A psychotherapy and behavioral health practice located in Wilmington, NC, specializing in impulse co
11/18/2025
Let’s make sustainability *social*
Please bring your gently used clothing, shoes, accessories, home goods, etc. to our FREE CLOTHING SWAP on Saturday, December 6th between 8 AM AND 2 PM (at 3133 Wrightsville Ave, aka Honeybee Psychotherapy & Behavioral Health).
We hope you find new favorites, are able to share some belongings no longer serving you with your neighbors, and connect with one another. And… we will provide some snacks, drinks, and good company while you browse!
What to bring: any items in good condition that you would like to swap and a bag for the items you take home
What to leave at home: swimsuits and undergarments
We will also be accepting donations of non-perishable meals, breakfast items, and birthday cake boxes!
What is a birthday cake box?? A 9x13 disposable pan with a lid that has a box of cake mix, a can of sprite, a tub of frosting, birthday candles, and a note explaining how to mix the cake with the sprite (no other ingredients needed) and bake as usual.
11/14/2025
So much of what so many of us need right now is community. We feel the heaviness of life and can feel very alone.
Allowing people who see us in- and building connection and community with them- helps us recognize we are not alone, and we can both get and offer support.
Not from everyone. Not in every space.
But, we can cultivate intentional relationships that embody our worth and the worth of one another.
11/10/2025
Swap, sip, and snack!
We’re hosting a free clothing swap on December 6th from 8 AM to 2 PM at 3133 Wrightsville Avenue in Wilmington, NC.
Please bring your gently used clothes, shoes, or accessories, and find new-to-you treasures. It’s a way to keep good clothes in use and out of landfills, and it’s a way to make the holiday season more accessible for everyone.
We will be providing light refreshments!
What to bring: the items you’d like to swap and a bag for the items you take home
What to keep at home: swimsuits and undergarments
We are also accepting donations of non-perishable pasta meals, breakfast items, and birthday cake boxes!
Birthday cake boxes include:
1 boxed cake mix
1 can of sprite (so no eggs or oil are required!)
1 tub of frosting
Birthday candles
1 9x13 disposable pan with lid
A note explaining how to mix the cake with the sprite
This year, let’s celebrate together gently and kindly as a community!
11/06/2025
Clean out your closet and refresh your wardrobe—for free!
Join us for a Community Clothing Swap on Saturday, December 6th from 8A–2P at Honeybee Psychotherapy & Behavioral Health (3133 Wrightsville Ave, Wilmington).
Bring 3–5 (or more!) gently worn clothing, shoes, or accessories to trade with others. Also welcome are home appliances and toiletries.
Light snacks and drinks will be provided, and all leftover items will be donated.
What to bring: The items you’d like to swap and a bag for the items you take home.
What to keep at home: Swimsuits & undergarments.
We’re also accepting donations of non-perishable pasta meals, breakfast items, and birthday cake boxes!
Birthday cake boxes include:
•Boxed cake mix
•Can of frosting
•One can of Sprite (this takes the place of the eggs and oil so they don’t need any extra ingredients!)
•Candles
•9x13 disposable pan with lid
•A note explaining the Sprite
11/04/2025
Hope isn’t about having certainty about an outcome. It’s about recognizing that what leads to change is a never ending push towards better, believing things can be different without any evidence that might be the case.
I love people. I love how people have been showing up for one another. I love how people have taken on systems in hopeless odds and have shifted the tide in crucial moments. I will never stop believing in the power of humanity.
10/30/2025
Full credit to for pointing me towards the Street Sheet for Wilmington. It’s a list of resources for food pantry and meal services, housing and shelter services, health and medical services, and other community resources. I know the picture is tiny. I apologize!!! And- going to the website is more helpful anyway. It’s provided through the
Everyone deserves food, safe housing, and healthcare. There are resources to help, and we will also look for ways to show up as a practice.
If you are a client and in need of help, please speak with your therapist to see how we might be able to come alongside you.
10/28/2025
I’ve been taking sewing classes with a friend, and it’s been transformative. As someone who rarely leaves their house during the week, having a weekly activity mid-week pulled me out of my routine, taught me new skills, and awakened this litter kernel of creativity that I have been gently fostering.
But…. This class was *much* harder than the last one, and after several tricky new skills and not finishing the project during the class, I stopped working on it. I just thought it would be too hard.
Last night, I set a goal to at least try and sew on the sleeves (the part where I got stuck), and while I put it off for hours (even taking the dogs for a walk in the rain first), I finally sat down to it…. And it wasn’t nearly as bad as I had anticipated it would be in my mind.
So, I am finishing tonight with two sleeves done and the reminder that things are rarely as hard as I make them in my mind. (Though, to be fair, the collar was IMPOSSIBLE).
All of this to say- maybe do that thing you’ve been putting off?? It might not be as bad or as hard as you were expecting. And if it is, (like that damned collar), take the class again (which I still plan to do in the spring)…. Or, you know, get help, or just do it badly, or whatever. It’s okay to be bad at things and do them poorly! The joy often is in the doing.
10/25/2025
and I have had a great time at Halloween maker’s market!
Hank has been a favorite, and everyone is impressed with how he has taken a chair for himself. He said I’m a people too.
10/22/2025
We exist in a reality of dialectics, of both/ands. We need rest and activity. We need flexibility and structure. We need peace and anger. And on and on. We are made up of so many parts, so many seasons, so many seeds, so many selves. We can get into trouble when we forget about some of our parts or when we only let certain parts make decisions. Parts work is about the both/and. It’s about seeing your self and your parts as good (keeping in mind that good and helpful are not always the same thing all of the time).
10/21/2025
While we are taking action steps to intentionally heal, rebuild communities, reconnect with more wise ways of being (with self, with others, with our environment), it is critical to notice the good, to choose to look for what brings joy and excitement, to prioritize pleasure.
Resistance is an ongoing effort- not a destination. You cannot spend your lifetime pushing back and recreating without also pouring in and opening your eyes to the beauty that already is.
10/20/2025
Your survival and resilience is amazing, beautiful, valuable. And. You didn’t deserve that. You deserved softness, gentleness, and support.
Just because you survived doesn’t mean you deserved what happened to you or the price you have paid since.
As an adult who is actively healing, bring your self to these past selves, these past parts who survived, and offer them what you deserved then. It will heal something in you now.
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Honeybee Psychotherapy Values and Practice Guidelines
· We believe in the power of transparency. Rachel will advocate for you to engage in direct, clear communication with others, and she firmly believes you deserve the same from her. If you have a question, please ask. If you have a concern, let us know. If you need another option, no problem!
· We believe in collaboration. No one person has all the answers. No one practice has all the answers. No one theoretical model has all the answers. No one field has all the answers. At Honeybee, we believe people work better together. That’s why we embrace collaborating with others. From medical doctors to psychiatrists to dietitians and personal trainers, if they are important to you or could be helpful to you, we want to include them in the healing process. That’s also why we never want you to feel like your only option is Honeybee. You have the right to choose who you want to work with and how you want to work with them.
· We believe that all people deserve to be treated with kindness, dignity, and respect. We also think the world would be a better place if everyone else believed this too (but that’s just us- we aren’t trying to impose our values on you). To that end, we ask that clinicians, admin staff, and fellow clients be treated with the same kindness, dignity, and respect you would offer to the person or animal (because let’s be honest, sometimes animals are easier to treat well) you love the most. And, we expect ourselves to provide that to you. If ever something rubs you the wrong way or doesn’t feel like it matches this value, please let us know, and we will work to hear you, develop an understanding of where you are coming from, and try to resolve the situation until you feel your needs have been met. If that’s not possible, we will talk to you about options for next steps.
· We believe in boundaries. Boundaries make everyone feel safe. That means when you come to therapy, you can expect your information to be kept confidential. You can also expect that your physical space will be respected, and you will be treated with kindness and dignity. Boundaries also mean that therapy time is used for therapy. Contact between sessions will be kept to a minimum to ensure maximum use of session time. Boundaries are also why we at Honeybee do not give out our personal information. Therapy is meant to be about you- NOT us. And, when we are not working, we cannot provide good therapy. That means we are not available outside of office hours. Please use emergency resources if you need immediate additional support, or please wait until your next appointment to explore what has been happening in your life. Boundaries help in everything, and we could go on and on but will stop here for now.
· We believe in practicing what works. Sometimes therapy takes a long time- and that’s okay. If there is a lot to work through, it’s going to take a long time to do it. That said, therapy should be productive. Sure there will be sessions that don’t feel as powerful or meaningful, but if you feel really stuck or like you haven’t made meaningful progress in a while (or if we get this feeling), we will discuss treatment options. Maybe we switch theoretical frameworks. Maybe we add some additional support. Maybe we recommend trying someone new. Ultimately, you should see movement and feel like you are getting better. If you don’t or you’re not, then we need to look at our options to see what else to do. Similarly, with practicing what works, Honeybee providers will only ever recommend evidence-based interventions. We know that there are great interventions that have anecdotal evidence of working. That’s simply not good enough for us. We take your health seriously, and we are only willing to provide interventions that have a strong scientific evidence base for support. This also means that if you share a recommendation that is not grounded in science (detox cleanses, I’m looking at you), we will not support that recommendation. There is fundamentally no evidence basis for it. In a world where so much is unknown, we believe in using science as a resource to practice what is known- and if we learn something better, we will practice something better. We believe you deserve more than a shot in the dark or something based on our own personal opinion or experience, and that is what we at Honeybee will provide.
· We believe in honoring our scope of practice. Social workers know a lot and are amazing! But, they don’t know everything. As a result, if there is something that comes up that is outside our scope of practice, we will tell you that you need to see someone else. Sometimes there will be issues where the lines get blurry (like in family based treatment), but if you need additional support, we will always recommend doing so and will recommend a provider that can offer those services. Similarly, even when some things are in our scope of practice, for the scope of therapy, we may recommend an adjunctive treatment. For example, if you want to work on OCD but also have a lot of trauma, it might make more sense to do separate work. You are learning skills for both but are actually getting more comprehensive treatment in doing so. Where this often really comes up is with medication management and with other co-morbid (meaning happening at the same time) conditions. Our limited scope of practice means we rely on you consistently seeing a medical provider, as needed, to make sure your medical needs are adequately addressed so you can do the work of therapy.
· We believe in recovery. We believe there is hope for fundamental and complete change. We believe that therapy and medication and support works, and we believe that with the right combination, you can live the life you value. We also believe in brains and structure and vulnerabilities, so we know that relapses happen. They don’t have to be part of the recovery process but often are. Relapses do not make recovery impossible. They just create space to work on another aspect of your life to increase your resiliency in that area. Some brains will always need a little additional support to do what they are supposed to do (just like some pancreases or some hearts; bodies are complex and tricky!), so even when recovery is possible, sometimes medication is ongoing. That doesn’t mean you’re not in recovery. It simply means your brain and/or your body needs this additional resource to be at its best. No big deal!
