For women
Therapy for Women in Charlotte, NC
Mother, partner, employee, daughter, the one who remembers everyone's appointments. Therapy for women is a place where you are not managing anyone else for an hour.
This is for you if
- You are the default parent, the default planner, the default everything
- You say yes automatically and resent it quietly
- Your internal monologue would horrify you if a friend spoke to you that way
- You cannot remember what you actually enjoy
- You are successful and exhausted in roughly equal measure
- You feel responsible for managing everyone else's emotions
Recognize several of these? That is usually reason enough to start a conversation. Request an appointment →
The particular weight women carry
The pressure to meet everyone's expectations is not imagined, and it does not resolve by trying harder. It shows up as anxiety, as irritability that surprises you, as burnout that a weekend does not fix, and often as a quiet disappearance of the person you used to be.
Therapy for women at Charlotte Therapy Associates is a place to put that down long enough to look at it. Sometimes being heard without having to manage the listener's reaction is itself the intervention.
What we work on
- Anxiety, overwhelm and chronic stress
- Burnout and the mental load
- People-pleasing, guilt and boundary setting
- Perfectionism and high-achiever exhaustion
- Self-esteem and self-criticism
- Identity through motherhood, career shifts and midlife
- Anger and irritability you do not recognize in yourself
- Dating, partner selection and relationship patterns
- Grief, divorce and starting over
- Body image and the relationship with yourself
Who you would work with
Ashleigh Bryan brings perinatal and relational expertise for women in the thick of family life. Diane Yee has more than a decade here supporting women through transition, grief and self-esteem work. Brooke Wagner brings an Internal Family Systems lens that is especially useful for self-criticism. Kelly Roberson works with women reassessing purpose, relationships and direction.
What changes
What clients tend to notice
- Boundaries you can hold without an apology
- A kinder and more accurate internal voice
- Less guilt attached to your own needs
- A clearer sense of who you are underneath the roles
Who provides this
Ashleigh Bryan
MS, LMFT, PMH-C
Couples therapy and maternal mental health, grounded in 17+ years of practice.
Diane Yee
MS, LCMHC
A steady, practical presence for adolescents and adults in transition.
Brooke Wagner
MA, LCMHCA, LCAS-A
Holistic, parts-informed work for people ready to feel like themselves again.
Also available with Kelly Roberson and Angie Baquedano.
Therapy for Women: questions we are asked
Do I have to see a woman therapist?
Not at all. It is entirely your preference. Five of our six clinicians are women, and we will match you based on fit and specialty rather than assumption.
Is this different from regular individual therapy?
The format is the same. The difference is a clinician who recognizes the specific patterns, the mental load, the guilt reflex, the identity erosion, without you having to explain that they are real.
I do not have a crisis. Is it still worth coming?
Yes. A great deal of the best work happens with people who are functioning and would like to stop white-knuckling it.
Do you offer sessions in Spanish?
Yes. Angie Baquedano, LMFT, practices in English and Spanish.
Get started
Taking the first step is the hardest part.
Tell us a little about what is going on and we will match you with the right clinician, usually within a few days.
In-network with BCBS PPO & Aetna · Self-pay from $155 · Evenings until 8 PM