Charmaine Dees, LCSW

Charmaine Dees is an LCSW who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and family concerns. She speaks plainly and focuses on making it easier to talk about what feels hard. She encourages practical steps and steady progress so daily life feels more manageable.

With 18 years of experience, Charmaine draws on several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. Mindfulness and client-centered work are woven in to keep sessions grounded and responsive to the person in the room.

In sessions she aims for an open, nonjudgmental tone. Conversations move at a practical pace. Together the therapist and client set small goals, try new coping strategies, and check what helps between meetings. She also brings motivational interviewing techniques to support people who want to find clearer direction and stronger follow-through.

Charmaine has worked across a range of concerns including caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, communication problems, fatherhood issues, and isolation. She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, life purpose questions, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and women’s issues. Her work is straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person.

She practices in North Carolina and offers services in English. If you are considering therapy, Charmaine encourages taking the first step and completing the initial matching process to see if her style fits your needs.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life purpose questions by focusing on what matters rather than getting stuck on unhelpful thinking. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers clear tools to try new behaviors and reduce distress. It is often used for depression, anxiety, and mood management. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own experience and pacing, offering a steady, listening presence that helps people feel heard and make changes at their own speed.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and preferences, and then try methods that fit. Decisions about which tools to use are collaborative and can change as needs shift over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins around a work break, avoiding travel time, or choosing a quieter setting that helps focus. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and mindfulness practices to an online meeting so progress continues between sessions.