Therapists in Charleston, SC · Mount Pleasant & Online Across South Carolina
You don't have to figure this out alone
Whether everything's come apart or something just feels off — for you, your child, or your family — this is what we're here for.
We pay attention to what's working in your life, not just what's hard. We think about humor, growth, and what you're capable of — not just symptoms and diagnoses.
It's a different experience than what most people expect from therapy, and we think it's a better one.
Takes about 10 minutes. Designed by psychologists, not algorithms.
That's our Mount Pleasant office. The couch is yours.
Our Therapists in Charleston, SC
Looking for a therapist in Charleston, SC? Finding the right fit is what we do. Our Mount Pleasant team is made up of licensed marriage and family therapists who work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families, in person and online anywhere in South Carolina. Whether you're here for yourself, your child, or your relationship, start with the right person.
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Kids, teens & the parents trying to help them
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist — Practice Co-Founder
Relationships, family patterns & the conversations that keep going wrong
What therapy actually costs in Charleston
Clear, upfront pricing for therapy in Charleston, SC. With our Mount Pleasant team, individual therapy runs $150–$175 per session and couples therapy runs $175–$200, depending on your therapist; after out-of-network reimbursement, many clients pay roughly $35–$80 per session.
We're an out-of-network practice. You pay up front and we file claims electronically on your behalf; many employer plans reimburse 50–80% after your deductible.
The full picture, including how to check your own benefits in one phone call, is on our payment & insurance page.
What's on your mind?
You don't have to name it perfectly. See if any of these feelings sound familiar.
"I can't stop worrying about things I can't control"
Anxiety & Stress"My kid is struggling and I don't know how to help"
Kids, Teens & Parents"My relationship feels stuck or disconnected"
Couples & Relationships"I go through the motions but nothing feels real"
Depression & Mood"Something happened to me and I can't move past it"
Trauma & PTSD"I don't know what's wrong, I just know something is"
Wherever You AreThe concerns we work with most
From childhood anxiety to family conflict, individual therapy to couples counseling, we offer focused care for the concerns Charleston, SC families and adults bring in.
How Therapy Works Here
Starting therapy is simpler than you think.
Tell us what's bringing you in
A 10-minute guided process, backed by science: what you're going through, how you want therapy to feel, and what matters most. Your future therapist gets real context before you ever walk in.
Meet your therapist
Your initial appointment is a chance to feel out the fit, because the therapeutic relationship is what research most consistently ties to success in therapy. Not the right match? Tell us, and we'll help you find one who is.
Start where you are
Whether it's therapy for your child, couples counseling, or work of your own, you can meet in person at our Mount Pleasant office or online anywhere in South Carolina. Research shows online therapy is as effective as in-person for many concerns.
A quick welcome from our practice
About Therapy Group of Charleston
Therapy Group of Charleston is a private practice in Mount Pleasant, co-founded by Jan Stone Allen — a licensed marriage and family therapist with deep Lowcountry roots — together with the psychologists behind the Therapy Group of DC, and built on the same standards for training, supervision, and thoughtful care. We take mental health seriously without taking ourselves too seriously. Therapy should be a safe and supportive place where you're fully heard, with room to grow — where someone pays attention to what you're capable of, not just what's going wrong. That's the kind of care we set out to offer Charleston families.
Our clinicians work from family-systems, cognitive behavioral, and trauma-informed approaches, with play-based work for younger children — because no single method fits every person, every age, or every family. What we match on is fit, because research consistently links the relationship between you and your therapist to how well therapy goes.
Most people wait years between recognizing something's off and reaching out. You don't need to have it figured out before you come in.
We're therapy nerds.
Our marriage and family therapists trained at leading academic programs — and our founders have spent more than a decade training tomorrow's clinicians.
From Field Notes
Frequently Asked Questions
Practical answers about starting therapy in Charleston, SC, what to expect, and what mental health care costs.
Getting Started
Start with what you need: support for yourself, your child or teen, your relationship, or your whole family. Charleston has plenty of licensed clinicians — marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, social workers, and psychologists — so the hard part isn't finding one, it's finding the right one. Research on therapy outcomes points to the relationship between you and your therapist as one of the strongest predictors of whether it helps. Tell us what you're going through and how you'd like therapy to feel, and we'll suggest the clinician on our team who fits, so you don't have to guess from a directory.
Yes. Savannah Jennings came to us after nearly four years as a school counselor and uses play and other hands-on approaches with younger kids, so they can show her what they don't have words for yet. With teens and parents, the work is more structured: practical ways to support emotional regulation, communication, and coping at home and at school. Jan Stone Allen works with parents, couples, and families through a family-systems lens, and sees teens 13 and older. Parents are part of the process, not spectators.
Yes. Both of our Mount Pleasant therapists are women: Jan Stone Allen, MA, LMFT, and Savannah Jennings, M.Ed., LMFTA. Jan sees adults, couples, families, and teens 13 and older; Savannah works with children, teens, parents, and adults. Adults and teens can meet with either one in person at our Mount Pleasant office or online anywhere in South Carolina.
No. Many of our clients don't have one — they're navigating a life transition, relationship strain, a hard season of parenting, or feelings they can't quite name yet. Naming things is part of the work, not a prerequisite for it.
Cost & Insurance
With our Mount Pleasant team, individual therapy is $150–$175 per session and couples therapy is $175–$200, depending on your therapist. We're a private-pay practice: you pay at the time of your session, and we file the out-of-network claim with your insurer electronically on your behalf. Many plans with out-of-network mental health benefits reimburse 50–80% of the allowed amount once your deductible is met. The full picture, including a two-question script for checking your own benefits, is on our payment page.
Often, yes — usually through out-of-network benefits rather than a copay. We're not in-network with any insurance plans. You pay at the time of your session, and we submit the reimbursement claim to your insurer for you, so you're not chasing superbills. We don't offer sliding-scale fees. HMO plans, TRICARE, Medicare, and Medicaid typically don't include out-of-network mental health coverage, so if you're on one of those, it's worth knowing that before you start.
Our Approach
The titles overlap more than people expect. In South Carolina, a licensed professional counselor (LPC), a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), a licensed independent social worker (LISW-CP), and a licensed psychologist (PhD or PsyD) can all provide excellent therapy — the license reflects training path more than quality, and it says little about personality or style. Psychologists complete doctoral training, which matters for some concerns, including formal evaluations. What matters most, for most people, is proper licensure plus the right fit. Our Charleston team is made up of licensed marriage and family therapists, and we match you on fit, not title.
No — we don't run therapy groups. Our practice focuses on individual therapy for kids, teens, and adults, couples counseling, and family therapy, because focused attention on one person, one couple, or one family is what we do best. If group therapy sounds right for you, we're glad to point you toward Charleston resources that offer it.
Yes. Our therapists offer secure telehealth sessions anywhere in South Carolina — the same support, wherever in the state you are — and research has found telehealth as effective as in-person care for many mental health concerns. If you'd rather meet in person, our office is in Mount Pleasant, and younger children are always seen there in person.
About the Practice
We're in Mount Pleasant at 913 Bowman Road, Suite 104, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 — a short drive from downtown Charleston, Daniel Island, Sullivan's Island, and the Isle of Palms, with parking at the building. You can reach us at (843) 259-2145.
Then we'd rather know. It's completely acceptable — common, even — to realize after a few sessions that a therapist isn't the right match, and a good practice makes that easy to say. Trust your feelings about the fit; therapy works best when the relationship does. The signs of a good fit are concrete: feeling heard, gaining insight into your own patterns, a sense of moving forward. If that isn't happening, tell us — we'll help you find a better fit within our team or refer you beyond it, with no awkwardness.
You've already done the hardest part: thinking about it. The rest starts here.
Curious who's right for you?
We're accepting new clients — kids, teens, adults, couples, and families — in person at our Mount Pleasant office and online across South Carolina.
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