Therapists in Greensboro, NC

Anxiety, Teen & Couples Counselor in Greensboro, NC

You don’t have to keep carrying everything on your own.

Maybe your mind rarely slows down. You replay challenging conversations, worry about disappointing people, feel overwhelmed by everything expected of you, or wonder why keeping up with everyday life feels so exhausting.

Maybe you’re a parent watching your child or teenager struggle with anxiety, confidence, friendships, school, identity, or big emotions, and you’re not sure how to help.

Or maybe you and your partner love each other but have become stuck in the same arguments, emotional distance, or communication patterns. You want to feel close again, but you’re not sure how to get there.

I’m Izabel, but you can call me Izzie. I provide counseling in Greensboro, NC for children, teens, young adults, adults, couples, and families. My goal is to offer a warm, genuine space where you can feel understood, make sense of what you’re experiencing, and begin creating meaningful change.

Call or text Santos Counseling at 336-663-6570 to schedule an appointment with Izzie.

Get To Know Your Counselor

Education & Background

Izabel “Izzie” McCaffrey earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 2022. She returned to UNCG to complete her Master of Science in Counseling and Educational Development with a concentration in Couples and Family Counseling in 2026.

During her clinical training at the Nicholas A. Vacc Counseling and Consulting Clinic, Izzie worked with college students and adults. Her experience included helping clients navigate anxiety, life transitions, school and work stress, relationship difficulties, identity development, generational trauma, traumatic grief, and neurodivergence. Izzie has also completed Psychological First Aid training through the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 

Areas of Specialization

Izzie specializes in helping kids, teens, young adults, adults, couples, and families who are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck.

She has a particular interest in working with children and teens experiencing anxiety and emotional challenges, young adults navigating identity and major life transitions, and couples who want to strengthen communication and emotional connection.

Her areas of focus include anxiety and overthinking, burnout and stress, relationship concerns, couples counseling, trauma and traumatic grief, neurodivergence, identity development, family and cultural experiences, and life transitions.

As a Mexican American woman from an immigrant and military family background, Izzie also understands that mental health does not exist separately from our families, cultures, communities, identities, and experiences. She strives to create a counseling space where those parts of each client are understood and welcomed.

Clinical Approach

Izzie believes counseling works best when you feel safe enough to be yourself—not judged, rushed, or pressured to have everything figured out.

Her approach is warm, collaborative, relational, and tailored to the person in front of her. Rather than simply focusing on symptoms, Izzie helps clients understand the emotions, experiences, relationships, and patterns that may be contributing to how they feel today.

Her work is grounded in Person-Centered and Relational Therapy and incorporates strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, somatic approaches, trauma-informed care, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples.

With kids, teens, and adults, therapy may focus on understanding emotions, reducing anxiety and overwhelm, strengthening self-compassion, building confidence, and developing healthier ways of navigating relationships and everyday challenges.

With couples, Izzie looks beyond the argument itself to help partners understand the emotions and needs underneath recurring conflicts. The goal is to help couples interrupt painful patterns and build greater emotional safety, communication, trust, intimacy, and connection.

Above all, therapy with Izzie is not about becoming someone else. It’s about understanding yourself more deeply, feeling more secure in who you are, and building the relationships and life you want.

A Little About Izzie

Therapy is personal, and I think it’s helpful to know a little about the person sitting across from you.

Outside of counseling, I enjoy spending time with my community, crocheting, playing online multiplayer and simulation games, collecting trinkets with stories behind them, finding my next random fun fact, and singing the same song in the car more times than I’d probably admit.

I value humor, creativity, curiosity, culture, and connection, and there can be room for those things in therapy, too.

Why I Became a Counselor

One thing I’ve learned is that life doesn’t have to feel so painful all of the time.

I became a counselor because I wanted to support people who feel alone with what they’re carrying and provide a space where emotional wounds that once felt too heavy can begin to heal.

Sometimes the first step isn’t knowing exactly how to fix everything. Sometimes it’s simply having somewhere safe to begin.

Start Counseling With Izzie in Greensboro, NC

You don’t need to wait until you’re completely overwhelmed to start counseling.

And you don’t need to know exactly what you’re going to say.

Whether you’re looking for anxiety counseling, counseling for your child or teen, young adult therapy, couples counseling, trauma counseling, grief support, or neurodivergent-affirming counseling in Greensboro, we can begin with where you are today.

Izabel “Izzie” McCaffrey provides in-person counseling at Santos Counseling in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Ready to get started?

Call or text Santos Counseling at 336-663-6570 to schedule an appointment with Izzie.

411 Dolley Madison Road
Greensboro, NC 27410