Counseling Services &
Mindfulness Meditation
Cedar Walk Wellness Center | Hillsborough, NC
Big Creek, Great Smoky Mountains
THANK YOU FOR VISITING
Welcome
I'm Joe Gilbert. I offer individual counseling for adults in Hillsborough, NC and online. If you are sad, afraid, grieving, confused or exhausted I am here to offer my support. Please come as you are. I offer free consultations where I invite you to rest, ask questions and see if we will be a good fit.
How I Can Offer My Support
ABOUT
Joe Gilbert
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor &
Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
I am incredibly grateful to have served the Triangle area as a licensed counselor since 2005.
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I studied psychology at NC State and was trained as a counselor at Penn State with a focus on Rehabilitation Counseling. My training was rooted in Person-Centered Counseling and the work of Carl Rogers. I wouldn't be where I am without all the wonderful teachers who have shared their wisdom with me along the way.
MY PERSPECTIVE
Counseling Approach
While the foundation of my counseling approach is person-centered counseling, I often resource from other theories and practices, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, trauma-informed mindfulness, narrative therapy, existential therapy and contemplative spirituality. My approach has also been strongly influenced by my training and personal experience in mindfulness meditation.
I see counseling as a collaborative process, more of an art than a science. I recommend consulting with at least a few different counselors to determine who will be the best fit for you.
"If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own backyard; because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with." -- Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz
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"Being human is not about being any one particular way; it is about being as life creates you—with your own particular strengths and weaknesses, gifts and challenges, quirks and oddities."
-- Kristin Neff
"Our refuge is not outside ourselves, not somewhere in the future--it is always and already here."
- Tara Brach