Cora Strickland
Experienced CBT-informed counselor for practical change
LCMHC North Carolina
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
- Languages
- English
About Cora
Cora Strickland is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with two decades of professional experience. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing to help clients explore how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and to build practical strategies for change.
Background and approach
Her background includes undergraduate and graduate study in North Carolina, and a long history of independent practice work providing individual and family support. Her approach blends skills-based interventions like cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, and relaxation techniques with motivational methods that encourage readiness for change.
She also incorporates acceptance exercises and focused work on cognitive distortions to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Cora’s clinical work addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life transitions.
Clients can expect a collaborative, goal-oriented process that emphasizes practical tools and clear connections between thinking patterns and behavior. Cora practices under NC LCMHC 4959 and offers services in English, including options for international clients.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and related behaviors. It often uses exercises like cognitive restructuring and behavioral activation to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to build coping skills for everyday challenges.
Motivational Interviewing is a supportive, goal-focused method that helps people explore their own reasons for change and strengthen their motivation. This approach can be especially useful when ambivalence or mixed feelings make it hard to start or sustain new habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Cora works collaboratively with each person to decide which techniques fit best. She integrates elements from different methods based on a client’s needs, goals, and preferences so treatment feels tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online therapy with a licensed professional offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, access care across locations, and continue consistent work on skills and goals even when in-person appointments are difficult to arrange.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English