About Henry
Henry Palmer III (Chip) is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and major life changes. He draws on three decades of practice to offer steady, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed or stuck. Chip approaches sessions with a clear focus on problem solving and real-world steps.
He listens for patterns that lead to risky choices and helps people try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and simple exercises are used to build new habits that reduce anxiety and reactivity. His work includes helping people address substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges. Chip's own long-term recovery experience shapes how he talks about relapse, responsibility, and hope.
He uses motivational strategies to support change without judgment. Sessions are shaped around what the individual needs in the moment. Techniques from client-centered therapy and dialectical behavior therapy are blended with existential ideas about meaning and choice.
The result is practical, flexible care that emphasizes coping skills, values, and action steps. Chip practices in North Carolina as an LCSW, offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. He combines straight talk with empathy and keeps work focused on problems that matter now.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and tailoring sessions to the person's needs. It helps people clarify goals and feel understood before making changes. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive behaviors, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It works well for anxiety, addiction-related urges, and emotional instability. Mindfulness therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and bring more calm to daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to see which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process often begins with trying a few techniques and adjusting what is used over time, so the plan grows from real experience rather than a fixed prescription.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work or school. Chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, homework prompts, or when writing things out helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and practical while working toward clearer coping and calmer days.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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