- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Carly
Carly Gelb is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who centers work on practical tools and real-life goals. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges. Carly uses a down-to-earth, client-centered style so people lead the pace and direction of sessions.
She draws from approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to address daily struggles. Sessions often include guided meditation, journaling prompts, worksheets, and creative exercises to make skills easier to use outside of appointments.
Background and approach
Her background includes eight years of clinical experience across mood, trauma, substance use, and relationship concerns. That experience informs a straightforward style aimed at reducing overwhelm and improving coping. Carly aims to meet people where they are and build practical plans for change.
Parents and caregivers who feel drained by behavior, sleep, eating, or relationship stress will find structured strategies and steady support. Therapy can cover parenting stress, communication problems, codependency patterns, and setting boundaries without assigning blame. Carly practices in Illinois and conducts sessions in English.
She offers multiple online formats so people can choose what fits their schedule and needs. To begin, a simple questionnaire and scheduling step connects clients to the next available session.
What Carly works with
Everything Carly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carly lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic Approaches Online and How They Help
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it is often useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing it with real-world experiments, which can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build steadier focus for day-to-day challenges.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carly will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video lets people practice skills and see facial cues, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent when schedules or locations change.
Questions people ask about Carly
What kinds of concerns does Carly address?
Carly works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, trauma and many related issues such as sleep and eating problems, grief, and relationship stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a client-centered, nonjudgmental approach that emphasizes practical tools like journaling, art, guided meditation, and worksheets.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of clinical experience working with mood, trauma, substance use, and relationship concerns.
Where is she located and what are her credentials?
She practices in Illinois and holds the credential LCSW, listed as IL LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and starting therapy work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
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