Raleigh, NC · Licensed Counselor
Find your
direction.
If you’re thoughtful and self-aware but still stuck in the same patterns, your mind may understand what’s happening, but your body hasn’t fully caught up yet. At some point, insight alone stops being enough to create change.
At The Wilde Compass, therapy is rooted in the belief that healing happens through both mind and body. Using a trauma-informed, holistic, and multicultural approach, our work will focus on helping you move out of chronic stress, anxiety, and over-functioning and into a more grounded, connected way of living.
I help high-achieving adults in high stress environments create meaningful, lasting change personally, professionally, and in their relationships.
You Don’t Need More Insight. You Need a Way Forward.
Your next step starts here…
From the outside, your life likely looks structured, successful, or at least “fine.”
Internally, it feels different.
You overthink. You overextend. You stay in motion even when you’re exhausted. Even with strong insight into your patterns, the same cycles keep showing up.
Common experiences include:
chronic anxiety or a sense of being constantly “on”
difficulty slowing down or fully resting without guilt
over-responsibility in relationships and emotional dynamics
patterns of over-giving that lead to resentment or depletion
burnout that doesn’t resolve through rest alone
disconnection from the body, needs, or boundaries
infertility-related stress that feels all-consuming
This isn’t a failure of awareness. It’s a pattern that has been reinforced over time in the nervous system, relationships, and environment.
You’re capable, reliable, and often the one others turn to and rely on.
Therapy for body & mind
My approach is trauma-informed, somatic, and grounded in practical, real-world change.
We don’t just talk about what’s happening, we pay attention to how it shows up in your body, your relationships, and your patterns over time.
In our work together, I integrate:
somatic therapy to support nervous system regulation
cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to shift thought and behavior patterns
a systemic and multicultural lens that considers context, identity, environment, and lived experience
trauma-informed care that prioritizes safety, pacing, and autonomy
This work is collaborative, direct, and active. The goal isn’t just insight, it’s change you can actually feel in your day-to-day life.
Helping You Move Out of Survival Mode and Into Connection
I work with adults and couples across Raleigh and the Research Triangle who are thoughtful, self-aware, and ready for meaningful and lasting change.
This includes clients navigating:
anxiety and chronic high stress environments
burnout and over-functioning in work or caregiving roles
infertility and reproductive stress
relationship disconnection or recurring relational cycles
patterns of over-giving, emotional caretaking, or self-abandonment
first responders and helping profession stress exposure
social justice work, activism, and moral burnout
chronic illness and mind-body stress interactions
identity exploration, including gender and sexuality
ethical non-monogamy (ENM), polyamory, and kink
Jamie L. Chachere, EdD, LCMHC
Therapy is deeply personal, and fit matters more than anything else. And I know I’m not a great fit for everyone.
My work is direct, relational, and grounded in both clinical training and lived experience. I show up actively in sessions, as an engaged partner in the process, deeply invested in your growth and wellbeing.
You’ll likely find I’m a good fit if you want:
somatic and body-based approaches to change
practical tools alongside deeper emotional exploration
a therapist who is present, direct, engaged, and hilarious
support shifting nervous system patterns, not just analyzing them
If something here resonates, it’s worth paying attention to.
Therapy is not about fixing what’s wrong. It’s about changing how life is experienced from the inside out.