Understanding Tricare for Therapy: What You Need to Know
Confused about TRICARE Prime vs Select? This guide explains how TRICARE works for therapy in New Bern, NC, including referrals, coverage, and Certified Non-Network Participating providers like Renewed Wellness Counseling.
How to Handle Uncomfortable Family Conversations During the Holidays
Navigating family conversations during the holidays can feel overwhelming, especially when topics turn political, critical, or uncomfortable. This post offers simple boundary phrases, grounding tools, and ways to stay steady during tough interactions. If you’re feeling drained by family stress this season, support is available in New Bern, NC and through online therapy in NC, SC, and VA.
Therapist Spotlight: Meet Emily Weeks, LCSWA
Meet Emily Weeks, LCSWA — a therapist serving teens and adults through in-person counseling in New Bern and virtual therapy across North Carolina. Emily specializes in trauma, attachment patterns, early motherhood, sleep issues, and chronic stress. Learn more about her background, clinical training, and what clients can expect when working with her.
What Is CBT-I? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Explained
If you find yourself staring at the ceiling at 2 a.m., exhausted but wide awake, you’re not alone. CBT-I — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia — helps you understand and change the thoughts and habits that keep you stuck in sleepless cycles so you can rest more easily again.
What to Expect in Your First Therapy Session
Walking into (or logging onto) your first therapy session can bring a mix of feelings — relief, nerves, and curiosity about what comes next. In this post, we share what really happens in that first appointment, how to know if it’s a good fit, and how our Get Matched program helps make the process feel easier from the start.
Grounding Techniques for Anxiety
A variety of grounding techniques can be easily accessed in your home, at work, or even during your commute to work. We will outline examples of Physical Grounding, Mental Grounding, and Emotional Grounding.
Solution-focused Therapy
Solution-focused therapy makes the focus on your future. There is less emphasis on the “why or how?” and more on the “what’s next?” Looking forward can be a potent tool. Focusing on the future can give you freedom from the ties of your past, holding you back.
Meet the Therapist: Beth McErlean, LCSW — Providing Online Therapy in NC, VA & WI
Renewed Wellness Counseling is proud to welcome Beth McErlean, LCSW, to our team. Beth offers online therapy in North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin, supporting clients with anxiety, perfectionism, OCD, bipolar disorder, and family stress related to substance use or misunderstood mental health conditions. Her compassionate, evidence-based approach helps clients find calm, balance, and lasting change from wherever they are.
Finding Joy Again: Recovering From Depression
Even individuals who struggle with frequent depression can experience a life filled with joy and happiness.
The Link Between Chronic Illness and Mental Health
Chronic illness can feel like a thief. Stealing away your plans, goals, and negatively impacting your mental health. Chronic illness can feel like a thief. Stealing away your plans, goals, and negatively impacting your mental health.