Mari Carter, LPC

Approaches that guide online parenting and recovery work

Client-Centered Therapy places the client's experience at the center of each session. It involves listening closely, reflecting what the client says, and helping them identify their own goals and values. This approach helps people feel heard and regain a sense of control over their choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Mari uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping. This can be useful for anxiety, mood challenges, panic, and managing urges tied to addiction.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Mari will work with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts plans as progress unfolds, combining approaches when that best serves the person.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial expression and body language during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, brief coaching between sessions, or when scheduling needs to be flexible.

These formats aim to make therapy more accessible for busy parents and people balancing work, recovery, and daily responsibilities. Licensed professionals can use these tools to maintain continuity of care and adapt the pace of work to each client's life.