Individual, couples, family, and teen therapy options designed for your unique needs.

Therapy Services in Mooresville, NC

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Therapy Services

Individual, couples, family, and teen therapy options designed for your unique needs.

How We Support You

Our goal at Stafford and Associates Counseling is to empower people to develop resilience, improve well-being, and create meaningful connections in their lives.

We do this by offering compassionate and individualized care to support our clients on their journey towards healing and self-discovery. We support a comprehensive strategy for mental health that values each person's unique experiences and viewpoints. Our goal is to establish a collaborative, trusting, and empathetic therapy partnership by providing a safe and judgment-free environment.

  • Identity exploration

  • Self-esteem issues

  • Anger management

  • Perfectionism and people-pleasing

  • Addiction and substance abuse

  • Chronic illness adjustment

Ready to start your individual therapy journey?
Schedule a free consultation to discuss your needs and find the right therapist for you.

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Individual Therapy


Individual Therapy

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One-on-one support tailored to your unique challenges and goals. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, or personal growth, individual therapy provides a safe, confidential space to explore your thoughts, process emotions, and develop strategies for lasting change.

Who Individual Therapy is For

Individual therapy is ideal for anyone seeking personal growth, healing from past experiences, or working through current challenges. You might benefit from individual therapy if you're:

Common Issues Addressed

  • Anxiety and panic attacks

  • Depression and mood disorders

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Grief and loss

  • Life transitions and adjustment

  • Work-related stress and burnout

  • Identity exploration

  • Self-esteem issues

  • Anger management

  • Perfectionism and people-pleasing

  • Addiction and substance abuse

  • Chronic illness adjustment

Ready to Start Your Individual therapy Journey?
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Couples Therapy

Couples Therapy

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Strengthen your relationship and rebuild connection. Couples therapy helps partners improve communication, resolve conflicts, heal from betrayal or hurt, and rediscover the partnership you both desire. Whether you're facing a specific challenge or want to deepen your bond, we provide a safe space to work through issues together.

Who Couples Therapy is For

  • Experiencing frequent conflicts or communication breakdowns

  • Healing from infidelity or betrayal

  • Feeling disconnected or emotionally distant

  • Struggling with intimacy issues

  • Navigating major life transitions together

  • Dealing with parenting disagreements

  • Considering separation or trying to decide about your relationship

  • Pre-marital and wanting to build a strong foundation

  • Managing external stressors affecting your relationship

  • Simply wanting to deepen your connection

Couples therapy is for partners at any stage of their relationship who want to improve their connection. You might benefit from couples therapy if you're:

Common Issues Addressed

  • Communication problems and conflict resolution

  • Trust rebuilding after infidelity or betrayal

  • Intimacy and sexual difficulties

  • Financial disagreements

  • Parenting conflicts

  • In-law and family-of-origin issues

  • Work-life balance challenges

  • Different values or life goals

  • Emotional disconnection

  • Recurring arguments and patterns

  • Blended family challenges

  • Pre-marital preparation

  • Communication problems and conflict resolution

  • Trust rebuilding after infidelity or betrayal

  • Intimacy and sexual difficulties

  • Financial disagreements

  • Parenting conflicts

  • In-law and family-of-origin issues


Ready to strengthen your relationship?
Schedule a free consultation to discuss how couples therapy can help.

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Ready to strengthen your relationship?
Schedule a free consultation to discuss how couples therapy can help.


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Family Therapy

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Family Therapy

Healing and growth that includes everyone. Family therapy helps families improve communication, resolve conflicts, navigate transitions, and build healthier dynamics together. We work with families of all structures to strengthen relationships, address behavioral concerns, and create a more supportive home environment.

Who Family Therapy is For

Family therapy is for families of all types and structures facing challenges together. You might benefit from family therapy if your family is:

  • Experiencing frequent conflicts or tension

  • Navigating divorce, separation, or blended family dynamics

  • Dealing with a child's behavioral or emotional challenges

  • Adjusting to major life changes (moves, job loss, illness)

  • Grieving a loss together

  • Struggling with communication breakdowns

  • Addressing addiction or mental health issues in the family

  • Managing intergenerational conflicts

  • Supporting a family member through crisis

  • Simply wanting to strengthen family bonds

Common Issues Addressed

  • Parent-child conflicts

  • Sibling rivalry and conflicts

  • Behavioral problems in children or teens

  • Communication breakdowns

  • Divorce and co-parenting challenges

  • Blended family adjustment

  • Grief and loss

  • Chronic illness in the family

  • Addiction or mental health issues

  • Cultural or generational conflicts

  • Trauma affecting the family system

  • Life transitions and major changes

  • Parent-child conflicts

  • Sibling rivalry and conflicts

  • Behavioral problems in children or teens

  • Communication breakdowns

  • Divorce and co-parenting challenges

  • Blended family adjustment

  • Grief and loss

  • Chronic illness in the family

  • Addiction or mental health issues

  • Cultural or generational conflicts

  • Trauma affecting the family system

  • Life transitions and major changes



Ready to Strengthen Your Family?
Schedule a free consultation to discuss how family therapy can help.

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Ready to strengthen your family?
Schedule a free consultation to discuss how family therapy can help.

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Child and Teen Therapy

Child and Teen Therapy

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Specialized support for young people navigating childhood and adolescence. We help kids and teens work through anxiety, depression, behavioral challenges, school stress, family changes, and social difficulties in a safe, age-appropriate environment. Our therapists use developmentally appropriate approaches to help children and teens build resilience, emotional regulation, and healthy coping skills.

Who Child and Teen Therapy is For

Therapy for children and teen counseling in Mooresville helps kids develop emotional wellness and coping skills during critical developmental years. We can help you and your child improve your relationship dynamics. We can also help evaluate and develop 504 plans and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Your child or teen might benefit from therapy if they're:

  • Showing signs of anxiety or depression

  • Experiencing behavioral challenges at home or school

  • Struggling with peer relationships or bullying

  • Adjusting to family changes (divorce, new sibling, move)

  • Dealing with trauma or loss

  • Having difficulty managing emotions or anger

  • Experiencing school-related stress or academic struggles

  • Navigating identity development

  • Showing changes in mood, sleep, or eating

  • Withdrawing from activities or relationships

  • Facing developmental challenges or ADHD

Common Issues Addressed

  • Anxiety and worry

  • Depression and mood changes

  • Behavioral problems

  • ADHD and attention difficulties

  • Trauma and abuse

  • Grief and loss

  • Divorce adjustment

  • School refusal or academic stress

  • Bullying and peer conflicts

  • Low self-esteem

  • Anger management

  • Social skills development

  • Eating and body image concerns

  • Technology and social media challenges

  • Self-harm or suicidal thoughts


Ready to support your child or teen?
Schedule a free consultation to discuss how therapy can help.

  • Bullying and peer conflicts

  • Low self-esteem

  • Anger management

  • Social skills development

  • Eating and body image concerns

  • Technology and social media challenges

  • Self-harm or suicidal thoughts

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Secure, confidential video therapy anywhere in North and South Carolina that brings professional mental health support to wherever you're most comfortable.

Traditional face-to-face sessions in our welcoming Mooresville office designed for your comfort and confidentiality.

In-Person Therapy

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Counseling and Therapy That Works For You!

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In-Person Therapy

Traditional face-to-face sessions in a welcoming environment designed for your comfort and confidentiality.

Telehealth Therapy

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Telehealth Therapy

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