Carrie Ross, LCSW

Carrie Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings 17 years as a clinical social worker to her practice. She focuses on helping people build practical coping skills and improve emotional regulation. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at making changes that matter day to day.

Clients come to her for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and relationship concerns. She also supports people facing caregiver strain, adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, and struggles with isolation or midlife transitions. Trauma, attachment issues, and eating or food-related challenges are also within her focus.

Carrie uses familiar, hands-on methods rather than jargon. She often draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person’s pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful patterns and try small behavior changes. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy guide short-term goals and practical steps forward.

Her background as a social worker gives experience across many life stages and settings. She aims to make sessions feel like a safe place to talk things through and practice new skills. Her work commonly addresses grief, end-of-life concerns, and caregiver stress with practical guidance.

Sessions are conducted in English and she practices in North Carolina. People interested in starting can use the site’s Start Therapy pathway to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How these approaches fit into online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's lead so the therapist can support what matters most. It helps people who need space to talk things through and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tries small practical changes to feel better. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what they want and build their own motivation for change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress and needs change.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier by removing travel and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep consistent appointments during caregiving demands, work breaks, or medical appointments. Ask about the available ways to meet when you complete the matching questionnaire so arrangements match your schedule and needs.