💙 Telehealth across North Carolina & in person in Jacksonville NC  · Free 15-minute consultations  ·  (910) 356-6550
An affirming, trauma-informed practice

You've spent enough
energy helping people
understand you.

Here, you don't have to. At Rising Tide Counseling, lived experience is woven into our clinical training, so you're seen from the very beginning and met exactly where you are.

  • LGBTQIA+ affirming
  • Neurodivergent friendly
  • Military-connected care
Dr. Tiffany Cutrone, founder of Rising Tide Counseling in Jacksonville NC
15+ years of experience Compassion first
Dr. Tiffany Cutrone EdD, LCMHCS, LPC, LMHC, LCAS  ·  Founder
Telehealth statewide

Secure video sessions for clients anywhere in North Carolina.

Rooted in Jacksonville NC

In-person care at 825 Gum Branch Road, Suite 138H.

Start with a free consult

15 minutes to ask questions and see if we're the right fit.

Who We Help

Therapy for the people the world wasn't built around

You don't have to explain yourself here. Our clinicians bring lived experience, specialized training, and genuine investment to every person we serve.

LGBTQIA+ Individuals

Whether you're exploring identity, healing from rejection, or just need a space to let your guard down and process what's happening in the world. You belong here.

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Neurodivergent Adults

Years of masking and adapting are exhausting. We work with you the way your brain actually works, not the way the world expects it to.

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Children & Adolescents

Kids carry more than people realize. We meet young people where they are and help them build language for what they're feeling.

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Trauma Survivors

You don't have to have it figured out, name it perfectly, or be in crisis to deserve support. We'll meet you exactly where you are.

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Military-Connected Adults & Families

Military life leaves a mark, and not always the one people talk about. We understand that world from the inside, in service, in transition, and after.

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Our Approach

Therapy that isn't one‑size‑fits‑all

We draw from evidence-based approaches and adapt them to fit you: your history, your brain, your life. The relationship between you and your clinician is the foundation of everything.

You won't be pushed, pathologized, or handed a worksheet and sent on your way. You'll be met where you are, as you are, and we'll figure out the rest together.

Explore Our Services
01

Mindfulness, Compassion & Strengths-Based Work

Practical tools for staying present and regulating your nervous system, grounded in the belief that you already have more within you than you've been given credit for.

02

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Rather than pushing away difficult thoughts and feelings, ACT helps you accept them as part of being human and commit to action aligned with your values.

03

Trauma-Informed Care

Everything we do is grounded in an understanding of how trauma lives in the body and shows up in daily life.

Our Values

This is the space for you if you share these values

We affirm LGBTQIA+ identities fully. Black and Brown lives matter. Immigrants deserve dignity and access to care. Neurodiversity is not a deficit. Your body and autonomy matter.

A rising tide lifts us all
Meet Our Team

Seasoned leadership, invested clinicians

Rising Tide Counseling is led by Dr. Tiffany Cutrone, a clinician with over 15 years of experience in trauma, identity, and affirming care. Our team includes graduate-level counseling interns who bring lived experience and genuine investment to the clients they serve.

Every intern works under Dr. Cutrone's direct clinical supervision, meaning you get a dedicated clinician who is fully present with you and a seasoned supervisor invested in your care every step of the way.

Services We Offer

Care for individuals, organizations & clinicians

Therapy

Individual therapy for adults, adolescents, and children. Affirming, trauma-informed, and adapted to the way you actually live and think.

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Workshops & ERGs

Workshops and Employee Resource Group programming that brings affirming, evidence-based mental health support into your organization.

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Clinical Supervision

Supervision for developing clinicians from a seasoned supervisor invested in your growth, your ethics, and your confidence.

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Let's Talk

You don't have to go through this alone

Taking the first step is often the hardest part. Start with a free 15-minute consultation to get a feel for our approach, ask any questions, and decide if we're the right fit for you.