Eastern Region

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Telehealth/Telemedicina

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October Fundraising Dinner

Thank you to everyone who joined us on October 19th as we celebrated our work and ministry, and raised money to help our efforts to purchase our present building. Click here to see pictures from the event.

Recognize the Signs – Depression Screening

In conjunction with the nonprofit, Screening for Mental Health, all of us at CareNet would like to encourage you to take advantage of this free online screening. And remember, dealing with depression is a road no one should have to walk alone. To take your free screening, click here.

Seth Burdette, MS, LCSW, LCAS
(Greenville)

Seth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist who has been serving individuals and families in Eastern North Carolina for over 10 years. He completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from East Carolina University. Seth enjoys working with individuals, couples and families to identify and address concerns associated with mental health and substance use. His clinical experience includes working with individuals, couples and families using an individualized approach including cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, all through the lens of a bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to counseling. Seth enjoys working with children (ages 5 and up), adults, couples and families.

Michelle Dameron, LCMHCA

Michelle Dameron is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA). She received her Master of Arts in Christian Counseling in 2020 from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC. She received her undergraduate degree from East Carolina University in Psychology in 2004. Between degrees she spent 12 years as a campus minister serving the students of East Carolina University. Michelle is currently in her second year of the spiritually-integrated psychotherapy residency program through Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. 

She enjoys working with a variety of individuals from diverse backgrounds. She typically works with individual adult clients and children ages 6-12. Her areas of experience include anxiety, depression, chronic illness, life transitions, childhood sexual abuse, grief, trauma, and spiritual matters. Her philosophy for counseling begins with the belief that we are intricately created beings with purpose. We are all designed for paths of growth and meaningful connections. She views counseling from a holistic approach which includes addressing physical, emotional, social, and (if desired) spiritual needs. In counseling she employs a variety of theoretical approaches. She often uses Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Client-Centered Play Therapy techniques. She believes those that embark on the journey of counseling are incredibly brave people.

Esther You-Kyung Metzger, MEd, DMin, LCMHC, NCC, MAC, SAP
(Greenville)

Esther is a graduate of Vanderbilt University where she earned a Master of Education in 2004. She has also earned a Doctor of Ministry from Chicago Theological Seminary in 1998, a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1996 and a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue University in 1993. She is also ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Esther is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and pastoral counselor. She completed her pastoral counseling residency at the Pastoral Institute in Columbus, Georgia and served as a pediatric hospital chaplain at the University of Chicago Hospitals.

Drawing upon an array of theoretical approaches like person-centered, existential and cognitive-behavioral, she enables individuals to address issues from a holistic perspective, incorporating physiological, spiritual, cultural and family of origin issues. Offering counseling to adults, adolescents, couples and families, she specializes in treating mood disorders; substance abuse issues; individuals struggling with identity; grief and loss; self-care; and women’s issues. During the past twelve years, Esther has also worked extensively with adults dealing with substance abuse and is certified as a Master’s Addiction Counselor (MAC) through the National Board of Certified Counselors. She is also certified as a Substance Abuse Professional. As a pastoral counselor, she seeks to integrate values and models of reality informed by faith into the growth and healing process.

Yarima Moreno-Lopez, MS, LMFT
(Greenville)

Yarima is a bilingual (Spanish & English) and bicultural Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She graduated from East Carolina University with her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy and has been a practicing clinician since 2008.

Yarima strives to be an instrument of hope and healing. She highly values, believes and promotes the strengths of each individual and admires their ability to use their internal and external resources to change, grow, create, hope and heal. In her work, she incorporates strength-based, emotional attachment, cognitive-behavioral therapy and biopsychosocial-spiritual approaches. She has experience in and enjoys working with individuals, couples, children and families of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses and belief systems. Her clinical experience includes helping in areas of depression, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, self-harm, stress management, self-care, spirituality, healthy weight loss/living. She has additional experience in areas of chronic pain, end-of-life-issues, caregiver and leadership stress, grief and loss (including miscarriages and stillbirths), divorce and blended families.

Areas of special interest:

• Hispanic community: Helping with various challenges such as: cultural transitions, self-identity, cultural gaps, intergenerational and bicultural challenges, issues of discrimination, isolation, depression, anxiety, domestic and substance abuse, limited resources, language barriers, economic hardships, separation from family, spirituality and the painful effects of deportation on the family system.
• Women’s well-being: Promoting healthy relationships with self and others by enhancing self-esteem, acceptance, love and compassion, as well as assisting in healing of sexual wounds, beliefs, fears, habits or addictions that may stem from a history of sexual and emotional abuse experienced earlier in life.

Maggie Rains, LCSWA

Maggie graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in May 2021 with a Master’s in Social Work from their accelerated Social Work Degree Program. She received her Bachelor’s in Social Work from Liberty University in 2020. Maggie is currently a resident with the Carenet spiritually-integrated psychotherapy residency program. She works with a variety of issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, spirituality, and stage of life adjustments. Maggie is especially interested in working with women, specifically those who have experienced various kinds of sexual and relationship traumas. She utilizes a biopsychosocial-spiritual lens and works to incorporate all of the person into the therapeutic process, working with the individual’s strengths, values, and existing resources as important aspects of therapy. She believes in the importance of connecting with all parts of the self to experience wholeness as an individual. Maggie’s approach incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy, aspects of dialectical behavioral therapy, strengths-based, and solution-focused approaches. Her heart in the therapeutic process it to be with individuals in the healing process with all the various aspects that journey entails as they move towards wholeness. 

Bobby Rhodes, LMFT, MDiv

Bobby Rhodes is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. He also holds a master of divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary, where he also studied at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation. Bobby affirms the value and dignity of every human, as well as their right to choose their own path. He works with clients to understand their specific circumstances, develop clear goals and bolster their own strength, hope and resources to bring about the changes they seek. Bobby has used extensive training in systems theory and a person-centered approach to serve children, families, individuals and couples for over 10 years. He has received specific training in solutions-focused brief therapy and motivational interviewing. He provides child-parent psychotherapy to children under 6 years old and their caregivers when there has been a stressful or traumatic event(s). He frequently includes education about trauma, how the brain works, mindfulness practices and play during sessions.

Ellen Walston, MSW, ACSW, LCSW
(Greenville)

Ellen Walston is a clinical social worker that provides counseling services to adults, children, individuals, couples and families at CareNet East in Greenville. She specializes in grief, caregiver stress, end of life care, geriatrics, critical incident stress debriefing, coping with chronic illnesses, family stressors, stress management, substance abuse and effective parenting. Ellen is a knowledgeable group facilitator and international presenter. She was an oncology social worker for the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at Pitt County Memorial Hospital for 14 years. Ellen has been an active member of the Association of Oncology Social Work and has served as Past-President of the Social Work Oncology Group of North Carolina. She is currently the child safety coordinator for the Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

Ryan Watlington, MA, LMFT

Ryan Watlington is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). He has a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN. Ryan also holds a Master of Arts in Theology from Asbury Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Catawba College.
Ryan works with a variety of clients on issues such as depression, anxiety, divorce, addiction, grief, trauma, adoption/foster, marital issues, infidelity, premarital, parenting, spirituality, and stage of life adjustments. He is certified in Prepare/Enrich for premarital and marital enrichment. He has a passion for helping people identify and move the barriers that are getting in the way of them living into who they were created to be and experiencing life the way it was meant to be. Many of the barriers that are getting in our way involve emotions around unmet needs. Ryan takes an emotionally focused narrative approach to therapy, helping clients to identify pains in their lives and working through them to live into the best version of themselves they can be.

Betsy Young, MS, LCMHC
(Greenville)

A licensed professional counselor associate, Betsy graduated from Mercer University in Atlanta, GA, in May 2017 with a dual degree, M.Div. and M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She graduated with a B.A. from Mercer University in Macon, GA, in 1996. She is an ordained Baptist minister, having served on church staff at Second Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR, for fifteen years, both as a youth minister and minister of spiritual formation. She completed her internship at the Atlanta Center for Eating Disorders, leading therapy groups and working with individuals struggling with diagnoses including eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and OCD. She graduated from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s residency program in spiritually integrated psychotherapy. Betsy works with adults and adolescents at CNCE. Her areas of interest include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, grief and loss, stage of life transitions, and self-care. In her practice, Betsy integrates mindfulness, person-centered, sensorimotor, and spiritually-integrated approaches. Betsy serves clients in our Greenville location.

Daisya Spencer
Billing Specialist

Daisya is a graduate of North Pitt High School and has received her Applied Sciences degree from Pitt Community College.  She plans to continue her education at East Carolina University and aspires to be a substance abuse counselor.

At CareNet we know everyone should be able to get the mental health care they need that’s why we’re inviting you to support our mission and help make it happen.

Remember, it’s because of donations from organizations, service clubs, corporations, foundations and individuals like you, that we’re able to provide these critical counseling services for the communities we serve here in the Eastern Region.

Please join us by giving the gift of mental health and help us help the children, teens and adults who need us most. Every gift makes a difference.

Online Giving

You can donate securely online through Network for Good with either a single gift or recurring monthly gift.

Giving By Mail

Please mail your donation to the address below with your check made payable to CareNet Counseling East:

Mailing Address:

CareNet Counseling Center
108 Oakmont Drive
Greenville, NC 27858

Volunteer – An Invitation to Give Your Time & Talent

We always need volunteers to serve on our board and committees, as well as help at the center and at events. If you are interested in volunteering please contact, Center Director, Janie Taylor jjtaylor@wakehealth.edu at or 252-355-2801.

Sponsor Us

Sponsors are critical to our mission and the continued success of our fundraising events. If your company or organization wishes to sponsor us, please contact us at officemanager@careneteast.org.

The CareNet Giving Tree
CareNet clinicians and Staff strive to help individuals move from a hopeless endurance to living. Securing a leaf on CareNet Counseling Central Piedmont’s Giving Tree allows you to thank, honor, recognize, and/or memorialize the person(s) of your choice. You can say, “Thank you!”, “You are appreciated,” or memorialize someone by making a minimum gift (per leaf) of $100 to us. Your tax-deductible gift also helps to assure hurting individuals find hope and healing.

Checks should be made payable to CareNet Counseling Central Piedmont.

Sample Leaf Inscriptions:

In memory of Richard Davenport & Lester G. Davenport

In honor of the birth of Jerry Garcia, May 10, 1990

In honor of Richard & Jennifer Baccellieri

Thank you, CareNet team – You gave me my life back!