Cary and Morrisville run on a full calendar. Between the tech campuses, the Research Triangle commute, school pickups, and the back-to-back meetings that fill a professional's week, finding an hour for yourself can feel like the hardest item on the to-do list. That's why secure video telehealth is often the easiest place to start: you can meet with a counselor from your home office, a quiet conference room, or your own living room without losing an afternoon to traffic. The session comes to you.
How can Cary residents work with Ginny Porowski?
Cary residents can work with Ginny Porowski, RN, MA, LCMHC, in two ways: by secure video telehealth from anywhere in North Carolina, or in person at our office at 8218 Creedmoor Road, Suite 101, in North Raleigh. Either way, you start with the same free 10-minute phone consultation.
Family Life Resources is led by Ginny Porowski, LCMHC, who is currently accepting new clients. Because she is licensed in North Carolina, telehealth is fully available to anyone located anywhere in the state — including every neighborhood in Cary. There's no separate app to learn and no waiting room to sit in; just a private, encrypted video link and a calm, unhurried conversation. For busy professionals and dual-career households, that flexibility is often the difference between getting support and putting it off another season.
Prefer to meet face to face? Our office is at 8218 Creedmoor Road, Suite 101, in North Raleigh, off Creedmoor Road near I-540. Some clients like to alternate: a few in-person visits to build rapport, then video sessions when work or weather gets in the way. Whichever you choose, the care is the same.
Ginny is both a licensed clinical mental health counselor and a registered nurse, with a BSN from Emory University, an MA in Counseling from Liberty University, and more than 30 years of helping people through hard seasons. You can read more about her background on our About page. (Dr. James Porowski, PsyD, is not currently accepting new individual clients.)
What do Cary clients come to counseling for?
We serve clients throughout Cary, Morrisville, the Preston area, and the surrounding ZIP codes including 27511, 27513, 27518, and 27519. Common reasons people reach out include:
- Marriage and couples counseling — reconnecting when two demanding schedules pull you in opposite directions.
- Grief and loss counseling — support after the death of a spouse, parent, or someone you love, and after the end of a marriage.
- Anxiety counseling — quieting the racing mind, performance pressure, and the always-on feeling of a high-output career.
- Depression therapy — finding steadiness and motivation again when everything feels heavy or flat.
- Narcissistic abuse recovery — for adults hurt by a narcissistic mother or father, spouse, or other family member who want healthier boundaries and their footing back.
- Life and career coaching — navigating transitions, leadership stress, and questions of purpose and balance.
- Christian counseling — integrating faith into the process if that matters to you; entirely optional and all are welcome.
What guides every session is a warm, practical, and hopeful approach. You won't be handed a script or rushed through a checklist. Ginny brings decades of experience and a holistic perspective — paying attention to the whole person, not just a symptom. For many Cary professionals, the goal isn't only to feel less stressed; it's to build a life and a relationship that can actually carry the weight of a demanding career without falling apart.
Where can I find grief counseling in Cary, NC?
Cary residents can get grief counseling with Ginny Porowski, RN, MA, LCMHC, either by secure video from home or in person at our North Raleigh office. You don't need a referral to book a free phone consultation, and you don't need to wait until grief "gets bad enough" to reach out.
Grief rarely fits neatly around a busy schedule. Many people go back to work soon after a funeral, then feel the loss land weeks or months later, often when everyone around them has moved on. Ginny has a particular heart for people who have lost a spouse, whether to death or to divorce, and for adult children grieving a parent, including a parent who is still living but changing. You might be thinking something like:
- "I'm a widow, and I don't know who I am without him."
- "The divorce is final, so why does it still feel like a death?"
- "Mom is still here, but I'm already grieving the parent I used to have."
- "I'm thinking about a second marriage, and I feel guilty for being happy again."
Grief counseling gives you a steady, unhurried place to say these things out loud. Learn more on our grief and loss counseling page, or read what to expect from grief counseling before your first session.
Is there therapy for perfectionism in Cary?
Yes. Ginny works with Cary residents whose drive to do everything well has turned into constant pressure, using counseling for the anxiety underneath it and coaching for the career and life decisions around it.
Perfectionism often looks like success from the outside. On the inside, it can sound like this:
- Rewriting a simple email three times before you can hit send.
- Feeling as if one mistake at work cancels out everything you did well.
- Struggling to rest, because downtime feels like falling behind.
- Holding yourself, your spouse, or your kids to a standard no one could meet.
When the main problem is worry, tension, or trouble switching off, anxiety counseling is usually the right starting point. When you're mostly wrestling with direction, burnout at work, or what "enough" looks like, life and career coaching may fit better. Not sure which you need? Our article on counseling vs. life coaching walks through the difference, and the free phone consultation is a good place to sort it out.
Can a counselor help if I'm burned out caring for an aging parent?
Yes. If you're an adult child in Cary juggling a parent's declining health, medical appointments, and your own job and family, counseling gives you a place to sort through the guilt, exhaustion, and hard decisions instead of carrying them alone.
Ginny is a registered nurse as well as a counselor, so she understands the medical side of a parent's decline, including dementia, and you won't have to explain the basics. Counseling doesn't replace your parent's doctors; her role is your counselor, and sessions give you space to sort through the guilt, sibling conversations, and next steps. Many caregivers also carry anticipatory grief, the slow sorrow of watching a parent change, and grief counseling makes room for that too. If you can't easily leave a parent at home, telehealth sessions let you meet from wherever you are in North Carolina. And if faith is part of how you cope, Christian counseling is available; it is always optional.
What does counseling cost for Cary residents?
Family Life Resources is a private-pay practice: individual sessions are $160 for 50 minutes, couples sessions are $170, and the initial consultation is $200 for 65 minutes. The first 10-minute phone consultation is free, and HSA/FSA cards are accepted. See fees and insurance for how superbills and out-of-network benefits work.
Getting started is simple and low-pressure: the free 10-minute phone consultation lets you ask questions and get a feel for the fit, with no obligation — just a clear next step whenever you're ready to take it.
If you live or work in Cary or Morrisville and you've been meaning to "get to this eventually," let this be the nudge. A single conversation can bring clarity, and you don't have to rearrange your whole week to have it. Call or text 919-306-0207, or send a request online to book your free 10-minute phone consultation.
If you are thinking about suicide or feel unable to stay safe, please reach out now. Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, free and available 24/7, or call 911 in an emergency. Counseling is for ongoing support; in a crisis, please use these resources first.