Autumn McGarity (she/they)

MA, LCMHCA
Accepting Clients

With over a decade of experience in mental health, I passionately support those navigating grief, trauma, and LGBTQ+ identity exploration.

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate in Asheville, NC
Supervised by Deborah H. Weir, PhD, LCMHCS

Services

About My Clients

I primarily work with adult clients from diverse backgrounds seeking counseling support. I am passionate about supporting those facing grief, domestic violence, life transitions, and complex trauma, with a focus on the LGBTQ+ community and neurodivergent folx. My experience includes working with trauma, difficult childhoods, sexual abuse, anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. I aim to provide a compassionate, judgment-free space for collaborative processing and meaningful growth.

My Background and Approach

I offer individual therapy sessions for clients. My approach is grounded in existential philosophy – the belief that confronting the universal ‘givens’ of human existence is a vital part of personal growth. While drawing on evidence-based modalities like Internal Family Systems, Person-centered Theory, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment Theory, I also integrate a strengths-based, psychodynamic perspective. This blend allows me to help individuals explore their deepest questions, fears, and desires, while also cultivating self-awareness, resilience, and adaptive coping strategies. Areas of competence and additional training include: Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and grief models and frameworks (Dual-Process Model, Kubler-Ross, Tonkin’s Model of Grief, and Meaning Reconstruction Theory; disenfranchised and complicated grief).

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Medicaid
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Veterans Choice Program
  • MedCost
  • Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance (CBHA)
  • Evernorth
  • Vaya Health
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 2 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $150/session

Info

Email Autumn
77 Central Ave.
Unit D
Asheville, NC 28801
70 Woodfin Pl.
Suite 200C
Asheville, NC 28801

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