Chudney Drew, MA, NCC, LCMHC

Counseling With Intention
Not Everything That Changed You Has to Define You
Healing isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it means confronting difficult truths, navigating the weight of grief, questioning patterns you've lived with for years, or having conversations you've spent a long time avoiding.
Who are you when you're not being chosen, included, validated, or accepted by someone else?
For some, that question begins in adolescence, with the quiet but deeply rooted belief that who they are simply isn't enough. For others, it emerges through relationships, loss, life transitions, or years of putting everyone else's needs before their own.
At Counseling With Intention, I believe meaningful change begins with honesty, understanding, and accountability, without judgment or shame.
My approach goes beyond simply listening. I help you look beneath the surface, understand how your experiences have shaped you, confront what is no longer working, and reconnect with parts of yourself you may have lost along the way.
I work with individuals, couples, families, teens, and athletes navigating grief, anxiety, relationship challenges, identity, emotional disconnection, and life transitions.
Whether you're learning to live with the absence of someone you love, rebuilding trust, breaking generational patterns, or finding your way back to yourself, our work isn't about pretending the difficult parts of life don't exist. It's about learning to understand them, make room for what cannot be changed, and find the courage to change what can.
You don't have to have everything figured out to begin. Sometimes one honest conversation is where change starts.
Consulting Therapist
Bridging Mental Health and Organizational Impact
As a licensed therapist, keynote speaker, and mental health consultant, I partner with organizations to address workplace stress, burnout, communication, and leadership. My approach is grounded in one simple belief: You cannot separate the person from the professional.
I've spoken at regional and national conferences, published articles on mental health equity and resilience, and collaborated with organizations committed to creating healthier, more supportive workplaces.
My goal is to help organizations think differently about how they support the people who show up for them every day.


Meet Your Therapist
After more than 10 years as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, I've learned that what people show the world doesn't always reflect what they're carrying privately. You can be accomplished, dependable, and the person everyone turns to, yet still question your worth, struggle in your relationships, or feel exhausted from holding everything together.
I believe our emotions often make more sense when we understand the meaning we've assigned to our experiences. That's where much of my work begins. Not simply with what's happening in your life, but with what those experiences have led you to believe about yourself, your relationships, and what you deserve.
I'm not interested in helping you become better at pretending everything is okay. I want to help you understand yourself well enough to recognize where you have choices, where change is possible, and where you may need to give yourself permission to feel what you've spent years trying to hold together.
I am based in the greater Charlotte area and founder of Counseling With Intention, holding a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Baruch College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I am also a proud wife and mother of two beautiful children.
Contact Me
Whether you’re seeking therapy, interested in booking a keynote, or exploring a workplace collaboration. I would love to hear from you.
Use the form below to get in touch, and I’ll respond within 24 hours. Let’s connect and see how we can work together with intention and care.
Counseling With Intention
1932 Weddington Road
Weddington, NC 28104
Phone: 704-519-7666
