Emily Dryman
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
My therapeutic approach is accepting, affirming, and encouraging. I truly enjoy providing a safe space for everyone who enters my office.
Hi! I’m Emily Dryman, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the state of North Carolina and owner of Merit Counseling & Wellness, PLLC. Merit Counseling & Wellness, PLLC was built on the belief that each person holds an individual sense of value, worth, and uniqueness. That we are all deserving of healing, compassion, and self-love. I believe that each person’s diverse experiences, backgrounds, abilities, and stories deserve to be told and heard. As your therapist I will never falter in my benevolence, empathy, and support for you. Comfortability and safety are true pillars of therapy. So bring your support animal, your comfy sweatpants, and the tea and meet me in session.
Practice hours (EDT)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Anxiety
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Body Image
- Bullying
- Burnout
- Career
- Childhood Abuse
- College and School Placement
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Divorce
- End of Life
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Intimacy Concerns
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Panic
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy/Loss of Pregnancy
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Location
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – North Carolina
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – North Carolina
- Cigna – North Carolina
- United Health Care – North Carolina
- Out-of-pocket
- In-network insurance
Credentials
Licenses
LCMHC
NCBLCMHC
15030, North Carolina