Carolina Family and Maternal Counseling

01/14/2026

In need of accessible and affordable mental health care? CFMC can help!

We currently have two graduate-level mental health counseling interns who are accepting clients now for low-cost counseling services. Our interns are supervised by CFMC owner Casey Jones and supported by our licensed clinical team, ensuring thoughtful, high-quality care.

Riley and Amy are available for in-person sessions at our Matthews, NC office, as well as virtual sessions for anyone residing in North Carolina.

You can learn more about them on their individual pages
• carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com/meet-riley
• carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com/meet-amy

Or reach out directly to schedule a free consultation and learn how they may support you in this season:
• riley@carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com
• amy@carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com

01/14/2026

Meet Amy!

Amy is the newest intern to join the CFMC team and is currently completing her master’s program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She works with women, couples, young adults, adolescents, and children, offering a warm and supportive space for clients seeking clarity, connection, and meaningful growth. Amy approaches counseling from a person-centered, strengths-based perspective and is deeply committed to helping clients feel seen, understood, and supported.

Amy has a special passion for supporting women through anxiety, depression, and life transitions, including pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenting. She also supports individuals and couples navigating transitions, relationship challenges, communication concerns, and parenting stress. Amy especially enjoys working with college students and young adults as they move through big decisions, life transitions, and relational growth. As a certified SYMBIS facilitator, she helps couples strengthen connection and build a solid foundation for their relationship.

Amy is available for in-person sessions, as well as telehealth appointments for clients residing in North Carolina.

Amy offers reduced-fee services, with posted rates of $60 for 90-minute intake appointments and $40 for 55-minute sessions. She is also able to offer further reduced rates and pro bono services upon request.

Reach out for a free consultation or to schedule with Amy today at amy@carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com

01/14/2026

Big News! We have a new team member, and she is filling a big need at our practice and in our community—play therapy!

Meet Ali! Ali is a skilled therapist joining the CFMC team to provide play therapy, as well as therapy for tweens, teens, young adults, parents, and adult women. She works with children as young as two years old and utilizes creative methods such as art, movement, and experiential techniques to thoughtfully engage clients in the therapy room.

Beyond working with children, Ali enjoys supporting teens and young adults as they navigate life transitions, big decisions, and everyday stressors. She also works with adult women and is skilled at holding space for the challenges unique to women and mothers. Additionally, Ali supports parents in gaining both insight and practical skills to respond to challenging child behaviors.

Ali is accepting new clients now and is offering free consultations to help determine whether she may be a good fit. Learn more about her at carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com/meet-ali or email her directly to set up a consultation or schedule an appointment at ali@carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com

Ali is available for in-person appointments in Matthews, NC or virtual appointments for anyone residing in NC.

11/10/2025

The holidays can bring joy for some—and heartache for others.
If you’re walking through infertility, this season can feel especially heavy. Between family gatherings, holiday commercials, invasive questions, and pregnancy announcements, it can be hard to show up with a full heart.

You don’t have to walk through it alone. 💛

Join our free virtual infertility support group, Infertility Through the Holidays, and find space to share, process, and be supported by others who understand.

Register here:

https://forms.microsoft.com/r/nHdZdtkcjf

09/22/2025

Meet Riley!

CFMC is excited to introduce you to our newest intern, Riley Littlejohn. Riley is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern who enjoys working with children, adolescents, adult women, and families.

Riley is especially interested in working with those experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. She enjoys supporting individuals and families through managing stressors and finding peace and stability. In addition, Riley has specific training in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International and looks forward to growing in her skills serving women walking through fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Riley offers reduced fee services with posted rates of $60 for 90 minute intake appointments and $40 for 55 minute sessions. Riley is able to offer further reduced rates and pro bono services upon request.

Reach out for your free consultation with Riley today!

06/11/2025

WE ARE HIRING!

Carolina Family and Maternal Counseling is hiring a full time Play Therapist. We are a private pay practice in Matthews, NC.

We are a small, supportive team that works collaboratively and enjoys working together. Get to know us by exploring our website at carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com and if you think you could be a good fit, email me your resume at info@carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com to learn more.

02/14/2025

Great explanation of maternal rage from PSI.

Maternal Rage is characterized by triggers highlighting violated expectations and unmet needs leading to feeling on edge, to the point where anger explodes outward or is suppressed inward. When the anger is expressed outward, the mother can feel shame and guilt, but the anger also acts as a catalyst for change. When the anger is suppressed inward, the mother feels increased resentment, more feelings of being on edge, and there is no outward signal that they need more support.

Maternal rage is more common than we think! You are not alone, and help is available.
🔷 Connect with Nicole McNelis, M.Ed, NCC, LPC, PMH-C, our presented on Maternal Rage at 2024 PSI Conference: https://loom.ly/7Rcbzmg
🔷 Read Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood by Minna Dubin. Buy it on Amazon: https://loom.ly/dZCSmBs
🔷 Call or text the Postpartum Support International HelpLine at 800-944-4773. You never need a diagnosis to ask for help.
🔷 Call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262
🔷 In a crisis situation, call or text the National Su***de & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
🔷 Visit postpartum.net for additional programs and resources.
🔷 Download the Connect by PSI App in the App Store or Google Play Store

01/28/2025

Meet our newest team member, Jackie Quartuccio!

Jackie is a talented therapist with a heart for women, couples, and families. Jackie has special training and interest in working with individuals and families through issues related to family growth, whether perinatal mental health, birth-related support, perinatal loss, and/or adoption. She is also experienced and capable at supporting adults serving as kinship placements or foster parents. Additionally, Jackie is trained and experienced in working with women through depression, anxiety, life transitions, difficult decisions, and hard or traumatic events. She holds a certificate in Violence Against Women and Children and is comfortable supporting women who have experienced traumatic events due to abuse and violence in interpersonal relationships, including emotional and psychological abuse.

In addition to seeing clients, Jackie is serving as Clinical Lead at our practice, taking on some responsibilities of our entire clinical team.

We warmly welcome her and hope you will consider her for any of your mental health referrals!

Jackie is available to support anyone living in North Carolina, in-person at our Matthews, NC offices or virtually.

10/04/2024

Have you been considering counseling for yourself or your child?

Working with a graduate clinician* is the perfect way to dip your toe into counseling without a lot of financial investment!

Our graduate clinician, April Damon, has experience working with children, teens, young adults, and adult women in a variety of settings and is eager to put her skills to work in the therapy room. In addition to her experience, she has specific training in perinatal mental health and perinatal loss.

Wanna see if April could be right for you? Set up a free consultation today by emailing info@carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com.

*Graduate clinicians are clinical interns in the final year of their masters level programs. They are supervised and their clinical work is directly planned with and supported by our founder and co-owner, Casey Jones LCSW, PMH-C. By working with a graduate clinician you get low cost and the added value of an experienced clinician being involved in your treatment.

08/30/2024

Now open!

Our team has three great new offerings this fall and we’d love to have you or your daughter join us!

Check out our new middle school girls’ group designed to support your middle schooler in the transition back to school.

Do you have a high school senior? Check out our new program designed to support her through this year of big changes and big demands. You won’t find a better deal, providing group and individual support, mental health counseling and academic coaching, as well as a parent workshop!

And moms, we know fall is a time of transition and we welcome you to come and reset with us.

Check out all of our offerings and register here: carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com/about-us

08/19/2024

Great news! CFMC has added two new graduate level clinicians to our team

Meet April Damon and Deborah Revels.

These women are passionate, warm, and eager to begin providing support to children, adolescents, and adult women. Learn more at carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com/about-us.

Services provided by graduate clinicians are provided for $40 p/session or less. If you or someone you know would benefit from low cost or pro bono clinical support, reach out now! We offer free consultations and April or Deborah would be happy to connect to see if they could be a good fit

Interested? Wanna learn more? Email us at info@carolinafamilyandmaternalcounseling.com.

04/27/2024

Had a chance to represent and share about at the Small Business Big Village event in Charlotte, NC. What a wonderful time meeting perinatal professionals and sharing about the resources and important work of two nonprofits near and dear to our hearts. 💗