Therapy and Mental Health Counseling in Matthews, NC
When emotions, relationships, or familiar patterns begin affecting everyday life, it can help to have space to understand what is happening. Mindful Movements, PLLC offers individual therapy for teens and adults, couples and family therapy, and specialized support for concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and pregnancy and postpartum mental health.
Our Matthews office serves the greater Charlotte area, including Weddington and Waxhaw. Contact us to discuss what brings you to therapy and which clinician or service may fit your needs.
Types of Therapy We Offer
Individual, couples, and family therapy describe who participates in sessions and whose needs the work focuses on. Ketamine-assisted therapy is a specialized service with additional medical requirements. Within treatment, your clinician may draw on different therapeutic approaches based on your goals, needs, and their training.
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy gives you time with a therapist to focus on your own experiences, relationships, and goals. You might be seeking support for difficult emotions, a major change, or a pattern you want to understand more clearly. At Mindful Movements, individual counseling for teens and adults is shaped around your concerns. Together, you can explore what is contributing to distress, practice ways to respond, and discuss treatment approaches that fit your needs.
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Ketamine-assisted therapy combines psychotherapy with ketamine treatment for people whose needs and medical evaluation support this option. Mindful Movements describes a process involving an initial discussion, assessment by a partnering prescriber, preparation sessions, and integration afterward. If you are considering this service, the first step is to discuss your goals and learn about suitability, risks, and costs. It is not appropriate for everyone. This is a self-pay service that the practice lists as not covered by insurance.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy focuses on the relationship between partners. You may be having the same argument repeatedly, feeling distant, working through a breach of trust, or adjusting to a change such as parenthood. At Mindful Movements, sessions offer a place to explore the patterns between you and what each person needs. The work may include practicing clearer communication, examining recurring conflict, and discussing shared goals. You can also seek support before concerns become more difficult to address.
Family Therapy
Family therapy considers how relationships, experiences, and communication patterns affect the family as a whole. You might seek support when conversations repeatedly become tense, family roles are changing, or different needs are hard to balance. Mindful Movements provides space to explore these interactions and hear different perspectives. The work focuses on understanding one another, improving communication, and developing more supportive ways of relating. Contact the practice to discuss your family’s needs and who might participate in sessions.
Therapeutic Approaches
A therapeutic approach is a method a clinician may use within your care. You do not need to choose one before contacting us. EMDR, IFS, and Brainspotting are among the approaches listed by Mindful Movements. Their use depends on your needs and the clinician’s training; not every clinician offers every approach.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR is a structured approach used to address distress connected with difficult memories. It can involve recalling aspects of an experience while following guided eye movements or other alternating stimulation. At Mindful Movements, you can discuss EMDR with a clinician who offers it, including what preparation involves and whether it fits your treatment needs.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS offers a way to explore different “parts” of your inner experience, such as a self-critical voice or a protective reaction. It invites curiosity about these responses and the roles they play. Mindful Movements lists IFS among its approaches. Ask about working with a clinician who uses it and how it might relate to your goals.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting is an approach that uses a focused eye position while you notice emotions and sensations in your body with a therapist’s support. Mindful Movements lists it among its trauma-focused approaches. If you are interested, ask which clinicians offer it, what a session involves, and how they would assess its fit for your needs.
Disorders We Treat
This section includes both mental health conditions and concerns that may bring you to therapy. Trauma and perinatal mental health are areas of care, not diagnoses themselves. You can contact us to describe what you are experiencing even if you are unsure what to call it.
Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety can show up as persistent worry, panic, tension, or avoiding situations that feel difficult to face. You may be meeting your responsibilities while spending a great deal of energy managing what is happening inside. Anxiety therapy at Mindful Movements offers space to explore these experiences and the patterns connected with them. Your therapist may help you recognize triggers, examine unhelpful responses, and develop practical ways to handle anxiety in daily life.
Depression Therapy
Depression can affect your energy, interest, concentration, and sense of connection. Everyday tasks may take more effort, or you may feel emotionally distant even while keeping up with work and family. At Mindful Movements, depression counseling begins with understanding your experience and the concerns you want to address. Therapy may involve exploring stress, losses, relationships, and patterns of thinking, while working toward manageable changes that support your daily life and personal goals.
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Substance use disorder involves alcohol or drug use that becomes difficult to control and causes problems in daily life. You might be questioning your use, finding it difficult to make changes, or seeking support in recovery. Mindful Movements offers counseling to explore the role substances play in your life, recognize triggers, and develop alternative ways to respond. You can discuss your concerns without needing to decide on a diagnosis before reaching out.
Trauma Therapy
Distressing experiences can continue to affect how you feel, relate to others, or respond to reminders of the past. Trauma-focused therapy offers a place to explore those effects with attention to your needs and readiness. At Mindful Movements, available approaches include EMDR, IFS, and Brainspotting, depending on the clinician. You can discuss what each approach involves, what feels manageable to begin with, and what you would like support to address.
Perinatal Mental Health
Perinatal mental health concerns arise during pregnancy and the postpartum period. You may be experiencing anxiety, low mood, overwhelming emotions, or difficulty adjusting to the changes that accompany becoming a parent. Mindful Movements offers support for pregnancy and postpartum concerns, including anxiety and depression. Therapy gives you time to talk about your experience, understand what feels difficult, and develop coping strategies that take your needs and changing responsibilities into account.
Clinical Supervision
Clinical supervision provides a collaborative setting for developing your skills and professional voice. Mindful Movements offers supervision with an emphasis on building on your strengths and reflecting on your clinical work. If you are seeking supervision, contact the practice to discuss your credential pathway, current work setting, and professional goals. The team can clarify the appropriate supervisor, eligibility, and arrangements before you begin. This service is separate from therapy for clients.
