Counseling Center

Since 1991, Carmel Counseling Center, a ministry of Carmel Baptist Church, has been providing professional counseling services to its members and surrounding community. Our therapists are trained to help concerns including distressed marriages, abuse, trauma, emotional dysregulation in children, and children with sensory processing difficulties.

Our philosophy at CCC is to provide professional mental health counseling that is Christ-centered. Our clinicians specialize in the integration of one’s Christian faith and the best practices of psychology in pursuit of a healthy, whole person: emotionally, physically and spiritually.

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Play Therapy

Children often struggle through developmental stages, which can be painful for parents to navigate. Play therapy is a research-based counseling modality tool for children and a powerful tool for addressing cognitive, behavioral, and emotional challenges within children. CCC has licensed mental health professionals who specialize in Play Therapy and parent coaching. (Learn More)

Perhaps you have seen this:

• Emotional outbursts
• Anxiety
• Sleep disturbance
• Developmental delays
• Low self-esteem
• Withdrawal from others

Play Therapy Can Help Children:

• Increase self-esteem
• Express and regulate emotions
• Increase social skills
• Increase appropriate behaviors and coping skills
• Process trauma

Occupational Therapy

Pediatric Occupational Therapy supports the development of children experiencing delays in crucial day-to-day skills, from holding a pencil to self-feeding. Occupational therapists work on many developmental areas, including gross and fine motor, visual motor, praxis, and sensory processing skills. Carmel Counseling Center offers Occupational Therapy services aimed at empowering children to navigate their environment more independently in activities like learning, play, dressing, and school readiness.

Learn more about our licensed Occupational Therapists, Casey Eutsler and Erin Hockett.

For teens, learning how to manage friendships, emotions, social media, and their sense of identity has become complicated.  Parents find it difficult to build relationships with their teen children and often feel hopeless. Teenagers can often feel depressed, anxious, and misunderstood. CCC has licensed mental health professionals that are trained in parental coaching as well as helping teenagers learn to manage the complexities of their world.

Perhaps you have seen this:

• Depression
• Anxiety at home and school
• Sleep disturbance
• Relationship difficulties
• Low self-esteem
• Withdrawal from others
• Suicidal ideation
• Panic
• Poor decision making

Counseling can help your teenager:

• Increase self-awareness
• Regulate overwhelming emotions
• Increase healthy problem-solving skills
• Develop healthy relationships
• Process traumatic events

As adults we long for balance emotionally, physically, and spiritually. It is not uncommon for individuals to experience feelings of sadness, anxiety, confusion and even isolation from friends and family.  CCC has licensed mental health counselors that are trained in assessing issues of mental health, as well as helping individuals and couples move toward healing through the counseling process.

Perhaps you or a loved one are experiencing:

• Feelings of anxiety and worry
• Feelings of depression and sadness
• Sleep disturbances
• Weight and appetite changes
• Withdrawal from others
• Feelings of guilt and worthlessness
• Difficulty making decisions
• Difficulty concentrating
• Grief from the loss of a loved one
• Difficult life transitions
• Marital distress

Counseling can help:

• Increase sense of value and worth
• Increase management of emotions
• Improve communication and interpersonal skills
• Identify and establish what healthy relationships look like
• Identify and improve healthy decision-making
• Relieve depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns
• Provide a safe environment to process trauma
• Improve emotional, physical, and spiritual health
• Improve marital health

Fees at CCC are $120.00 an hour and are due at the time of service. We use an electronic billing and notes system that is easy, convenient, and HIPAA-compliant. CCC does not take insurance but clients can receive a receipt to file out-of-network for reimbursement with their insurance company.

To reschedule or cancel your appointment and not be responsible for your session fee:

Notify your counselor directly and leave a message of cancellation.

• At least 24 hours prior to the appointment, call 704-849-0686.
• Listen for the Directory of Counselors in the Greeting Prompts to find your counselor’s extension number.

All counseling is held in strict confidence between the client and counselor. The only exception to this policy occurs in the event of imminent danger (suicidal and/or homicidal threat and/or suspected child abuse). In such instances, proper help will be sought. All other outside consultations will require signed consent from the client.

All therapists at CCC offer virtual counseling services for NC residents.  There are some limitations to virtual counseling services depending on what type of treatment a client is looking for. If you have questions about virtual counseling, reach out to CCC and learn more about virtual counseling options.

To schedule an appointment with Carmel Counseling Center,  call  704-849-0686 and follow the prompts to speak to our Intake Coordinator. If you prefer, you can email us at counselinginquiry@carmelbaptist.org Evening appointments are sometimes available upon request. Please do not reach out to any counselor directly.

Contact:
Carmel Counseling Center (located at Carmel Baptist Church)
1145 Pineville-Matthews Rd.
Matthews, NC 28105
704.849.0686
704.815.1972 – Fax
NOTE: Our phone and email addresses are for counseling inquiries only; no solicitation of any kind will be answered.