Congruence Counseling Group

Practitioners

Congruence Counseling Group provides individuals and couples counseling by trained psychotherapists who specialize in depression, anxiety, stress management, and life transitions. Read below to learn more about our individual treatment styles.

Donna Bell, MSW, LCSW
Founding Partner
You are the best expert about your life and your experiences; sometimes you just need a different perspective to help you know what you know and figure out what you want to do with that knowledge.

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And I can hear previous clients groan as I type this – and sometimes the thing that is hardest to learn to do is to do nothing... to just sit with the discomfort. But it could also be laughing, sighing, note taking, deciding and strategizing. I provide therapy for individuals and couples who are looking for change through a warm, engaged, and challenging process.

I might not help you find the answers you want, but I will help you find answers that create new opportunities for growth and clarity.
Leslie Stevens-Tavera, M.Ed. LCMHC
Founding Partner
As a natural empath, I have the ability to feel deeply. My passion in life is to help people understand their own thoughts, feelings and patterns and to help them heal through that work.

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I have the ability to hear you and to seek to understand where you are coming from. I show up with accurate empathic understanding, unconditional positive regard, and congruence.

Many people are dissatisfied with living a life that lacks congruency and authenticity, trying to fit the mold of outside expectations. As a result, they feel stuck in patterns of thinking and being that either cause stress, depression, and anxiety or stem from stress, depression, and anxiety.

In addition to helping clients who deal with the above-mentioned issues, I also help clients dealing with perfectionism, life transitions, grief and loss, and relationship stressors.
Marsha Kilgore
Client Care Coordinator

I am the Client Care Coordinator for The Congruence Counseling Group. I support our clinicians by being the intermediary between them and clients. I work hard to ensure that from our first meeting throughout your time with us, I will assist you and be available when you have any questions or concerns. My position is to help you benefit fully from your therapeutic process.

Leslie Cloninger, LCSW, LCASA
Therapist

A believer in self-actualization, Leslie is eager to empower you to become your best self. To be known is one of life’s greatest adventures and sometimes we have to feel safe enough to embark on that adventure.

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Prioritizing comfort and collaboration, Leslie helps you gain insight into thought and behavioral patterns in order to grow and change in positive ways. Partnering with you to develop the tools you need to be able to meet life’s challenges, Leslie is honored and excited to help folxs on the journey toward full, balanced, authentic lives. Sometimes emotions are tough but together, Leslie works to help you fully experience your emotions and learn how to regulate them through building self-compassion and acceptance. Her approach to psychotherapy is eclectic as she has training and experiences with a wide range of modalities such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Gottman Level I, and Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT).

James Moran, LCMHCA, NCC
Therapist

When people feel overwhelmed or out of control, it’s easy to fall into the trap of self-blame and doubt. You may even feel that everyone has their life figured out while you’re struggling day by day without direction or a clear sense of purpose.

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My role is to help individuals recognize that they are not their problems, and that their responses to stress and major life changes are a normal part of the human experience.

As your counselor, my goal is to learn and understand the world through your eyes. In order to develop the best course of treatment for clients, I take into account a person’s life experiences, beliefs, values, current circumstances, and cultural identities.

I strive to create and foster a collaborative counseling relationship built on trust, openness, and authenticity. Depending on your needs, our work together may focus on personal growth, self-exploration, meaning-making, and resilience-building.

I provide therapy for individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD management, mood disorders, stress, life transitions, LGBTQ+ concerns, grief and loss, self-esteem, disordered eating, and substance use.

Vanessa Collier-Robinson, MAT, LCSW
Therapist

I believe in your inherent worthiness. I believe that you, just as you are today, are worthy of a life that maximizes peace, allows you to engage fully in purposeful living, and creates space for individual growth. 

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As a practitioner, I lead with helping you to gain and increase your insight as to what matters to you and has shaped your identity thus far. I lead with empathy and acknowledgement of your life experiences. As we continue to engage in the therapeutic process, I will support you in identifying current practices and thought patterns that are keeping you from your desired level of peace and help you to adjust them to improve your overall quality of life. 

 I work best with individuals who are motivated to engage in honest reflection and willing to be action-oriented in pursuit of personal peace. I utilize aspects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness tools to support individuals with increasing their awareness of current thinking patterns and developing agency to accept or change current thought patterns and practices. 

I work with individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD, navigating life transitions and stressors, and seeking to improve personal confidence and self-esteem. I work with clients of all faith backgrounds. If requested, I am able to incorporate Christian principles in the therapeutic process as well.

 

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Location

605 West Main Street Suite 101
Carrboro, NC 27510

Phone: 919-283-1170

Email: adminsupport@congruencecounselinggroup.com

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