Meet our Team at Women’s Counseling NC – Our compassionate, highly skilled therapists are here to support you through every stage of life. With diverse specialties in trauma recovery, anxiety, relationships, and women’s wellness, our team is dedicated to creating a safe, supportive space for healing and growth. Get to know the experienced professionals who will walk alongside you on your journey toward emotional well-being.
Meet Our Team of Compassionate, Experienced Therapists
André Ligondé
⟡ Now Accepting New Clients ⟡
Introducing André Ligondé, MC, LCMHCA,
a licensed therapist in North Carolina and South Carolina who provides in-person counseling in our Charlotte office and virtual sessions across NC and SC. She also has additional availability of Fridays and late evenings.
André specializes in supporting women through significant life transitions, helping clients make sense of their experiences, reconnect with themselves, and move forward with greater clarity and resilience.
Her work focuses on perimenopause and menopause, pregnancy and postpartum adjustment, motherhood, trauma (including generational trauma), and relationship challenges. André brings both clinical training and deep personal understanding to her work, creating a compassionate space where women can feel seen, understood, and supported.
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Elizabeth Ballantyne
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Introducing Elizabeth, MSW, LCSWA, a therapist offering in-person sessions in Wilmington and virtual therapy across North Carolina. Working with Elizabeth means having a therapist who meets you exactly where you are, listens deeply, and helps you make sense of your inner world with compassion and care.
She specializes in supporting clients with anxiety, OCD, ADHD, trauma, grief, relationship concerns, self esteem, and life transitions, including those who identify as highly sensitive or feel stuck in patterns of chronic overthinking. Elizabeth works especially well with young professionals, college women, and teens, navigating stress or emotional overwhelm.
Elizabeth creates a warm, compassionate space where clients feel genuinely seen and understood. She integrates self compassion with evidence based approaches such as ACT, IFS, mindfulness, and EMDR to help clients shift their relationship with their thoughts and emotions, regulate their nervous systems, and move forward with greater calm, clarity, and confidence.
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Kristin Hoffman
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Introducing Kristin Hoffman, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CCS, QS, RYT-200, a compassionate therapist who helps women reconnect with themselves by cultivating balance, healthy boundaries, and self-compassion.
She provides a warm, non-judgmental space where therapy unfolds at your pace, supporting women navigating anxiety, emotional burnout, perfectionism, and people-pleasing patterns.
Kristin specializes in trauma-informed care, including EMDR, and works with highly sensitive women as well as those experiencing motherhood transitions, postpartum anxiety, birth trauma, and major life changes. Through a holistic, mind–body approach that blends mindfulness with evidence-based therapy, she helps clients feel more grounded, resilient, and empowered in their everyday lives.
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Anna Sevic
⟡ Now Accepting New Clients ⟡
Introducing Anna Sevic, LCSWA. Anna understands the unique challenges women face, including the expectations, responsibilities, emotions, and weight of past experiences that can sometimes feel overwhelming.
Anna walks alongside her clients with compassion and understanding, helping them find relief from difficult emotions, reconnect with their strengths, and create lasting change.
With extensive training including EMDR, she is dedicated to supporting women who struggle with depression, anxiety, perfectionism, people pleasing, PMDD, grief and loss, and the challenges of being a highly sensitive person. Grief work is a core specialty of hers, and she gently supports clients navigating loss in all its forms, whether from death, relationship changes, identity shifts, or major life transitions.
Anna provides a safe and supportive space where women feel truly heard, understood, and empowered to move forward with greater balance and confidence.
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Dr. Katherine Hyde Hensley
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Introducing Katherine Hyde Hensley, PsyD. She has extensive experience walking alongside women through the complexities of pregnancy, postpartum, reproductive health, and hormonal concerns.
She specializes in supporting women through maternal mental health, fertility challenges, hormonal transitions (including menopause), trauma and grief, and major life changes. As a certified birth, postpartum, and palliative doula, she deeply understands the emotional impact these experiences carry.
Clients who work with Katherine often find comfort in her women-centered approach, where their stories are heard without judgment and their struggles are met with validation. Katherine’s goal is to help women move beyond coping – to rediscover hope, connection, and confidence in every stage of life.
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Lauren Street
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Introducing Lauren Street, LCSW passionate about working with young adults ages, late teens through thirties, who are facing life’s critical transitions.
Lauren specializes in guiding clients through trauma recovery, sexual assault, and interpersonal relationship difficulties. Additionally, Lauren offers support for individuals dealing with anxiety, depression, and the challenges that come with navigating life transitions.
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Moriah Willis
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Introducing Moriah Willis, who specializes in supporting women through a wide range of mental health challenges including maternal mental health and birth trauma.
Focused on empowering women to navigate anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and trauma, while fostering healing and personal growth. Moriah is also deeply passionate about helping women through the unique mental health challenges associated with motherhood…
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Janelle M. Fleck
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Introducing Janelle Fleck, LCMHC, a seasoned therapist with 20 years of experience and the Clinical Director of Women’s Counseling NC.
Janelle specializes in relationship issues, trauma, and anxiety, providing compassionate, strength-focused support tailored to each client’s needs. She also has extensive experience working with anxiety disorders, PTSD, life transitions, couples and pre-marital counseling, family systems, and generational trauma. Whether clients are navigating relational struggles, major life changes, or the impact of past trauma, Janelle provides a safe and supportive space for healing and growth…
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Lauren Rodgers
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Lauren Rodgers, the founder and CEO of Women’s Counseling of North Carolina.
Rooted in the belief that true wellness encompasses the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit, our approach embraces a holistic perspective on mental health. By recognizing and honoring this interconnectedness, we strive to provide comprehensive care that addresses the whole person, fostering healing and growth on multiple levels simultaneously.
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Meet Our Health & Wellness Coach
Monica Mikolajczyk
⟡ Now Accepting New Clients ⟡
Introducing Monica Mikolajczyk,
Health & Wellness Coach
For those seeking a holistic approach to health and wellness, Monica embodies a unique blend of expertise and compassion. As a nutritionist, nutrition coach, and personal trainer, Monica has a passion not only for health and wellness but also for helping others find balance and feel empowered on their own health journeys. Monica brings a wealth of knowledge and a genuine desire to empower her clients.
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Meet Our Supportive and Dedicated Administrative Team
Emma O’Neal
Community Outreach Specialist
Introducing Emma O’Neal. She is our Community Outreach Specialist at Women’s Counseling NC, bringing a background in psychology and a dedicated focus on women’s and gender issues.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Women and Gender Studies, grounding her work in a strong understanding of mental health, identity, and equity. Passionate about helping women connect with exceptional therapy and wellness services across North Carolina. She builds meaningful connections between individuals and organizations, guided by empathy, cultural awareness, and a commitment to accessible care.
Amanda Evans
Billing Coordinator
Introducing Amanda Evans.
Amanda is the owner of PsychWise and serves as our Billing Coordinator, also helping to onboard new clients with care and support.
Originally from Colorado, she now lives in North Carolina with her husband and their three cats. With a bachelor’s degree in psychology and criminal justice and a master’s in psychology, Amanda began her career in a private therapy practice, where she discovered her passion for guiding clients and simplifying the complexities of insurance.
If you have any questions about choosing the right therapist for your needs, don’t hesitate to contact us, or if you already know who you would like to see, Schedule a Free Consultation.