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Arlana Dodson Sims

Therapist
27 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anger management
  • Individual therapy, Child or adolescent therapy

About Me

If you’re an individual who is currently stuck or in a life transition, I’m here to help you maximize your true potential, find your clear purpose and release the power within. Life transitions and challenges are personal and unique. And although they can be abrupt and sometimes predictable, we all experience them throughout our lives. Stressors are often emotional taxing changes that create uncertainty and confusion. These life changing events cause us to re-examine our present sense of being and evaluate our priorities. I will help you envision the future that you want, create goals, then help you pursue those goals. To realize this plan, you’ll need a coach, a partner, an ally during the difficult process of transition. You are the expert! You know yourself! I ask powerful questions and help to facilitate positive change. I am committed to serving you as your accountability partner, therapist, and ally during this time of uncertainty and definite change. As your therapist, I can help you develop healthy coping mechanisms to adapt to the stress surrounding your current circumstances.


I have extensive experience in providing the tools, strategies, and support to help others create meaningful change in their lives. As a professional certified life coach, entrepreneur, licensed clinical mental health counselor and part time professor, I know first-hand, the challenges of struggling to find balance, ignite passion and seting goals. I hold a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from UNC-Charlotte. I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, (LCMHC) a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS), and a Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS). I have three years of teaching experience at a local university teaching graduate students in the field of counseling. I am experienced psychotherapist whom specializes in child and adolescent behavioral therapy, military families, trauma, addiction counseling, parenting, mood disorders, and counselor training & supervision.

About me

  • I identify as
    Black or African descent, Woman
  • My style is
    Energetic, Challenging, Participatory

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    27 years of experience
  • Training
    PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) at University of North Carolina At Charlotte
  • License type
    LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) (North Carolina)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anger management
  • More specialties
    Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Depression, LGBTQIA+, Panic disorders, Cultural & ethnic issues, Relationship issues, Trauma, PTSD
  • Therapy methods
    Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Play, Behavior Modification, Trauma Focused CBT, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Biofeedback
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Child or adolescent therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors
  • Languages
    English
  • Location
    810 North Main Street
    Kannapolis, NC 28081