Origins Resource Library
Mental Health Resources
Practical, compassionate guides for understanding mental health, relationships, neurodivergence and what it can be like to begin therapy. Written by the team at Origins, with trusted local and statewide help.
Guides
Start with what fits
Each guide stands on its own, so read what helps and skip the rest. More topics are on the way.
Starting Therapy
What to expect, how to find the right therapist, understanding credentials and preparing for your first appointment.
Neurodivergence
ADHD, autism, executive functioning, masking, sensory needs and neurodivergent-affirming care.
Anxiety
Understand anxiety, panic and worry, explore coping strategies and learn when more support may help.
Relationships & Boundaries
Practical guidance for communication, boundaries, conflict, family relationships and romantic relationships.
Mental Health Glossary
Plain-language explanations of mental health, therapy and North Carolina behavioral-health terms.
From the Journal
Recent articles from our clinicians
Mental Health & Therapy
When More Than One Thing Can Be True
Postpartum depression, psychosis and narcissistic abuse can overlap, and isolation makes each harder. A therapist explains why more than one thing can be true.
Mental Health & Therapy
When the Crises Never Stop: Living with Constant Hopelessness
Feeling like nothing will ever get better? Learn what hopelessness is, a step-by-step way to get through the moment, and how therapy can help.
Mental Health & Therapy
Functioning in Crisis Mode: What Leon from Resident Evil Shows Us About Survival
Being “on” all the time has a cost. Learn what survival mode does to your body and mind, why calm can feel uncomfortable, and how to…
Community
Local and community resources
Origins is one of many places to find support. These Greenville, Pitt County and Eastern North Carolina organizations are worth knowing about. Each one is checked against its own site or an official source.
NAMI Pitt County (opens in a new tab)
Pitt County
Free peer and family support groups, education and referrals run by volunteers, serving Pitt and Beaufort counties. The information line is not a crisis line.
Verified September 2026
Outpatient psychiatry and therapy in Greenville, including diagnostic evaluations, medication management and psychotherapy. Call to ask about establishing care.
Verified September 2026
The public behavioral health plan for many eastern North Carolina counties, including Pitt. Call to talk through what you need and how to get connected to mental health, substance use or developmental disability services. Trillium also runs a Medicaid Tailored Plan.
Verified September 2026
NC 211 (opens in a new tab)
North Carolina
A free, confidential way to find local help of many kinds: counseling, food, housing, transportation, utilities and more. A community resource specialist listens and connects you with options near you.
Verified September 2026
Part of the UNC TEACCH Autism Program. Offers diagnostic evaluations, intervention, education and consultation for autistic people and their families across eastern North Carolina, including Pitt County. Call the number below for referral and intake questions.
Verified September 2026
Greenville-based support for people experiencing domestic and intimate partner violence and their children, serving Pitt, Martin and Washington counties. Services include a 24-hour crisis line, an emergency safe house, safety planning and help with protection orders.
Verified September 2026
Crisis support
If you need help right now
If you are in emotional distress or thinking about harming yourself, you can reach a trained counselor any time.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911.
Free, confidential support any time, day or night, for emotional distress, thoughts of suicide, mental health or substance use crises, or worry about someone else. Call, text or chat 988.
Verified September 2026
REAL Crisis Center (opens in a new tab)
Greenville
A Greenville-based crisis center where trained counselors answer calls, texts and chats around the clock. It also works with the 988 Lifeline in North Carolina.
Verified September 2026
A clinician talks with you by phone first. When it helps, a team can come to you and connect you with next steps. Free, even without insurance.
Verified September 2026
NC Peer Warmline (opens in a new tab)
North Carolina
A free, private line staffed by people with their own experience of mental health or substance use challenges. It is for support and a listening ear, not an emergency line. Call, text or chat.
Verified September 2026
Origins Counseling & Wellness is not an emergency or crisis service.
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This page is general information, not medical or clinical advice, and it does not replace care from a qualified professional. Last reviewed September 26, 2026.