About Perry
Perry Bagley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people face stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. He uses straightforward conversation and practical tools to help a person feel less overwhelmed and more in control of daily life.
Background and approach
He focuses on creating space between a person and their reactions. That means noticing thoughts and feelings as they come up, and choosing responses rather than acting on impulse.
Sessions emphasize staying present during stress and finding ways to let go of unhelpful patterns. Perry draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered work to tailor sessions to each person's needs.
He uses simple exercises and gentle questioning to help people test new ways of thinking and behaving. Progress is measured in small, real-world steps rather than abstract goals.
Parents and caregivers often find his style useful when parenting stress or family conflict makes daily life harder. He also supports people working through grief, addiction concerns, intimacy issues, and career changes.
Work can include coaching elements to clarify values and next steps. With 18 years of experience, Perry brings steady, calm guidance to the room.
He practices in North Carolina as an LMFT, and sessions are offered in English. His manner is collaborative and nonjudgmental, with a focus on practical change that fits each person's life.
Remote therapy with ACT and CBT tools
Perry uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. ACT focuses on values and small, meaningful actions that move a life in a clearer direction, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. CBT offers practical exercises and short experiments to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and improve mood in day-to-day situations.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. Perry will work together with each client to decide which methods fit a person's goals, preferences, and circumstances. That collaboration helps shape goals and the pace of work so change feels manageable.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or ongoing coaching-style support. These options provide flexibility to match therapy to a person's routine and needs.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Perry address?
What is his therapeutic style like?
How much experience does he have?
Where is he licensed and located?
What languages are supported?
Which session formats are available?
How are sessions priced?
What is the process to begin working together?
Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English