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By Meghan Ray The weather is chilling. Dreams for a white Christmas are in the air. Trees are going up and lights are being strung. 50% off is music to the ears.  There is also a promise of our savior being born.  Research shows that the Christmas season can be one of the most stressful due to the expectations of hosting, pressure for perfect gift buying, family tension, and the...

How to find hope in Dark Times: My Personal Account At the beginning of October, Meghan wrote a blog about the devastation that Western North Carolina had experienced and how we should Anchor our Hope in Christ. It was a great post, and I wanted to expand on it, giving my personal account. While I don’t live there, a part of my heart belongs to the North Carolina Mountains. Some of my...

Hurricane Helene: devastates Western Carolina and Tennessee with hundred dead and even more missing. Entire cities wiped clean. People now homeless and desperate for supplies. Shipping Union Strike: For the first time in over 50 years, the shipping union is on strike due to unfair wages. Supplies along the eastern seaboard to be at an all time low as strike continues.  In the last 7...

We are hiring NC Licensed Therapists/Counselors Join our team and be a part of what the Lord is doing at Anchored Hope Counseling! Anchored Hope Counseling, PLLC is expanding our practice located in Kannapolis, NC. Serving individuals ( of all ages), couples, and families, we are seeking a part-time or full-time contractor therapist (for virtual and in-person) with experience and...

The Plague of TikTok Diagnosis on Mental Health “Welcome to counseling. I can’t wait to get to know you and walk this journey of healing with you!” “Don’t worry. Tiktok has already told me that I have OCD and likely a personality disorder, so really I just need you to tell me how to fix that.”  TikTok diagnosis. The newest craze and epidemic plaguing teens and young adults...

New Location starting in August! To our valued clients and friends, In 2023, with the birth of my daughter, there were many changes to Anchored Hope Counseling.  For some time, Anchored Hope moved to a virtual only practice. In June 2023, Brooke Buttler started working at Anchored Hope. In January 2024, Meghan Ray Mangione also joined our team; meeting with clients in person in...

Incorporating the 6 Dimensions of Wellness into your Mental Health Healing Counseling is so pivotal to the mental health journey. However, it is not the only thing to consider as we take a 360 look at improving our lives. In recent years, research has narrowed wellness down into 6 distinct categories: emotional, social, physical, occupational/financial, intellectual, and spiritual....