My name is Gabriella Arey and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who graduated with a Masters of Social Work degree from East Carolina University. I specialize in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and provide helpful interventions and tools to help people manage their anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, and anger effectively. During my internship experience in college, I worked at a day treatment facility in New Bern, NC, with children with developmental delays who presented difficulty with regulating their emotions during triggering and stressful events in their school environment. I also worked as a resource coordinator and outreach specialist at the Mid-East Commission Area Agency of Aging in Washington, NC to help promote health, care and safety among older adults who were dealing with COVID-19 symptoms at the time and residing in community facilities (e.g., nursing homes) to receive additional support and medical attention for their chronic conditions, disability, etc. While beginning my career as a licensed clinical social worker, I have primarily worked with children (ages 6-to-17) and their families in the community by facilitating Intensive-In Home Services and Family Centered Therapy in their homes. While working with children and families, I have also provided crisis support and resources for children experiencing difficulty with managing their heightened emotions (i.e., anger, anxiety, etc) and presented difficulty with practicing different clinical interventions and tools discussed during therapy sessions. With younger aged children (under the age of 8), I provide some interactive, creative, and play therapy techniques to help increase their openness and motivation for mental health treatment. However, the biggest component for indicating treatment progress is building therapeutic rapport with both my kiddos and adults, by being mindful of their interests, challenges, and needs. I believe it is very important to truly understand and consider my clients’ needs, values, and interests in order to provide a comfortable, nonjudgemental, and pleasant environment for those that I serve and work with in the Brunswick and New Hanover County community. I am interested in working with all age groups and I look forward to helping you navigate any challenges or barriers that may be interfering with your goals while also providing you with my support towards setting up different treatment goals that you would like to work on during the therapeutic process. I look forward to connecting with you.