Heather Paxton (she/her)

LCMHCA
Accepting Clients

Trauma-informed therapist helping teens and adults navigate anxiety, overwhelm, family stress, and healing.

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor in Jacksonville, NC
Supervised by Traver Stewart LCMHCS

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Child
  • Adolescent/Teen
  • Neuropsychological Assessment

About My Clients

You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma, family stress, or difficult life experiences. Some clients come to therapy feeling stuck, disconnected, or exhausted from carrying too much for too long. Others need support with emotional regulation, coping skills, communication, or healing from painful experiences. I offer a supportive, trauma-informed space where clients can feel understood, build insight, and move toward meaningful change.

My Background and Approach

I use a trauma-informed, person-centered approach that meets clients where they are. I work with teens and adults navigating anxiety, trauma, emotional overwhelm, family stress, and other challenging life experiences. My style is supportive, collaborative, and grounded in helping clients feel emotionally safe enough to explore what they are carrying. I often incorporate coping skills, emotional regulation, communication support, and practical strategies alongside deeper healing work. My goal is to help clients build insight, strengthen their ability to cope, and create meaningful, lasting change.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe therapy works best when it is grounded in safety, trust, and genuine human connection. I value a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach that respects each client’s pace, communication style, and lived experience. I believe people are more than their symptoms, and that meaningful change happens when clients feel supported, empowered, and able to show up as themselves without fear of judgment.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Attachment Theory Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Person-Centered (Rogerian)
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Addiction Counseling
  • Attachment Theory
  • Couples Counseling
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Autism Spectrum Disorder Family Conflict
Other Issues
  • Addiction
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Bipolar
  • Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Infertility
  • Insomnia
  • Intellectual Disability
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Teen Issues
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Veterans/Military Service
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Medicaid
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Christianity
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  • The Satanic Temple
  • Wicca/Paganism
  • Multifaith

At A Glance

  • Experience: 1 year of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $150 - 200/session

Info

Email Heather
123 Henderson Dr
Jacksonville, NC 28540

Reach out to Heather