Our therapists offer help for men’s issues in Charlotte, NC

William Etheridge is a Licensed Clinician Mental Health Counselor who has been passionately working for many years to aid in the management of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other mental health difficulties. William completed his Master of Arts in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2019 at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

William has a familiarity with the intersecting aspects of navigating modern issues and utilizes this knowledge to aid clients in their therapeutic pursuits through an empowering, cognitive-centered framework.

When considering your well-being, it’s important to be aware of how mental, physical, and environmental elements are interacting in your life in order to appropriately manage them. William will support and aid you in developing tools and techniques to help you create a more satisfying lifestyle. If this interests you, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Mitchell Mallard is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in the state of North Carolina who has 12 years of experience partnering with adults seeking help with depression, anxiety, life transitions, anger, men’s issues, and relationship issues. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Charleston Southern University and received his Master of Arts in Counseling from Cornerstone University. Mitchell utilizes relational, collaborative, strength-based, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, solution-focused, and emotionally focused approaches to therapy always maintaining the creativity, flexibility, and awareness necessary to best meet the needs of every unique individual and couple. Mitchell seeks to establish a warm and caring relationship with you in order to assist in building on your strengths and better collaborate with you towards meeting your goals and living the meaningful life you value and desire.

John Pruett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 8 years of experience. John's previous experiences have included work with families in crisis, clients struggling with addiction, and a variety of mental health diagnoses. His main focuses have been helping people dealing with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and those who struggle with substance abuse. John has worked with a diverse population, including children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

John received his Master's in Social Work from East Tennessee State University and is also a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist. John's approach to therapy includes cognitive behavioral therapy, eye movement desensitization reprocessing, and dialectical behavior therapy.

John encourages you to reach out for an open and honest conversation to support your healing journey and personal growth. Schedule an appointment today!

Kat Burkhart is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with over 4 years of experience working with adults and seniors who are seeking assistance in coping with anxiety, stress, ADHD, depression, dysfunctional relationships, life transitions, and sexual dysfunction. Kat works with many different kinds of people, but her main focus revolves around sex therapy.

Kat earned her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Sex Therapy from Capella University. She can assist those who have been assaulted in moving through their trauma to regain the strength and life they want to live. Kat also wants to help couples who are seeking to understand each other's desires and needs better and though she does not work with couples struggling with infertility, she is supportive of working with couples in other ways! She tends to think outside the box and come up with coping skills, or techniques that may be outside of traditional methods. Kat enjoys trying new things with patients to get them to open up, exploring ways to help them.

Kat is straightforward in her approach to therapy and asks questions that may challenge you to help you push yourself forward and really see progress in yourself. She'll help you to grow, learn, and become happy and trusting in the process of therapy. 

*At this time, Kati is not accepting clients seeking therapy for infertility, drug and alcohol or related topics.

Dr. Brooks began his career in mental health and addictions counseling in 1992. Since that time, he has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings as varied as rural community clinics, hospitals, managing clinics in urban communities, directing an international employee assistance program, university counseling centers, and developing & managing treatment programs for executives and professionals. Populations he has served have been just as varied—addictions (both substance abuse and behavioral), mental health, individuals & families, adoption, indigent persons, athletes, executives, and professionals. He has held faculty positions at 6 universities and colleges in psychology and counseling programs.

Dr. Brooks earned his bachelor's in Psychology from East Carolina University, his master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and a master's in Substance Abuse Counseling from ECU. After working for a few years, he returned to ECU and earned a Certificate of Advanced Study in Employee Assistance Program counseling and later an EdS in Counselor Education. He completed his academic career at NCSU where he received his Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision. Dr. Brooks worked full-time as a therapist while in school and brings a wealth of practical as well as academic experiences to his practice. His counseling style is based in the philosophies of Stoicism, existentialism and the work of Viktor Frankl's logotherapy using the theories of cognitive development and the tools of cognitive behavioral and rational-emotive therapies

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