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Midge Spong

Compassionate, practical support for life transitions

LCSW North Carolina

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Midge

Midge Spong works with adults seeking practical support for stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career decisions, and life transitions. She accepts international clients and offers a range of remote session types to accommodate varying schedules and needs.

Background and approach

Her approach is collaborative and goal-oriented, aiming to identify strengths clients already possess and build steps toward meaningful change. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of clinical experience, she combines talk-based care with coaching methods to help clients clarify values and set achievable goals.

She draws on techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thinking patterns and from client-centered approaches to ensure people feel heard and respected. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used when the focus turns to decision-making and practical problem solving.

Clients who work with Midge can expect a conversational style that balances empathy with concrete tools. She often helps people reframe challenges, recognize overlooked strengths, and translate insights into actionable steps for career planning, health and retirement decisions, family or parenting concerns, and coping with grief or change.

Practical approaches for online change and growth

Client-centered therapy emphasizes understanding and empathy, giving clients space to tell their story without judgment while the therapist reflects and supports growth. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can be useful for managing anxiety, stress, depression, and coping with life changes.

Selecting the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time so sessions stay aligned with the client’s priorities and progress.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to maintain consistency amid busy schedules or geographic distance. These formats support ongoing work on skills, goal planning, and problem solving while allowing clients to choose the communication style that fits their daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Midge works with clients facing stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem and depression concerns, along with career and parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and life transitions.
Which therapeutic styles does she use in sessions?
The practice draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to blend empathy with practical problem solving.
How much experience does she bring to therapy?
She has ten years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker, combining psychotherapy and coaching skills to support clients through change.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing from North Carolina with the license NC LCSW C003007.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Services are provided in English, and she is open to working with international clients through remote formats.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are fees and subscription handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoaching

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesHospice and end-of-life counselingLife purposeWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English