Van Langeland earned his Masters of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 1981. He is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.

To schedule an appointment with Van,
Text your name and reason for making an appointment:
(919) 446-5309.

130 Iowa Lane Suite 204
Cary NC 27511

Van works Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am until 6:30 pm.

Van has a pleasant, direct, personal and engaging style. He is not the type of counselor that just sits back and says,"how does that make you feel,"...rather, he gets in there with his clients to help them sort through their issues. He enjoys helping clients "connect the dots" from their past so they can improve their behavior and make better decisions in the present. Van's style is a blend of:

• helping clients to find answers and solutions
• teaching life principles
• resolving issues from the past
• using stories, analogies and illustrations to help teach and integrate life principles
• teaching skills to live more healthy, productive and fulfilled lives

His goal is to create the context for growth and change within the counseling sessions. Van does this with a primary focus of staying in 'the present' and then going back into the past when necessary to resolve and heal the wounds that prevent more progress in the present. Lasting change happens when there is healing and transformation on the inside of a person.

Van earned his Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Loma Linda University in 1981. He then moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in January of 1982 to join Ridgeview Counseling Associates where he worked until August 2021. Van is now working in a solo private practice.

Van is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). He is a member of the Licensed Professional Counselor Association of North Carolina, the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation and the American Association of Christian Counselors. Besides working with couples and families, he works individually with both adults and adolescents.

Van's therapeutic background is in Family Systems, Structural and Strategic Family Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. He has trained over the years with some of the leading professionals in the areas of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Ericksonian Psychotherapy, Codependency, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Adult Survivors of Abuse, Solution-Focused Therapy, Critical Incident Debriefing, Trauma, Marital Therapy and Grief and Loss.