Beverly Hicks, LCMHC, LMFT

Beverly Hicks is a licensed therapist practicing in North Carolina. She is an LCMHC and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and she brings 30 years of clinical experience to sessions. Beverly focuses on common life stresses like anxiety, grief, addictions, relationship strain, and coping with major changes.

She uses a warm, person-centered style that aims to meet people where they are. Beverly listens for strengths and practical next steps. She often helps clients build coping skills, improve communication, and manage mood and self-esteem concerns.

Beverly draws on several therapeutic approaches to suit different needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps with unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy supports understanding and reshaping important emotions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is used when trauma memories are part of the problem.

Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. Beverly works with each person to set clear, achievable steps and to track progress over time. She also integrates values and life context into planning so therapy fits the person, not the other way around.

People come to Beverly for a wide range of issues, from parenting stress and career concerns to grief, trauma, or questions about intimacy and commitment. Her work tends to aim for practical tools, clearer thinking, and more manageable day-to-day coping.

How Beverly’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and working at the client’s pace. It helps people feel heard and decide what changes matter most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, mood, and unhelpful habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people map and work with their emotional responses so they can respond differently when relationships or strong feelings are at issue.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Beverly will help clients weigh goals, needs, and preferences and then tailor the methods used in sessions. That means techniques can shift over time if something else looks like a better fit.

Confirm current session options before booking because formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, avoid travel time, and use short check-ins when life is hectic. It can also allow a therapist to share worksheets, practice CBT exercises between meetings, and move at a pace that works for the client. Licensed professionals help people apply therapeutic tools both inside sessions and in daily life.