Carrie Ross, LCSW

Carrie Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings 17 years of clinical experience to her practice. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and relationship concerns. Carrie aims to help clients build practical coping skills and better manage strong emotions.

Carrie draws on straightforward, person-focused methods to help people make changes that fit their lives. She uses client-centered work to understand each person's priorities, and cognitive behavioral techniques to break down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies are used to set small, achievable goals.

Her background includes work with adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, attachment differences, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and caregiver stress. She also has experience with communication problems, eating and food-related issues, and trauma-related concerns such as post-traumatic stress and coping after disasters.

Sessions emphasize learning tools for emotional regulation and developing routines that reduce overwhelm. Carrie helps people practice skills in session that they can use between meetings. She places priority on listening first, then tailoring straightforward steps to each person’s situation.

People choose Carrie when they want a down-to-earth approach and clear strategies for everyday life. She works from North Carolina and offers services in English.

How Carrie’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and priorities. The therapist listens closely and helps reflect what matters most, which is useful for relationship concerns and emotional strain.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It’s often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills to change patterns that get in the way.

Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It’s useful when someone feels unsure about steps to take or needs help building momentum toward small goals.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then try methods that fit best. That may mean mixing approaches and adjusting as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current options before booking to learn how sessions can be scheduled to suit daily life.