Gladys Bourne Carter

Maybe you are carrying more than anyone around you realizes: anxiety that will not switch off, depression that drains the color out of everything, a family under strain, or a hard life adjustment you did not choose. I work with adults and adolescents and I have spent my career protecting children and families through the hardest moments of their lives, as a foster care program manager, a hospital social work manager, and a clinician completing psychiatric evaluations. I know what it takes to hold a family together, and I bring that same steadiness, cultural understanding, and faith (when welcome) into our work together. I'm also a mom to my two sons and proud Gi Gi to my granddaugher.

I use cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach to help you understand your patterns, build coping skills, and reconnect with your own motivation to change. I bring deep experience with the African-American community, family conflict, and trauma's effects on women and mothers. I also offer Christian-focused therapy for clients who want faith woven into sessions.

You do not have to have it all figured out to start. Whatever brought you here, you deserve a space that is direct, warm, and grounded in respect for everything you have already carried. If you are ready for support that sees your whole story, I would be honored to work alongside you.