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The Wellness Journey NC
**Now ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS for teletherapy and in person sessions***
To inquire about becoming a new client, email: info@wellnessjourneync.com
My influences include:
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Dr. Daniel Siegel
Drs. Cloud&Townsend
Dr. Brene Brown
Dr. Allan Schore
Dr. Kristin Neff
Dr. David Burns
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ABOUT US
Marina Kingston Biggs
M.Ed., NCC, LCMHC
Welcome to the Wellness Journey NC!
I am an integrative, strengths-based therapist serving the residents of North Carolina and based in Raleigh. I employ a variety of therapeutic techniques to contribute to your journey towards mental wellness.
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I believe in treating the individual as a whole person. I believe physical health and mental health are equally important and intrinsically connected. While therapy can tend to focus on social and emotional wellness, treating the whole individual includes building and maintaining healthy habits around eating, exercising, and sleep. These areas are just as important for mental wellness.
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My personal approach to therapy is a Person-Centered one- which means YOU as the client are the center of the therapeutic experience, and I will seek to understand your lived experiences before partnering with you for change. I believe that holding a confidential, respectful, and non-judgmental stance is essential for therapy to become a healing place, and I will seek to create this experience from the first time we talk.
While tailoring therapy to the individual client, I may utilize therapeutic techniques from Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and Reality Therapy, to best meet the needs of the individual client. In working with kids I also use Behavior Therapy, Play Therapy, Art Therapy, and Sand Tray Therapy.
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I encourage you to call, text, or email me for an initial conversation about therapy. I offer a free 10-minute phone consultation to discover if I may be a good fit for your wellness goals.
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Your wellness journey starts here.
Drew Dockery
Clinical Intern
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As a student in East Carolina University’s master’s program in Counselor Education I am completing my internship at The Wellness Journey, I am committed to working with clients as they move through life transitions, relationship challenges, anxiety, and depression.
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Having lived both in the US and abroad I am familiar with the unpredictability of life and the need for tools that help us tell our story, build resilience, and stay true to our values. My therapy style uses family systems techniques as well as modern attachment theory to give clients the tools to understand the unspoken rules that shape their lives. I am open to working with clients who are non-monogamous or are in non-traditional relationship structures. I have been informed by feminist interventions in therapy and embrace this perspective in my work.
In addition to working with individuals I enjoy supporting families through the structure of Bowen’s family systems therapy. In this form of family therapy, families work together to identify their strengths and hone their communication skills so that they can work together to overcome challenges. In my experience, I have found that virtual family therapy is both a convenient option for families and also just as effective as in person therapy.
In my free time I enjoy going to the gym, cooking, getting out in nature, and obsessing over mid century-modern furniture.
ADHD
Adjustment to life changes
Anxiety
Child Behavior (see Youth)
Emotion Regulation
General wellness
Grief and loss
Multicultural issues
Obsessive Compulsive behavior
Panic
Perfectionism
Relationship issues
Self-compassion
Self-image, self-esteem
Spirituality
Stress
Trauma