Veda Yaguda , LCMHCA

Therapist | veda@3rdwavetherapy.com| 919-886-4052

Maybe you know exactly what's feeling off. Or maybe you just know you're overwhelmed, stuck, burned out, or trying to figure out what comes next. You don't have to have the right words before you walk through the door.

My approach is warm and collaborative, and grounded in the belief that you are the expert on your own life. I'm not here to hand you a checklist or tell you who you should be. We'll work together to understand what's getting in the way, recognize the strengths you already have, and figure out what moving forward looks like for you.

I draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches to help you better understand your inner experience and take meaningful steps toward the life you want.

You don't have to figure all of it out alone. We can figure out what comes next together.

• Treatment Specialties

  • Stress Management, Self Growth, Coping Tools

  • Anxiety

  • Social Anxiety

  • Work Related Burnout

  • Caretaker Support

  • Life Transitions 

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Mindfulness Tools

• Services Provided

  • Individual Therapy

• Education

  Master of Counseling, Wake Forest University
  Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, with a minor in Health & Human Services and Schools, Wake Forest University

• Experience

  I have particular experience supporting healthcare professionals, medical students, caregivers, and adults navigating high-pressure seasons of life. My work has focused on anxiety, chronic stress, burnout, academic pressure, compassion fatigue, and major life transitions.

  At the Wake Forest Medical School Counseling and Wellbeing Center, I worked with students navigating the unique demands of medical training and the healthcare field.

  I have also supported caregivers and families affected by Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and cognitive impairment through Wake Forest Atrium Health Sticht Memory Care, including work around caregiver burnout, compassion fatigue, and meaning-making.

• Insurances

  Blue Cross Blue Shield

  Aetna

  North Carolina Health State Plan