Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Therapists in Greensboro, NC

Supporting others is more than my profession—it's a calling. I am dedicated to providing a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered. Together, we will explore challenges, build on your strengths, and work toward meaningful healing, personal growth, and lasting positive change.

I’ve experienced my own struggles with self-esteem, mental health, & relationship issues. These experiences have shaped me into a therapist who is empathetic, practical, & down-to-earth. I know the path to self-improvement & rebuilding your relationships can be challenging. Let me help you understand yourself and/or your partner more by identifying your "WHY", meaning why you think, behave, and react the way you do based off of attachment, communication styles, past relationships, etc. Don't be afraid to take a chance on you and/or your partner. Let's create those meaningful changes and new memories together. Welcome! I, Allisha Minor-Gaines, am the founder & CEO of Minor Inspirations LLC bringing over 20+ years of experience in the field of Psychology & Social Work including as a Marriage & Family Therapist. My services are tailored to your unique needs, aiming to strengthen relationships, achieve mental stability, and foster meaningful change.

Divorce is one of the most difficult life challenges involving grief, disappointment, fear, anxiety, hope and a burdensome sense of responsibility. When I work with families before, during or after this period of challenge, I aim to create an emotionally safe environment where they can speak freely and from the heart while simultaneously helping them develop skills in self-care, finding authenticity, and communication, to promote success in managing the challenge and moving forward. One of the most frequent and shared themes is will their kids be okay and how can they help them through the divorce and its aftermath without their being damaged. This concern is frequently the first point of agreement between the co-parents and is the starting point of beginning meaningful, productive and positive discussions towards reaching agreements. My goal is to help a family in distress move to a better place through the divorce process than where they were when we met, and to give them a healthy path forward.

Fear, anxiety, anger, shame, guilt, sadness; we are taught to repress these uncomfortable emotions and mask our pain. When these BIG emotions are shoved down for so long, they try to get our attention in various ways. We push back harder. They often manifest as maladaptive behaviors, habits, addictions, and even chronic physical and psychological conditions. We may overeat, overwork, over-promise, people-please, self-sabotage, be unable to focus, thrill-seek, put ourselves in danger, act out, procrastinate, deplete our own resources, and more. The majority of this type of unwanted behavior and thinking often can be traced back to some form of trauma, abuse, abandonment, or neglect. My hypnotherapy sessions help to process the emotions in a safe and loving way, and facilitate healing; so you feel safe in your own mind and comfortable in your own skin. We simultaneously work on reframing the debilitating thoughts and behaviors with healthy and supportive new ones that support your new goals. It is in this way we let go of the old stories and rewrite the future of our dreams.

When a family is ravaged by addiction - of any kind - everyone is affected and everyone needs to heal. At Love With Boundaries Addiction Family Counselling, we work with the family members first, so that they can make the changes they need to make to truly help the addicts they love. The results we achieve are amazing - the addicts and their families begin to make healthier life choices so that recovery from the devastation of addiction leads to their new way of life.

Greensboro is home to multiple universities — including the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina A&T State University, and Guilford College — creating significant student mental health demand and a historically grounded HBCU community with deep connections to the civil rights movement. The city's textile and furniture manufacturing heritage has given way to healthcare, education, and distribution as primary economic drivers, and therapists frequently address occupational transitions and the identity challenges of a post-industrial workforce. Cone Health provides major institutional mental health resources, alongside a private practice community serving the Fisher Park and Irving Park neighborhoods. Greensboro's significant Vietnamese, Korean, and Latino communities drive growing demand for culturally affirming and multilingual therapists.

Gender ID

100%

Female

Session Type

	67%	Online Only
	33%	In Person and Online

Top Specialties

67%	Anxiety or Fears
67%	Depression
67%	Parenting
50%	ADHD
50%	Anger Management
50%	Chronic Pain or Illness
50%	Codependency

Ages Served

100%	Adult
100%	Young Adult
67%	Senior
67%	Teen
50%	Children

Client Focus

83%	Women
67%	Hispanic / Latino
67%	Jewish
67%	LGBTQ+
67%	Men

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) therapists in Greensboro, NC

Dr. Jillian Mahatha

Minor Inspirations LLC

Sheila Cohen Furr, PhD

Carrie Gauthier

Candace Plattor