If you live or work in North Raleigh, you don't have to drive across town to find good counseling. Family Life Resources is based right here — our office is at 8218 Creedmoor Road, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27613. This is our office, and we'd love to welcome you in person.
Who comes to our North Raleigh counseling office?
Adults, couples, and families from across North Raleigh come to our Creedmoor Road office when a hard season at home starts to spill into everything else. You don't need to be in crisis or have the right words ready; you only need to want things to feel different. Counseling here may be a good fit if you are:
- Stretched thin between work, kids, and a parent who needs more help every month
- Still shaken by a narcissistic mother, father, or spouse, even if you no longer live under the same roof
- Grieving a husband or wife, or rebuilding your life after divorce
- Wanting to reconnect with your spouse before the distance grows
- Living with anxiety, depression, or burnout that won't lift on its own
- Hoping to bring your Christian faith into counseling, or preferring to leave it out
Where is the North Raleigh counseling office?
Our office is at 8218 Creedmoor Road, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27613, just off Creedmoor Road near I-540. It's convenient to much of North Raleigh, and we welcome clients from Brier Creek, North Hills, Falls of Neuse, Lead Mine, and Six Forks, as well as from North Raleigh ZIP codes such as 27609, 27612, 27613, 27614, and 27615.
Having counseling close to home can make it easier to keep showing up during a hard season, and easier to bring a spouse along when you want to work on your marriage together. Sessions are by appointment, so ask about current availability during your free 10-minute phone consultation. For days when life is too full to leave the house, you can also choose secure video telehealth anywhere in North Carolina, or mix the two: in person when you can, online when you can't.
What happens at your first counseling visit in North Raleigh?
Your first visit is a 65-minute initial session with Ginny Porowski at 8218 Creedmoor Road, Suite 101, after a free 10-minute phone call to make sure it's a good fit. Here is how getting started works, step by step:
- A free phone consultation. Call or text 919-306-0207. In about 10 minutes you can share a little of what's going on, ask questions, and decide whether to book.
- Your initial session (65 minutes, $200). You'll meet in person at our office on Creedmoor Road, or by video if you prefer. Ginny listens to your story, asks about what brought you in and what you hope will change, and talks with you about what support could look like.
- Ongoing sessions (50 minutes, $160). Together you choose a rhythm that fits your life: in person, by telehealth, or a mix of both.
- Paperwork for reimbursement. Because we're private pay, you can request a superbill to submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement, and you can use an HSA or FSA card.
If you'd like to know more about the person you'll be sitting with, you can meet Ginny Porowski and our practice before you call.
Who can help with a narcissistic parent, an aging parent, or losing a spouse in North Raleigh?
Ginny Porowski, RN, MA, LCMHC, helps North Raleigh adults through three of the hardest seasons of family life: being hurt by a narcissistic family member, burning out while caring for an aging parent, and losing a spouse to death or divorce. She offers this alongside general counseling, and in each area her background as both a registered nurse and a licensed clinical mental health counselor shapes how she helps.
When you've been hurt by a narcissistic parent, spouse, or family member
Ginny helps adults who grew up with a narcissistic mother or father, who are married to or leaving a narcissistic spouse, or who are hurt by another family member's narcissistic behavior. The focus stays on you: making sense of what you lived through, trusting your own perceptions again, and setting boundaries that hold, whether you see that person every Sunday or not at all. Learn more about narcissistic abuse recovery counseling in Raleigh, or read Ginny's article Was I Raised by a Narcissist? Five Signs.
When you're burned out caring for Mom or Dad
Ginny helps adult children who are worn out caring for an aging parent: juggling appointments, worrying about a dementia diagnosis, or feeling guilty for wanting a break. As a registered nurse, she understands the medical side of a parent's decline; as a counselor, she makes room for the exhaustion, resentment, and early grief that can come with it. Caregiver stress often overlaps with anxiety and with the anticipatory grief we describe on our grief counseling page.
After losing a spouse to death or divorce
Ginny helps widows, widowers, and divorced men and women grieve the husband or wife they lost, or the marriage that ended, and build a healthy next chapter, including dating again or preparing for a second marriage and a blended family. Grief and loss counseling in Raleigh offers unhurried space to mourn, and when you're ready to talk about remarriage, marriage and couples counseling can help you and a new partner start on solid ground.
What kinds of counseling are offered in North Raleigh?
Our North Raleigh office offers marriage and couples counseling, anxiety and depression counseling, grief counseling, narcissistic abuse recovery, optional Christian counseling, and life and career coaching. Counseling here is provided by Ginny Porowski, RN, MA, LCMHC, who is accepting new clients and brings more than 30 years of warm, holistic experience. Whatever you're carrying, there's a place to start:
- Marriage & couples counseling — to reconnect, rebuild trust, and communicate without the same old fights.
- Anxiety counseling — for the racing thoughts, tension, and "what ifs" that won't switch off.
- Grief & loss counseling — gentle, unhurried support after the death of someone you love.
- Narcissistic abuse recovery — for adult children of narcissistic parents and anyone healing from a narcissistic spouse or family member.
- Depression therapy — to lift the heaviness and find your footing again.
- Christian counseling — faith-integrated care for those who want it (and never required for those who don't).
- Life & career coaching — for transitions, decisions, and figuring out what's next.
Care here is faith-friendly and inclusive: Christian counseling is available if it's meaningful to you, and equally welcoming if that's not your path. The goal is simply to meet you where you are. If faith matters to you, you can read more about Christian counseling in Raleigh.
Dr. James Porowski, PsyD, is also part of Family Life Resources, but he is not currently accepting new individual clients, so new clients at the North Raleigh office work with Ginny.
Can I do counseling by telehealth instead of coming to the office?
Yes. You can meet with Ginny by secure video telehealth from anywhere in North Carolina, instead of or in addition to visiting the North Raleigh office. Telehealth can be especially helpful when:
- You're home with a sick child or can't leave a parent who needs care
- A packed work week leaves no time for a drive
- You'd feel more at ease talking about a painful family relationship from your own space
- You've moved elsewhere in North Carolina but want to keep working with the same counselor
Our telehealth counseling FAQ explains how secure video sessions work. If you live outside North Raleigh, you may also find our pages for Wake Forest, Durham, and every community we serve helpful.
How much does counseling cost in North Raleigh?
Individual counseling at our North Raleigh office is $160 for 50 minutes, marriage and couples sessions are $170 for 50 minutes, and the 65-minute initial visit is $200. We keep things clear and private, and we begin with a free 10-minute phone consultation so you can hear a voice, ask questions, and decide if it feels like a fit before you commit. We're private pay, with superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement and HSA/FSA accepted; our fees and insurance page explains how superbills work.
Reaching out is the hardest part — and the simplest. Call or text 919-306-0207, or send a note through our contact page. We'll find a time that works, in person on Creedmoor Road or by telehealth, and take the first step together.
If you are in crisis, please don't wait for an appointment. Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or call 911 in an emergency. If anyone in your life makes you feel unsafe through threats, intimidation, or physical harm, you can reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline anytime at 800-799-7233, free, confidential, and available 24/7.