- Compassionate collaborative care
- Focus on relationships
- Practical goal setting
About Daysja
Daysja Terry is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, or struggling with relationships and intimacy. She also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and patterns of codependency.
In private practice she often sees people facing substance use and other mental health concerns alongside major life changes. She works in a collaborative, client-centered way that aims to meet each person where they are. Sessions are conversational and practical, with attention to immediate needs and longer-term goals.
Daysja helps clients talk through relationship shifts, the demands of new parenthood, and the process of redefining personal goals. She pays attention to attachment and family of origin issues that often underlie repeating patterns. Topics such as body image, intimacy, commitment, and alternative sexual cultures like BDSM and kink are addressed respectfully and without judgment.
People also bring concerns about caregiver stress, fertility and fatherhood questions, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters. Daysja supports exploration of substance use and addiction in the context of life stressors. Her background includes seven years working with these intersecting challenges.
The tone in sessions is warm and direct. Daysja works with each client to set clear goals and track progress. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire to find the right fit before scheduling.
Approaches that inform online support
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques guide this clinician's work. One common approach she uses focuses on understanding attachment and family of origin patterns to explain how current relationships feel and repeat. This helps people who struggle with abandonment, commitment worries, or repeating relationship cycles. Another approach emphasizes practical skills for managing anxiety and stress, teaching everyday coping tools and step-by-step strategies to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She listens to what matters most, adjusts methods over time, and checks in about progress so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during breaks or from different locations. They can also let people choose shorter check-ins when that suits their schedule or pick video when seeing facial cues is helpful. Talk with the therapist about practical preferences and needs so sessions can be arranged to work with everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting questions, and self-esteem issues, as well as a wide range of related topics such as codependency and substance use.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative. Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps and goals chosen together.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of experience working with people facing mental health concerns, substance use, and major life transitions in clinical settings and private practice.
What credentials and region are listed for this clinician?
She holds an LCSW, licensed in North Carolina, and practices from that state.
Can people connect in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.