Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
With the Internet having so much information, many people think it is easy to research their problems and find online tools to help them. What I have found over the years is that when people do this, they tend to work in isolation with no objective person to hear them and make sure they use the tools they found. This is why it is so important to have a therapist help you in your process of self-improvement.
So if you feel overwhelmed or unfulfilled, your online search has brought you to the right place. I can help you with emotional issues such as self-esteem, depression, anxiety, anger, and stress. I also help you with other areas of your life that become affected by these issues such as relationships, communication, parenting, work or your education. I am comfortable and have experience working with people of all faiths and cultures as well as being an LGBTQQIA (also known as “sexual minority”) affirming therapist.
My counseling style includes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness to help people make the connection between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT involves learning about the issues like depression or self-esteem and completing exercises to learn your current mindset and how to change it. Mindfulness is related and is about being aware of yourself and living in the present moment as well as being focused on positive goals. Using these two strategies helps you to stay focused and adds accountability to prevent you from slipping back into old habits. Clients leave sessions with clarity on who they are, what they want, and how to get it, stress-free. My purpose is to help you stop surviving and start living! Still not sure if this is right for you? Take a look at the testimonials below to see what others have said about our work together.
I have over 20 years of experience in social work as a therapist, researcher, teacher, and trainer. I have worked in a variety of settings including inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, K-12 public schools, as well as colleges and universities. I also founded The SWEET Network, LLC (Supporting Women to Empower and Enhance Themselves): a counseling service that provides individual and couples therapy, specializing in women of color and trauma.
My goal is to provide you with simple tools to apply to everyday life.
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Fanteema Barnes-Watson recognizes that the abundance of information available online can give the impression that self-help is straightforward. In her experience, however, people who try to navigate problems alone often lack an objective listener and someone to help them apply the tools they find. That is why she emphasizes the value of working with a therapist during the process of personal growth and change.
If someone feels overwhelmed or unfulfilled, Fanteema can assist with emotional concerns such as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, anger, and stress. She also addresses the ways these issues can spill over into relationships, communication, parenting, work, or education. She works comfortably with people of all faiths and cultures and is affirming of LGBTQQIA individuals.
Her clinical approach blends Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy – a structured method that helps people identify the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and practice exercises to shift unhelpful patterns – with mindfulness techniques that cultivate present-moment awareness and focused, positive goal-setting. Together these strategies aim to increase accountability, reduce relapse into old habits, and leave clients with clearer understanding of who they are, what they want, and how to achieve it without unnecessary stress. Her stated purpose is to help people move from surviving to truly living. Still unsure if this approach is right? Visitors are invited to review testimonials to learn how others experienced the work.
Fanteema brings 25 years of social work experience to her practice, having served as a therapist, researcher, teacher, and trainer across a range of settings including inpatient and outpatient treatment, K-12 public schools, and colleges and universities. She is the founder of The SWEET Network, LLC – Supporting Women to Empower and Enhance Themselves – a counseling service offering individual and couples therapy with a specialization in women of color and trauma.
She is a licensed clinical social worker in both New York and North Carolina and is based in North Carolina. Her goal is to equip clients with simple, practical tools they can apply in everyday life to manage stress, cope with change, and build healthier relationships. Her specialty areas include stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, grief, anger, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
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