- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness exercises
About Araby
Araby Boykin is an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina with five years of clinical experience. She sees adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship and family problems, and addiction-related concerns. She also supports people facing grief, parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, bipolar mood shifts, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that lead to intense feelings and learning specific skills to respond differently. Clients work on clearer communication, managing impulsivity, and reducing resentful thinking. Techniques include cognitive work, mindfulness exercises, and skills developed in Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Araby uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work grounded in each person’s strengths. She combines that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to test thoughts that fuel anger or anxiety. Motivational Interviewing helps when people are stuck around change or addiction issues.
Conversations tend to be goal-focused with clear steps between sessions. She helps people set small experiments to try new ways of reacting, then reviews what worked and what didn’t. Practical tools and brief skills practice are common parts of the work.
She offers services in English and practices in North Carolina. People who want to begin complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Araby commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on a person’s strengths so the client feels heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the thoughts that drive anger and helps test and change unhelpful thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will help you decide together which methods make the most sense based on your goals, current struggles, and preference for skills practice versus conversational problem-solving. That decision can shift as progress is made.
The therapist’s profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and support skills practice between meetings. Therapists generally help clients find ways to make sessions useful within the constraints of daily life, and Araby will work with clients to shape a plan that fits their schedules and goals.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger or related concerns does she address?
She supports adults with anger alongside stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, and impulsivity.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, skills-based style that mixes client-centered listening with concrete tools from CBT and DBT.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of clinical experience working with mood disorders, trauma, PTSD, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina and provides services from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats does she provide?
The original profile does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.