Your story, your body, and your emotions deserve care. Discover more of yourself today.

A wholehearted, trauma-informed, holistic counseling practice for the kind folks of Charlotte, NC

In person therapy sessions conveniently located in the South Park neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina
Virtual therapy available to folks in North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

Do any of these resonate?

 

  • Do you have stories you’d rather stuff down and never think about?

  • Do you keep finding yourself stuck in the same patterns?

  • Have you been placing everyone’s needs above your own?

  • Do you want to change but the change never lasts?

  • Are you resentful of your friends ease and success?

  • Wondering if you’ve ever experienced trauma or abuse?

  • Is your anxiety taking all the joy and fun out of life for you?

  • Does your body feel tense and tight all the time?

  • Are you wanting to not show up the way your parents did, but find yourself acting in similar ways?

  • Do you feel like you should be further along at this point in your life?

Great news, welcome to being human.

Charlotte NC Trauma and Somatic Therapist Blake Blankenbecler

Oh hi there!

I’m Blake, a licensed counselor specializing in holistic trauma-informed care for the kind folks of Charlotte and the North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas community at large.

Life’s hard, isn’t it? Most of us go through our days thinking we’re all alone, we’re the problem, or we need to be “fixed”. The truth is, there’s a lot more “right” with us than we give ourselves credit for.

Therapy is a messy, playful, and sacred journey to embark on to discover this truth for ourselves. My role as a psychotherapist and fellow human is to help create a space for you to explore all parts of yourself and your story. While you'll surely run into places of heartbreak and grief, you might be surprised to find out there’s much more treasure within you than you could ever realize alone. 

Not to mention, once we start spending time in your story, you will find that you make so much sense. You will get to see how your nervous system created incredibly wise ways for you to stay safe and protected when you were younger and together we will work on getting those parts care so you can show up in ways that feel better for you today.

I’m here to hold a light to all that’s within you and be here every step of your journey to be fully and completely yourself. And gosh, do I consider it an honor to walk along side of you!

Here’s a glimpse of what we’ll work through together:

 

  • What healthy boundaries look like in your life

  • Treating your humanness with compassion instead of something to conquer

  • How to sit with uncomfortable emotions (so they don’t rule your life anymore)

  • Engaging in conflict instead of avoiding it in your relationships

  • A life beyond perfectionism where messiness and playfulness are embraced

  • Getting unstuck to start creating again

  • Exploring your relationship to failure and learning to experiment instead

  • Addressing the trauma stories and processing them with curiosity and care

  • Creating and maintaining healthy friendships in your life

  • Self care ideas and activities based in the uniqueness of your story

  • Embracing a slower pace and getting to live a life beyond constant burnout

  • Learning how to notice the different parts of yourself without moving into judgement and criticism

  • Having a healthy and kind relationship with your body and food

You don’t need to do the hard things alone. Allow yourself to be supported in your healing work.

 

Ready to change and experience the healing you’ve been longing for?

Here’s how to get started: 

 

Get in touch by answering a few questions about yourself. You’ll get a response within 1-2 business days to schedule your consultation.

We’ll have a 15-20 minute phone consultation where you’ll get to make sure we’re the right fit for each other and go over any questions you have.

We’ll select a day for our first session and you’ll begin your journey to living your fullest and most authentic life!

Asking for help is hard and brave. Hope to hear from you when you’re ready.

Convenient options for you to experience healing…

Fig Therapy has an office for in person counseling sessions in Charlotte, North Carolina. We know life is a lot more on the go these days, the option to meet virtually is always available. Counseling isn’t just available to folks local to Charlotte…if you live in North Carolina, South Carolina, or Texas, online counseling is a safe and secure way to get the same level of trauma-informed care as you would if we were together in person.

Fig Holistic Psychotherapy Office in Charlotte, NC provides counseling for folks with eating disorders and trauma.

  • The cozy Fig Therapy nest is located in the heart of South Park right across from Whole Foods. Beautifully decorated with lots of color (promise no cringey live laugh love signs will be found here) so you can easily drop into the good and sacred work of therapy and find more healing and more of yourself.

  • I have moved quite a lot....the benefit of this is that I kept my licenses from many of the states I lived in because I love the people I get to work with and love giving more people the option of doing wholehearted counseling together. If you're a resident of North Carolina, South Carolina, or Texas, we can work together therapeutically! Learn more about virtual therapy, some common fears (because those are oh so normal to have) and more here.

What makes Fig Holistic Psychotherapy different?

 

We welcome all parts of you.

Ever feel like there’s one part of you that that wants to change and another part that wants to stay exactly the same? This is very human of you. Our work can help you make sense of all those different parts to help you feel more integrated and connected. 

We focus on your needs.

Don’t know what your needs are? Or does the idea of even having needs make your stomach turn? Totally get that. In our therapy, you’ll find out what needs you do have, why they’ve needed to be dismissed, and how to begin honoring them.

We embrace emotions.

If you’ve ever apologized for crying or you hate to cry, I want you to know you’re not alone. You’ll get to do some healthy unlearning about those emotions and explore why they’re showing up and the wisdom they have to offer you in the present moment.

 

We center the relationship.



Therapy is a microcosm of your outside world meaning what’s showing up or getting in the way of your relationships outside of therapy will show up in the therapeutic relationship. This is great news because you’ll get a safe and nonjudgemental place to explore those dynamics. You’ll have space to give feedback, practice being assertive and talk about what is and isn’t working. Promise that this is some of richest and most rewarding work of therapy.

We help you come back to your body.

Your body might just be the single greatest and most underrated tool you have to help you live a wholehearted life. You’ll learn all about your nervous system and discover how to be in your body instead of spending so much time trying to get out of it. Using somatic approaches, your body will have space to release trauma and stress so you can enjoy having a more compassionate and embodied relationship with yourself.

We guide you to discover more of yourself.

The world is better and richer place when you show up as fully and authentically you. And for a lot of good reasons, that’s easier said than done. The work of counseling centers around helping you have more of yourself so you can show up in ways that are aligned with who you truly are and what you truly want.

Say yes to care for your story, your emotions, and your body.

Specialties

If you’re exhausted from a try hard, hold your breath, keep everyone happy kind of life and are eager for something slower, softer, and deeper…you’re in the right place. Fig Holistic Psychotherapy in Charlotte, NC specializes in helping folks just like you be more comfortable being fully and authentically yourself.

Fig Holistic Psychotherapy Best Therapy Books

Explore my favorite therapy books

Book lovers, you’re in for a treat! I spend a lot of my time reading and listening to books. I consider it part of my job as a therapist to be a robust reader and stay on top of the latest research, but mostly I just really, really love books and words and stories. Lena Dunham said, "Let’s be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading." Truer words have never been spoken. Books are magic. They are portals to far away places, to different times, and to parts of your own heart and story that you might need some help being with.

I’ve curated a library of my most recommended therapy reads from books on anxiety and trauma, to books on friendships, to fiction books (because please, please, please make time in your life to read fiction) and more. I try to add and update and refine my list fairly regularly so keep checking back and feel more than free to share with me on instagram what I need to add to my book stack that is always too high. One of my favorite problems to have!

Check out Blake Blankenbecler, licensed therapist most recommended therapy reads

Healing and growth are possible.

Reaching out to ask for help is a big deal and one I don’t take lightly. Schedule your free 20 minute phone consult by clicking on the button below. You’ll get to learn more about what it could look like to do therapy at Fig and ask any questions you may have. Looking forward to connecting with you soon!

It is a privilege to have access to quality mental health care and to that end a portion of all session fees are donated to The Loveland Foundation which provides free therapy and community resources to Black women and girls.