Stafford & Associates Counseling, PLLC

08/04/2025

Welcome Melissa Franz to our group practice!

08/03/2025

Did you know we do online telehealth therapy from the comfort of your home?

07/28/2025

Please welcome our newest therapist Melissa (Mel) Franz. She is accepting new clients!

06/02/2025

A little happy!

06/02/2025

Hi I would like to introduce myself. I am a LMFT and have started seeing clients at Stafford and Associates Counseling. I am open to see individuals and couples that experience anxiety, and depression for online therapy. I have training in Gottman Method. Here is some more information about myself and website for contact. Thank you!

Kaitlynn Woodard, LMFTKaitlynn is happy to share more about her journey to becoming a therapist. Originally, she didn’t anticipate pursuing this career path, but she is grateful that it unfolded the way it did. As a child, Kaitlynn was deeply involved in musical theatre and performing. At the age ...

06/01/2025

Today is World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day—a day to break the silence, validate the invisible wounds, and stand in solidarity with survivors around the world. 💔💪

To anyone who’s ever been gaslit, dismissed, or made to question their worth:

We see you. We hear you. We believe you.

And you are not alone.

05/19/2025

https://www.staffordgroupnc.com/blog/the-quiet-kind-of-cruel-recognizing-the-subtle-signs-of-emotional-terrorizing

Emotional abuse isn't always loud. Learn how subtle emotional terrorizing harms self-worth, and how to recognize and heal from its quiet control tactics.

05/12/2025

www.staffordgroupnc.com/blog/not-everyone-is-a-narcissist

Not everyone who hurts you is a narcissist. Learn the difference between narcissism and emotional immaturity—and why it matters for healing.

05/12/2025

🌿 Meet Kerry Patmore, LCMHC-A 🌿
From a young age, Kerry was fascinated by what shapes our behavior—and how life experiences, especially trauma, influence the way we see ourselves and the world. After witnessing the impact of 9/11 on first responders while studying psychology in New York, she felt called to help those who carry pain quietly while showing up for others.

Kerry brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to her work. She understands that trauma looks different for everyone—and believes that healing is always possible. Her approach is warm, honest, and grounded in the belief that healed people can help heal others.

🧠 Now accepting new clients at Stafford & Associates Counseling Group.
📍 Offering virtual sessions in NC
💻 Learn more: https://www.staffordgroupnc.com/therapists/kerry-patmore-lcmhca-nc

05/07/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/16nRr2NRcH/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Being screamed at in a relationship is not normal.

Being criticized is not normal.

Being belittled is not normal.

Being controlled is not normal.

Being manipulated or coerced is not normal.

When abuse is all you’ve known, it feels normal.

But it is not.

You deserve normal.

Normal is feeling safe.

Normal is having autonomy

Normal is having security.

Normal is feeling strong.

Normal is experiencing mutual respect.

Normal is being loved to a degree that feeds your very soul.

Abuse, though devastatingly common, is not normal.

Once you experience normal, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.

~ Emily Elizabeth Anderson

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05/06/2025

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05/04/2025

What a great read! I see this all of the time with folks who come to my office. Trauma causes all kinds of emotions, actions, and potential self sabotaging actions. What If I told you that It’s not YOU, Its the TRAUMA that’s pushing you to unhealthy places?