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Dr. Demah S. Payne III, LCMHC

My name is Dr. Demah S. Payne III. As a counselor with 10+ years of experience in school, crisis, college, and community settings. I integrate CBT, narrative therapy, and a strengths-based lens in a warm, collaborative space where you’ll feel supported, understood, and empowered to overcome anxiety, depression, and trauma with clarity and confidence.

I blend CBT to challenge unhelpful thoughts, person-centered therapy to create a safe, validating space, and narrative therapy to help clients rewrite the stories shaped by anxiety, depression, and trauma empowering you to reclaim control, feel supported, understood, and to step fully into your life.

I look forward to assisting you to Step Into Your Greatness and achieve your counseling goals.

Specialties

  • Academic concerns
  • ADD & ADHD
  • Burnout
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Grief and Loss
  • General Relationship Issues (family, friends, co-workers)
  • Immigration/ Acculturation
  • Imposter syndrome
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Men’s Mental Health
  • Perfectionism
  • Personal Growth and Self- esteem
  • Racial and ethnic identity
  • Social justice
  • Spirituality and Religion
  • Suicidal feelings
  • Trauma

Theoretical orientation:

  • ACT
  • CBT
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Narrative therapy
  • Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
  • Client-Centered
  • Strength Based
  • Mindfulness
  • Positive Psychology

Associations

  • American Counseling Association
  • Higher Education Case Management
  • American College Counseling Association
  • North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived; it is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
-Nelson Mandela

 

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My Values

Compassion

Having understanding for another’s pain or distress combined with the desire to soothe that person’s suffering.

Acceptance

A nonjudgmental attitude that conveys respect and regard for their clients as individuals.

Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR)

Accepting and valuing the client precisely as they are without judgement, criticism or evaluation.

Empathy

The ability to recognize and relate to other people’s emotions and thoughts

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