- Values focused
- Practical skills
- Gentle and steady
About Carol
Carol Harris is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience. She helps people facing depression, anxiety, relationship and parenting challenges, and the stress that comes with major life changes. Her approach is steady and patient, and she works with people across the age span who are navigating transitions or health-related concerns.
She draws on practical therapies that focus on values, behavior, and relationships. Carol uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters and take steps toward it. She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills.
Her background includes long-term work with ethnically diverse adults and support for older adults and people with medical conditions. That experience informs how she tailors sessions for someone managing chronic illness, caregiver stress, or aging concerns. She pays attention to both current problems and how past attachment patterns affect present life.
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Clients can expect a mix of listening, practical assignments, and gentle challenge geared to everyday life. Carol aims to make therapy useful for daily routines, whether the priority is mood, relationships, parenting, or coping with illness.
People can start by describing what matters most and what feels hardest right now. From there she helps set realistic steps and reviews progress together.
She draws on practical therapies that focus on values, behavior, and relationships. Carol uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters and take steps toward it. She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills.
Her background includes long-term work with ethnically diverse adults and support for older adults and people with medical conditions. That experience informs how she tailors sessions for someone managing chronic illness, caregiver stress, or aging concerns. She pays attention to both current problems and how past attachment patterns affect present life.
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented. Clients can expect a mix of listening, practical assignments, and gentle challenge geared to everyday life. Carol aims to make therapy useful for daily routines, whether the priority is mood, relationships, parenting, or coping with illness.
People can start by describing what matters most and what feels hardest right now. From there she helps set realistic steps and reviews progress together.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Approach-focused online therapy that fits your life
Carol integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people connect with their values and take gradual action toward what matters. ACT is useful when someone feels stuck by worry, mood, or health limits and wants clear, values-based steps.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood. CBT provides practical tools to reduce worry, manage depression, and change unhelpful patterns over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Carol works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's needs, goals, and daily life. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans so strategies stay relevant and doable.
If you prefer online sessions, confirm the available session options before booking since specific formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, save travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help when energy is limited by illness or caregiving demands, because sessions can be arranged around other commitments rather than adding extra travel.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Carol commonly address?
She helps with depression, anxiety, stress, relationship and parenting problems, grief, addiction concerns, and living with health challenges like chronic illness or cancer.
What is her style in therapy?
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented, combining problem-solving with reflective discussion and at-home practice to build new habits.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience, including long-term work with ethnically diverse adults and older clients with medical conditions.
Where is she licensed and based?
Carol holds an LCSW and is licensed in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.