About Hester
Hester Purcell is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 12 years of experience to her practice. She holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials and is licensed in North Carolina and South Carolina. Hester aims to create a respectful and compassionate space for people ready to make changes.
She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Hester also helps people who are coping with grief, life changes, and loss.
How Hester works
Additional areas she addresses include caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, communication problems, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. Hester prefers a collaborative approach. She listens to what matters most and tailors conversations and plans to match each person's needs.
Sessions are shaped around practical steps, coping strategies, and clear goals that fit everyday life. Her style is supportive and direct. Hester encourages small, manageable changes and helps people build confidence and motivation over time.
She aims to empower people to handle stressful moments and improve their overall well-being. To begin, Hester asks about current struggles, what has helped in the past, and what the person hopes to change. From there she works with the individual to set realistic goals and choose strategies that fit their situation.
What Hester works with
The areas below are the ones Hester selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LISW-CP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online support
Hester uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on clear, practical work. She emphasizes methods that help people manage stress and anxiety through skills like breathing, grounding, and problem-solving to reduce distress and increase coping. She also uses approaches that support processing grief and loss by helping people make sense of their experience and find steady steps forward.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past coping, and preferences, then pick techniques that fit day-to-day life. This means trying things together and adjusting methods as needs change so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers flexibility across several formats: video calls for deeper conversations, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat for real-time short check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules and to keep momentum when life gets busy.
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