Julie Sams
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
At Bowman Family Services, we are committed to providing high-quality mental health services in a warm and supportive environment.
Bowman Family Services is a team of highly qualified counselors in Wilmington, Raleigh, Wake Forest, Cary, and Rolesville, NC. We offer virtual counseling services across the state of NC, and in-person counseling in 5 locations. Our practice provides a variety of counseling, testing, and coaching services to support your mental, physical, and social health. Our professional counselors support children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. We treat primarily ADHD, anxiety, and depression through a variety of treatment modalities including EMDR, play, art, and yoga therapy, DBT, and CBT. We provide various psychological testing, ADHD testing, pre-marital testing, and Career assessment. We have put together a team of therapists with a variety of specializations in order to ensure that our patients have access to world-class expert care. At Bowman Family Services, we are committed to providing high-quality mental health services in a warm and supportive environment. Our practice values wellness, diversity, inclusion, and the well-being of both our clients and team members.
Practice hours (EST)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Depression
- Divorce
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Insomnia
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Physical Stress
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- 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 Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Children (under 10)
- Preteens (10-12)
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
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
- Medcost – North Carolina
- United Health Care – North Carolina
- Out-of-pocket
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- Sliding scale
- In-network insurance
Credentials
Licenses
LCMHCS
S3918, North Carolina
Certificates
EMDR
EMDR Consulting
Education
UNC-Charlotte
MA (Master of Arts in Counseling), 1998
UNC-Wilmington
BA (Bachelor of Arts), 1995