Maddy Van Husen, LCSWA

Masters Level Clinician | maddy@3rdwavetherapy.com | 919-886-4052

Whether it’s your first time trying therapy or you’ve been going to therapy for years – I’m honored you’re here! You may have an organized list of things you want to explore and process,
or you may be unable to put words to how you’re feeling right now. I often work with people navigating eating disorders/disorder eating, relationship difficulties, transitions, grief, and being a perfectionist in an imperfect world. No matter the circumstance, I am here to create and hold space for you to navigate life’s ups, downs, and everywhere in between.

Everyone is welcome into this space, and I will greet you with warmth, kindness, empathy, and maybe a little humor sprinkled in. I use a variety of therapeutic approaches (e.g., ACT, DBT, CBT, IFS) that will best benefit you as a person, not just to treat your diagnosis. We will work together to create a plan just for you.

Every week will look a little different, and I can’t guarantee you’ll always feel better, but I hope you’ll feel like you can at least take one deep breath. Ultimately, my job as your therapist is to get you to where you need to go.

When I’m not seeing clients, I am living my own very human life, wrangling my dog Freddie, finding any excuse to hang out with my friends, or running into someone I know at a local coffeeshop.

• Treatment Specialties

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Depression & Mood Disorders

  • Eating Disorder Treatment

  • Maternal Mental Health

  • Stress Management, Self-Growth, & Coping Tools

• Services Provided

  • Individual Therapy

  • Couples Therapy

  • Child & Adolescent Therapy

• Education

  MSW in Direct Practice, UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work 2025
  MPH in Health Behavior, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health 2025
  BA International Studies, Boston College 2020
  BA Islamic Civilizations and Societies, Boston College 2020

• Experience

  I received my MPH in Health Behavior and MSW in Direct Practice from UNC-Chapel Hill. In graduate school, I mainly worked with families whose children were receiving cancer treatment at various hospitals across North Carolina. Additionally, I supported families with kids receiving pediatric palliative and hospice care in the greater Triangle area. Through phone calls, home visits, and outpatient therapy, I helped caregivers and children navigate the grief and bereavement process. After graduating, I participated in a fellowship specializing in outpatient therapy with people with eating disorders. This fellowship allowed me to continue my work with caregivers of people with complex medical needs, as well as work directly with patients with various eating disorders.

  Additionally, I worked with children, teens, adults, and couples navigating relationship struggles, life transitions, OCD, anxiety, and depression. Through these roles, I’ve learned the importance of simply showing up and being fully present with one’s pain and grief, and how many people lack access to this. I enjoy blending my public health background and love of research into my practice to support my clients better.

• Insurances

  Blue Cross Blue Shield

  Aetna

  North Carolina State Health Plan