Angie Mayo Presenting at Country Day

Angie Mayo pictured here presenting at an elementary school in Charlotte on Resilience and Grit

Angie Mayo, LCSW

Angie Mayo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience in psychotherapy and counseling. Along with her therapy and supervision practice, she provides workshops and trainings to mental health professionals, schools (faculty, student, and parent groups), and the larger community.

Her psychotherapy practice is designed to support clients in healthy behaviors, emotional growth, and improved family and peer relationships. Her specialties include treating anxiety, depression, and challenging behaviors, and strategizing with parents to cultivate new ways of interacting with and supporting their children.

PRIVATE SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Individual, group and family therapy

  • Psychotherapy for adults with a focus on identity, transitions, and relationship issues

  • Collaborative parenting strategies

  • School Consultation

  • Evaluations for children, adolescents and families

  • Supervision and consultation for both seasoned and beginning therapists

  • Workshops and presentations for schools and parent groups

PSYCHOTHERAPY TREATMENT SPECIALTIES

  • Anxiety, including generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), fears, and phobias

  • Parenting issues involving communication, relationship enhancement and discipline

  • Family issues, including family discord, marital problems, separation and divorce

  • Mood disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, and emotional dysregulation

  • Attachment issues and adoption challenges

  • Self-harming behaviors and suicidal ideation

  • Social stressors and interpersonal skills

  • Transitions and adjustments

  • Adolescent Issues

  • Identity issues

  • Attachment issues

LICENSES AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with North Carolina

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with the Commonwealth of Virginia

  • Licensed Certified Social Worker–Clinical (LCSW-C) with the State of South Carolina

  • Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS AND SCHOOLS

Angie regularly provides workshops for schools and groups (to both adults and kids) throughout the area, including Providence Day School, Charlotte Latin School, Charlotte Country Day School, Holy Trinity and various private preschools and Mecklenburg County Public Schools. Some past titles are listed below. Specific presentations for parent or school groups may be developed or tailored by request.

  • School Anxiety During a Pandemic

  • Neurobiology and Our Children’s Social and Emotional Development

  • Cultivating Resilience and Grit

  • Teacher Burn Out

  • Anxiety Across Lifespan

  • How Modern Day Life is Increasing Teen’s Anxiety- Tips for Parents on Identifying Anxiety and Simple Interventions to Lower It

  • Stressed Out

  • Child Anxiety- Neurobiology Explains Emotional Dysregulation

  • Anxiety 101

EDUCATION

  • Master of Social Work, National Catholic School of Social Service, Washington, DC

POST GRADUATE TRAINING AND EDUCATION

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness

  • Suicide, Prevention and Assessment

  • Psychopharmacology

  • Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Metacognition

  • Child Centered Play Therapy

  • Working with Gender Diverse Youth and their Families