach that integrates Christian counseling and evidence-based therapies including CBT, play therapy, and trauma-focused treatments. Accepting most major insurance plans including Medicare, she provides telehealth services to residents of NC, SC, and NJ, with particular expertise in working with children, adolescents, families, and military families facing various mental health challenges.

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Shelly Harris

Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Shelly Harris is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 10 years of experience providing online-only therapy through Harris Therapy Center in Durham, NC, specializing in mood disorders, anxiety, and working with children, teens, and families facing depression, bipolar disorder, academic pressures, and LGBTQ+ issues. With a strength-based and trauma-informed approach, she integrates CBT, DBT, SFBT, and Christian counseling to help clients of all ages “find their way back to happy” while honoring their identities and abilities. Licensed in California and offering sliding scale fees, she provides culturally sensitive, LGBTQ+ affirming care for individuals, couples, and families across diverse communities, with particular expertise in racial identity, sexuality, and gender issues.

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