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Riley McHenry

Leland,NC

Summary

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and trauma-informed mental health clinician with experience providing outpatient psychotherapy in agency-based settings. Skilled in delivering evidence-based treatment to children, adolescents, families, and adults presenting with trauma, anxiety, depression, behavioral concerns, and life transitions. Experienced in completing clinical assessments, diagnosis, treatment planning, and timely documentation in compliance with agency and regulatory standards. Utilizes EMDR, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Progressive Counting, and mindfulness-based interventions within structured caseload environments. Adept at managing high-volume caseloads while maintaining quality of care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and adherence to ethical and organizational guidelines.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Therapist

Anchor Point Counseling NC PLLC
02.2026 - Current
  • Started solo private practice
  • Work with client's aged 7 and up
  • Specialize in working with teens and young adults who experienced trauma, family challenges, anxiety, depression, and mood disorders
  • Experience working with client's stepping down from a HLOC
  • Sessions consist of weekly hour long sessions (both individual and family) as well as intensive sessions if requested by client
  • Develop personalized treatment plans based on comprehensive assessments of client needs and goals.
  • Utilize evidence-based therapeutic techniques to enhance coping strategies and resilience in clients, including EMDR, Flash, MI, CBT, DBT, and ACT.

Therapist

Charlie Health
03.2025 - Current
  • Caseload of 20 high acuity clients
  • See clients for weekly individual sessions as well as family sessions
  • Clients struggling with high SI, self-harm, recently discharged from hospitals
  • Work with clients with intense depression, anxiety, mood disorders, personality disorders, and PTSD utilizing modalities consisting of EMDR, ACT, CBT, DBT, MI, and basic skills
  • Support and staff cases with other clinicians in team
  • Work with supervisor and leadership team to address clinician needs and bring to life teams ideas to both support the clinical team and the clients served

Therapist

Bowman Family Services
06.2024 - 02.2026
  • Worked with ages 6-60
  • Focused on consist of play therapy, trauma-based therapy, CBT, DBT, and ACT
  • Trained in EMDR, Flash, and Progressive Counting

Intensive Trauma Therapist

The Trauma Institute and Child Trauma Institute
08.2023 - 02.2025
  • Intensive trauma therapist - worked with one client intensively for a week providing EDMR, progressive counting, or Flash therapy to process client's trauma history list
  • Practiced the fairytale model, basic therapeutic skills, motivation interviewing, attachment work, parts work, and CBT
  • Created a partnership/referral based with local schools

School Social Worker

Pender County Schools
01.2023 - 07.2023
  • Worked one-on-one with students with anxiety, depression, mental health disorders, and attendance issues at both Hiede Trask High School and Rocky Point Elementary School
  • Worked predominately with students in the 'At-Risk' cohort and their families to determine plans for success for the students
  • Developed a Multiple Tier System of Support plan for the high school in order to encompass the needs of the at-risk students
  • Worked with the student support team to create individualized plans for student success

ABA Behavior Technician

ABC Behavior
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Engage in ABA therapy with autistic youth in the Tidewater, Virginia area
  • Go to clients' homes and help children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder to better their behaviors, communication and social skills, receptive language, and visual performance

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA
05-2021

Master of Arts - Social Work

University of North Carolina At Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
05-2023

Skills

  • Treatment Planning
  • Building rapport
  • Crisis intervention
  • Leadership
  • Documentation requirements
  • Community education
  • Referral coordination
  • Client advocacy

Timeline

Therapist

Anchor Point Counseling NC PLLC
02.2026 - Current

Therapist

Charlie Health
03.2025 - Current

Therapist

Bowman Family Services
06.2024 - 02.2026

Intensive Trauma Therapist

The Trauma Institute and Child Trauma Institute
08.2023 - 02.2025

School Social Worker

Pender County Schools
01.2023 - 07.2023

ABA Behavior Technician

ABC Behavior
01.2020 - 01.2021

Master of Arts - Social Work

University of North Carolina At Wilmington

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Christopher Newport University