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Welcome to the
Outer Banks Center for Loss & Transition

Founded and led by Dr. Ashley C. Overman-Goldsmith, we are a counseling practice dedicated to helping individuals and families successfully navigate challenges such as, life transitions such as the death of a loved one, loss of a child (miscarriage/death), grief, separation/divorce and various other life changes.We specialize in providing compassionate counseling services to guide individuals and families through these challenging times.

Our experienced team offers personalized support and evidence-based interventions to help you navigate your emotional journey towards healing and growth.

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About

Ashley C. Overman-Goldsmith, PhD, LCMHC, NCC

The founder and director of Outer Banks Center for Loss & Transition, Dr. Ashley Overman-Goldsmith has been recognized as an expert in end-of-life counseling as well as an outstanding practitioner, educator and researcher in the counseling field. She recently founded the Outer Banks Center for Loss & Transition to offer support to both individuals facing the end of life and those navigating other life transitions.

 

Dr. Overman-Goldsmith is passionate about her work in end-of-life counseling. So much so that she developed a novel, brief, counseling intervention called Bond-Enhancing Attachment Therapy (BEAT) to improve relationships between individuals diagnosed with a terminal illness and their primary informal, caregivers. She is dedicated to not only providing tools for counselors working with clients facing the end of life but also educating them on end-of-life counseling. She is well respected for her ability to teach others about this important area of the counseling profession.

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Dr. Overman-Goldsmith is a past recipient of the Association for Death Education and Counseling's Edie Stark-Shirley Scott Early Career Award which is presented to a woman in the initial years of a

career in thanatology who has distinguished herself through activity in scholarship, service, research, clinical practice, or social action.

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Dr. Overman-Goldsmith is known as a compassionate individual who is uplifting and provides messages of both hope and healing to others.

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