Therapy for Women in Fayetteville, NC - An Hour That's Actually Yours
Licensed therapists supporting women across Cumberland County - military spouses, service members, and civilians - through anxiety, postpartum challenges, deployment stress, burnout, and trauma. Tricare accepted.
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A Space Built Around Your Experience
Women in a military community carry a particular version of the invisible load: solo parenting through deployments, a career interrupted by every PCS, holding the household steady for everyone else, and rebuilding a support network from scratch every few years. From the outside it looks like coping. Inside it's often exhaustion.
Therapy for women at Fresh Breath Therapy is practical and non-judgmental. You don't have to perform being fine, minimize what's hard, or apologize for needing an hour that's yours. Your therapist works out what's actually driving things with you, then builds an approach around the life you're really living.
Our practice is private and fully confidential - separate from the military medical system and the chain of command. You don't need a crisis or a diagnosis to be here. Tricare and major insurance accepted.
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What Women's Therapy Addresses in Fayetteville
You don't need a diagnosis or a crisis to benefit. If you're running on empty or don't recognize yourself lately, that's reason enough.
Anxiety & Worry
Racing mind, mental load that never switches off, physical symptoms, and the low-grade dread that becomes so normal you stop noticing it.
Depression & Low Mood
Numbness, exhaustion, and lost interest in the things you used to enjoy - often hidden behind still getting everything done.
Postpartum Depression & Anxiety
Intrusive thoughts, rage, hopelessness, or feeling nothing at all after birth. Common, treatable, and not a reflection of your love for your baby.
Perinatal Mental Health
Pregnancy anxiety, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, infertility, and the identity shift of becoming a parent - all of it deserves real support.
Burnout & Caregiver Stress
The invisible load of managing a household, aging parents, and everyone's emotional weather - and the depletion that follows.
Trauma & Abuse Recovery
Childhood abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and coercive control - approached gently, at a pace you set entirely.
Relationship Patterns
People-pleasing, over-functioning, difficulty trusting, and the dynamics that keep repeating across relationships.
Body Image & Self-Worth
Body criticism, disordered eating patterns, and a sense of worth tied to appearance or productivity.
Deployment & Solo Parenting
Running a household alone, managing the kids' anxiety alongside your own, and the strange difficulty of handing responsibility back at reunion.
Evidence-Based Approaches, Matched to You
There's no single right approach. Your therapist draws on several proven methods and adapts to your goals, your history, and how much capacity you honestly have right now.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Work on the thought patterns underneath the anxiety and self-criticism - including the ones that tell you a good day still wasn't enough.
Compassion-Focused Work
Build a kinder internal voice. Most women arrive with a well-developed inner critic and very little practice at self-compassion.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Get clear on what you actually want your life to be about, then spend your limited energy there instead of on everyone else's expectations.
Trauma-Informed Care
Safety, choice, and pacing in every session. If abuse, assault, or a difficult birth is part of your history, nothing gets pushed.
Boundaries & Assertiveness
Practical practice in saying no, asking for help, and renegotiating an unfair load - at home and at work - without collapsing into guilt.
Mindfulness & Somatic Work
Body-based and mindfulness tools for anxiety, overwhelm, and a nervous system that's been running on alert for years.
Your First Session: What to Expect
Why Women in Fayetteville Choose Fresh Breath Therapy
Confidential, Civilian Setting
Our private practice is fully confidential, separate from the military medical system and your chain of command, and HIPAA-protected.
Familiar With Military Family Life
Deployments, PCS moves, and reunion adjustments are everyday context here - you won't have to explain the basics.
All Women Clinicians in Fayetteville
Our Fayetteville clinicians are all women, and you can share any preferences on approach and specialty when you book.
No Minimizing
Nobody here will tell you it's just part of the life or that you should be grateful. What's hard gets treated as hard.
Tricare & Insurance Accepted
We accept Tricare along with major plans including BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, and United Health. Call us to verify your specific benefits first.
Telehealth Statewide
Naptimes, school runs, and a spouse who's away - telehealth is often what makes therapy actually possible.
Serving Fayetteville, Fort Liberty, Hope Mills & Spring Lake
Our Fayetteville therapy office is located at 1766 Metro Medical Dr - easily accessible from across Fayetteville and nearby communities including Fort Liberty, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, and Raeford. Telehealth available statewide.
In Fayetteville you'll work with Ashley Aubas, LCSWA, whose work covers anxiety, depression, family conflict, and relationships; Natalie Harris, LCSWA, who supports life changes, depression, and anxiety using CBT, emotion-focused therapy, and strength-based approaches; Jordan Schultz, LCMHA, who works with anxiety, depression, trauma, and transitions; and Angel Fuller, LCSWA, a strengths-based social worker supporting women veterans, military spouses, and caregivers.
Each therapist is licensed, supervised, and committed to the highest standards of ethical, compassionate care. Sessions are available Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 7 PM.
Book Your Appointment →Meet the Fayetteville Team
Meet the licensed clinicians at our Fayetteville office - and know that our wider team is available via secure telehealth across North Carolina.
Ashley Aubas
Compassionate clinical social worker addressing anxiety, depression, family conflict, and relationship issues - including the strain service life places on households.
Natalie Harris
Helps individuals cope with life changes, depression, and anxiety using CBT, emotion-focused therapy, and strength-based approaches.
Angel Fuller
Strengths-based social worker supporting women veterans, military spouses, and caregivers through trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
Jordan Schultz
Dedicated mental health professional helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions with steady, practical support.
Serving These Needs Across Fayetteville & Cumberland County
Frequently Asked Questions
I think I have postpartum depression. Can you help?+
Yes. Postpartum depression and anxiety are common and very treatable, and having them says nothing about your love for your baby. Therapy helps, and if medication might also be useful we'll coordinate with your OB or a prescriber - we don't prescribe here. If you're having thoughts of harming yourself or your baby, call or text 988 or go to your nearest emergency department right away.
Can I request a woman therapist?+
Yes - and it's a common request. Most of our clinicians are women, and we'll match you based on gender preference along with specialty and personality fit. Just tell us when you call.
Does Tricare cover therapy here?+
Yes - we accept Tricare, and our team will verify your benefits before your first session and explain any copay or prior authorization requirements. Call us at (919) 300-6717 to confirm coverage for your specific plan.
What if my problems feel too small to bring in?+
They aren't. Some of the most useful therapy happens when nothing is technically wrong but you're running on empty, resentful, or not recognizing yourself. You don't have to be in crisis to deserve an hour that's yours.
Can therapy continue if we PCS?+
If you move within North Carolina, yes - you can keep the same therapist by secure telehealth. If you're moving out of state, we can't continue across state lines, but we'll help with a referral before you go.
Can I bring my baby to a session?+
Talk to us - many therapists are comfortable with a newborn in the room, and telehealth is often easier during those early months anyway. We'd much rather you come with a baby than not come at all.
You're Allowed to Need Support Too
You spend a lot of your energy on everyone else. One hour a week, with someone whose job is you, changes more than people expect. Start with a free 15-minute consultation.