Therapy for People of Color in Wilmington, NC
Culturally affirming, trauma-informed therapy for BIPOC individuals in Wilmington. Our therapists understand your lived experience and provide a space where your full self — your identity, your culture, your story — is welcomed.
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Therapy That Sees Your Whole Experience
Generic therapy often overlooks the unique stressors that come with being a person of color. Our therapists provide care that honors your full experience — race, culture, identity, and all.
Racial Trauma
Processing the cumulative impact of discrimination, bias, and race-based stress on your mental health.
Identity & Belonging
Navigating bicultural identity, assimilation pressure, cultural expectations, and finding where you fit.
Intergenerational Trauma
Understanding how family history and inherited patterns shape who you are today.
Microaggressions
Making sense of everyday slights that are hard to name but deeply exhausting to carry.
Anxiety & Depression
Addressing mental health in the context of systemic stress, not in spite of it.
Family & Relationships
Navigating family dynamics, cultural expectations, and building relationships that honor your values.
Work & Career
Managing code-switching, workplace bias, imposter syndrome, and being 'the only one.'
Self-Worth & Healing
Reconnecting with your identity, your culture, and your worth on your own terms.
Meet Your Wilmington Therapists
Our Wilmington team brings cultural responsiveness, lived awareness, and clinical expertise to provide affirming care for BIPOC clients.
Catherine (Cay) Fulop
Catherine brings a compassionate, strengths-based approach to therapy, helping clients explore patterns and build healthier ways of connecting with themselves and others.
Kailyn Mattingly
Kailyn creates a grounded, non-judgmental space for clients to process difficult emotions and develop practical tools for lasting, meaningful change.
Lisa McCormick
Lisa specializes in helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, and relationship stress using evidence-based techniques tailored to each client's unique cultural context.
Shelby Paske
Shelby works collaboratively with clients to identify goals, build self-awareness, and create meaningful change through a warm, culturally affirming approach.
Culturally Responsive Care
We bring cultural humility, lived awareness, and evidence-based practice together — so your therapy feels real, not clinical.
Culturally Informed
We center race, culture, and identity as essential parts of understanding your whole experience.
Trauma-Informed
We recognize how racial and historical trauma show up in the body and mind, and approach healing with care.
Anti-Racist Practice
We actively work to dismantle bias in our practice and create a truly equitable therapeutic space.
Strengths-Based
We start from your resilience, your community, and your cultural wisdom — not from a deficit model.
Evidence-Based
CBT, ACT, narrative therapy, and other proven frameworks adapted to your cultural context.
Judgment-Free
Whatever you bring — family pressure, identity complexity, systemic pain — you'll be met with understanding.
We Accept Most Major Insurance Plans
We're in-network with many major insurance providers and offer private-pay options with transparent pricing.
Questions About POC Therapy in Wilmington
Do I have to see a therapist of the same race or background?
No — but it can help for some clients. What matters most is finding a therapist who is culturally informed and committed to affirming your experience. We can help match you.
Will my therapist understand racial trauma without me having to explain everything?
Yes. Our therapists have training in racial trauma, multicultural counseling, and the systemic factors that affect BIPOC mental health.
Is this therapy just for specific communities?
We welcome all People of Color — Black, Indigenous, Latino/a/x, Asian, Middle Eastern, South Asian, multiracial, and any other community that identifies as POC.
Is everything I share confidential?
Yes. What you share stays between you and your therapist, with limited legal exceptions. We take confidentiality seriously.
You Deserve a Therapist Who Gets It
Scheduling a consultation takes less than 2 minutes. Same-week appointments are often available in Wilmington.
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