April Pomerlyan

April Pomerlyan is a licensed clinical mental health counselor practicing in North Carolina with eight years of professional experience. She views the decision to seek help as a meaningful first step and focuses early sessions on building a collaborative relationship so clients and therapist can work toward clear goals together.

April approaches counseling as a partnership - she brings mental health training and clinical perspective while the client brings personal knowledge about their own life. Her style is warm yet professional, and she leans on a strengths-based framework that honors each person’s values as part of the work. In those first contacts she prioritizes getting to know clients deeply so treatment can be tailored effectively.

Her method is integrative, blending techniques from different theoretical approaches to match individual needs. Two approaches she uses most often are Person-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Person-Centered work relies on reflective listening to help clients understand their thoughts and emotions, often creating the foundation for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy examines unhelpful thought patterns and teaches ways to shift them toward more helpful alternatives. April is open to explaining and incorporating other approaches when they appear likely to benefit a client. She once shared a favorite line she found online: “A counselor isn’t someone you pay to pretend they care about you. A counselor is someone you pay to teach you how to care for yourself.”