Ecaterina "Catia" Gittard, MSW, LCSW

Trauma Psychotherapist She/her/hers Hi! I am so glad you're here. I believe in your innate ability to heal and I'd be honored to walk alongside you on your journey. I often hear my clients say they gain clarity, calmness, ease and a sense of inner peace in our sessions. In my sessions, I create a warm and safe space, helping individuals feel validated, understood, and empowered. My clinical experience and expertise have been effective in treating anxiety, depression, family conflict, developmental trauma, relational trauma, codependency in relationships, parenting and women's issues. I support and help individuals that experience loss and grief, recent traumatic experiences, daily stress, low self-esteem, divorce, life transitions, and work conflict. My work is rooted in evidence-based psychotherapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy. When my clients ask for a mind-body-soul approach, I offer Brainspotting Therapy. This innovative therapeutic modality was founded by Dr. David Grand has shown transformational and long lasting healing results in clients. The core principle of Brainspotting is that "where you look affects how you feel" and certain eye positions can access, process, and clear out negative experiences that are located in the subcortical brain. Dr. Grand explained: "Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of other challenging symptoms. There is no replacement for a mature, nurturing therapeutic presence and the ability to engage another suffering human in a safe and trusting relationship where they feel heard, accepted, and understood." If you're curious to find out more about this highly effective therapy, please ask me and I'd be happy to chat more. Also, you can watch Dr. David Grand's video on Brainspotting on his website here: https://brainspotting.com/about-brainspotting/what-is-brainspotting/ I offer therapy in English, Romanian, and Russian and I have a deep respect and appreciation for people of diverse cultural backgrounds. I am licensed to provide Psychotherapy Sessions in North Carolina. I offer in-person sessions in downtown Winston-Salem and via telehealth across the entire state. My registration with the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners allows me to see clients in South Carolina via telehealth: llr.sc.gov/TeleHealth/SocialWork.html Your mental health matters. Whether you're ready to begin therapy or if you have a question about it, I hope you reach out for a free 15 minute consultation.I look forward to connecting with you!