About Our Therapist

Mrs. Bynum begin working in counseling in 2018 with children, as young as 6yrs old up to geriatric ages. Since 2020 she opened her own private practice, Cognastics, PLLC, which she then included virtual services. Currently she specializes in working with teens, young adults, adults, geriatric adults in individual therapy settings. She offers counseling services for anxiety, depression, trauma, sexuality concerns, and life transitions concerns such as career changes, moving, divorce, etc. She has extensive experience helping clients move forward from past traumas such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and more. Mrs. Bynum utilizes a combination of therapeutic approaches such as Reality Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness therapeutic approaches.

 

Mrs. Bynum’s experience was gained in other out-patient counseling practices and now her own private practice. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and completed her Master of Science degree in Counseling, and a certificate in Marriage and Family Counseling from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Religious Studies and Humanities from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Furthermore, she has taken, and will continue to attend additional continuing education courses in various areas such as, but not limited to,  anxiety, depression, trauma counseling, bipolar disorder, sexuality in counseling, , senior counseling, grief counseling, adolescent and young adult counseling, just to name a few.

 

Mrs. Bynum believes counseling to be her way of being in service to others, and is very passionate about doing so in the most committed and ethical manner.