Mental Health Provider & Patient Advocate

Casey is a licensed clinical social worker and patient advocate in the endometriosis, infertility, pregnancy loss, and chronic illness communities. In addition to supporting patients through her private practice, Casey has collaborated with multidisciplinary experts and nonprofit leaders in these spaces to address health inequities and systemic obstacles to care. Her newly released book, “Endometriosis from Harm to Hope: A Chronic Illness Guide,” talks about not only the physical impact of endometriosis and its comorbidities, but also the toll on mental health as well as the systemic challenges that cause more medical traumas for patients.

Casey’s own struggles with infertility, endometriosis, chronic illness, and pregnancy loss led her to work in these communities as a patient advocate and mental health provider. Casey is known for her work bringing light to the impacts that these physical challenges have on mental health and emotional wellbeing.

Individuals living with endometriosis, infertility and other chronic health challenges can feel like they are constantly living in a state of physical crisis. These issues often have a profound impact on not only their physical health, but almost every aspect of their social and emotional wellbeing, inhibiting their relationships and life goals while causing anxiety and depression. Therapy is a way to feel supported through the stress, grief, and medical trauma that can come with these conditions.

In her clinical practice, Casey utilizes a trauma-informed, culturally competent, strengths-based approach to supporting clients. She integrates different therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy and Crisis Intervention. While Casey does work often with the endometriosis and chronic illness communities, she also works with teens and adults who come to therapy for a variety of reasons. Anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, and relationship challenges all can have a significant impact on daily life. Casey offers tools to navigate these life stressors, while also providing a space to process trauma, set boundaries, and feel validated. Casey sees patients at her office in Wilmington, North Carolina and via telehealth throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and in Florida.

Casey has worked with expert medical professionals, advocates, and global nonprofits in the endometriosis and infertility fields to improve access to care. She has collaborated with Project Endo, the Endometriosis Summit, and the Sister-Girl Foundation speaking about the mental health impact of endometriosis and infertility at their events. She has had the pleasure of working with other nonprofits in the community, such as Gynoqueer, The Endometriosis Research Center, Endo Village and Extrapelvic Not Rare. Casey had the honor of receiving EndoBlack’s inaugural Outstanding Ally Award at their gala in 2022. Casey is credited as an assistant producer on the groundbreaking film, “Below the Belt” and her documentary, “Endotruths: Impact of Endometriosis and Infertility on Mental Health,” was featured in the Unmentionables Film Festival in Harlem, New York.

Casey’s book, Endometriosis: From Harm to Hope, is available for purchase wherever books are sold.