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Adrianna Wilson

LPC, LCMHC North Carolina 10 years of experience

Caring practical help for life transitions

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Adrianna Wilson
  • Focus on daily coping
  • Trauma and addiction support
  • Identity and relationship work

About Adrianna

Adrianna Wilson is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and major life changes. She focuses on practical support for clients who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. Adrianna aims to make sessions straightforward and compassionate so people can talk through what matters most right now.

She brings ten years of clinical experience working with trauma, substance use, and the aftermath of domestic violence. Adrianna often helps people manage shame, guilt, and isolation while rebuilding trust in themselves and others. She also supports those dealing with attachment wounds, abandonment, and communication breakdowns.

Adrianna pays particular attention to identity concerns, including gender dysphoria, and to struggles around infidelity, foster care or adoption experiences, and family conflict. Her work addresses practical patterns such as codependency, impulsivity, and avoidance that keep problems repeating.

Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that can fit into everyday life. Adrianna listens closely, offers direct feedback, and helps people try new ways of relating and coping. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Clients describe a therapist who honors cultural differences and meets people where they are. Adrianna views therapy as a collaborative process and supports clients in finding greater balance, self-compassion, and more workable relationships.

How Adrianna’s approaches work in online therapy

Adrianna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach she commonly applies helps people regulate intense emotions and reduce anxiety by teaching grounding skills, emotion tracking, and short behavioral experiments. This method can help with panic, high stress, and mood swings.

Another strand of her work concentrates on trauma recovery and substance use, helping people understand how past events affect current behavior and teaching step-by-step coping strategies. That work often includes building safety plans, processing distressing memories at a manageable pace, and creating new routines to support recovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Adrianna collaborates with each person to pick strategies that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adjusts methods over time based on what is helping and what isn’t.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also makes continuity possible when life events or work schedules change, helping clients maintain momentum between in-person visits if those are an option.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCodependencyCommunication problemsDissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

North Carolina, South Carolina

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Adrianna commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and addictions, and helps people cope with major life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a direct and compassionate way, focusing on clear goals and practical steps clients can try between sessions.

What kind of experience does she bring?

Adrianna has ten years of clinical experience supporting people with trauma recovery, substance use concerns, and relationship or identity challenges.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in North Carolina.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options with the provider before booking.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Adrianna?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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