Samantha Shown, MA, LCMHCA Online Therapist in North Carolina
Online therapy in North Carolina for adults navigating anxiety, military life, chronic stress, and life transitions
If you're here, there's a good chance you've been holding a lot together.
Maybe you’re functioning just fine on paper — going to work, showing up for your family, doing what needs to be done — but internally you feel tense, tired, disconnected, anxious, or just stuck in your head.
Or, maybe you’re in the middle of something specific: a PCS move, a deployment cycle, a health diagnosis, or a career shift.
A lot of the people I work with don’t come to therapy because everything is falling apart, but rather, they’re exhausted from carrying everything quietly.
You don’t need to wait until it gets worse to reach out.
Support is allowed now.
How Therapy Works
Samantha Shown, MA, LCMHCA
My approach is grounded, relational, and very human.
We’ll slow down and pay attention to your lived experience — how stress shows up in your body, how over-functioning keeps you moving — and we'll get curious about what happens when you no longer have to push through.
I also bring humor into the room when it’s helpful. Therapy doesn’t have to be stiff or overly serious to be meaningful. Sometimes laughing is regulating. Sometimes it’s information. We’ll use what works.
I’m a private-pay therapist, which means:
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You don’t need a diagnosis to be here
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Your therapy isn’t shared with insurance companies or employers
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Sessions stay focused on you, not paperwork or justification
We move at a pace that makes sense for your nervous system — not one dictated by insurance procedures or command expectations.
Military Living
(Without the Clichés)
Military life can be demanding in ways that aren’t always visible.
Between transitions, separations, and expectations to keep going, it’s common to feel disconnected from yourself or not know how to slow down.
I work with active duty service members and military spouses who want a therapy space that’s:
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Confidential
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Separate from command structures
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Free from unnecessary documentation or diagnoses
We can talk honestly about the impact of military life without minimizing it or turning it into a talking point. And I promise, I won't thank you for your service or preach about resilience.