Hope Fulkerson Mooney, “Hopie”, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Child and Family Therapist with over 9 years of practice experience in the Durham/Chapel Hill area. Hopie received her Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2005. Hopie has extensive experience working with children and adolescents who are struggling with emotional or behavioral problems. She also works with families struggling to co-exist and adults who are seeking to change something about their life and relieve emotional distress.

In her practice, Hopie utilizes therapeutic models that are evidenced based and goal-directed. She incorporates techniques from therapeutic models including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems Theory, the Psychodynamic approach, and Behavioral Modification strategies. Hopie has worked in several different mental health settings including inpatient, residential, community mental health, hospital based, and outpatient. Hopie also has experience working with diverse populations in terms of gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and religious background.

Currently Hopie holds a position as a Child and Family Therapist at Duke Medical Center in the Department of Pediatrics providing outpatient therapy to children, adolescents, young adults and their families. Hopie has been at Duke since 2008 working with an interdisciplinary team of treatment professionals engaged in the latest evidenced-based mental health treatment research. 

Hopie sees children and adolescents with the following issues/concerns:

Behavioral Problems
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
ADHD
Anger/Aggression
Depression
Anxiety
Problems with Social Skills
Low Self-Esteem
Gender/Identity Problems
Problems related to Sexual Orientation

Hopie sees adults with the following issues/concerns:
Parenting Concerns
Depression
Anxiety
Adjustment Issues
Relationship Problems/Marital Stress
Grief and Loss
Gender/Identity Issues
Problems Related to Sexual Orientation
Stress
Adult ADHD
Postpartum Depression
Women's Issues

For more information: www.hopiemooney.com