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CB Portrait of Dr. Carol Bunch

Dr. Carol Bunch

Compassionate, experienced clinician focused on healing relationships

LCMHC, LPC North Carolina

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Languages
English

About Carol

Dr. Carol Bunch brings 25 years of clinical experience to her North Carolina practice and has provided personal counseling since 1999.

Background and approach

She holds LCMHC and LPC credentials and frames her work around helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, grief, trauma, and other life challenges. Her approach blends evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with trauma-focused and emotion-centered techniques to address symptoms and patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

Dr. Bunch works with individuals, couples, and families and emphasizes healing that includes repairing relationships and restoring self-worth.

Her practice includes support for issues like domestic violence, sexual assault, substance use, mood disorders, and compassion fatigue, along with everyday concerns such as communication problems, codependency, and coping with major life transitions. She aims to help clients rebuild after loss, manage anger, and strengthen intimacy through a collaborative therapeutic process.

Sessions are offered through a range of online formats to fit different needs and schedules, and she uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. English-language care is provided for clients located in North Carolina and elsewhere within her stated availability.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Dr. Bunch integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy into her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing practical strategies to change behavior and mood, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing traumatic experiences and building skills to reduce their ongoing impact, supporting recovery from abuse, assault, or other traumatic events.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative conversation. The therapist will work with each client to clarify goals, review what methods may fit best, and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clearer, so the course of care matches the client’s needs and pace.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to attend sessions from different locations and to continue work between live appointments, supporting continuity of care for people balancing busy schedules or mobility constraints.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Dr. Bunch commonly address?
Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, anger, and coping with life changes, among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines practical, skills-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with emotion-focused and trauma-informed methods to help clients explore patterns and develop coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dr. Bunch has 25 years of experience and has been in independent practice since 1999, bringing long-term clinical perspective to complex problems.
Where is Dr. Bunch licensed to practice?
She is credentialed as LCMHC and LPC with license details NC LCMHC 3529 and TX LPC 93246 and practices from North Carolina.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees handled for therapy with Dr. Bunch?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that may be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

North Carolina, Virginia, New Hampshire, Texas

Languages

English