Alice McCarter , LICSW, LCSW

Alice McCarter is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of professional experience, including five years practicing in North Carolina and earlier work in Massachusetts. She holds LICSW and LCSW clinical social work licenses, which reflect advanced training and experience in clinical practice. Throughout her career she has supported people facing depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, and major life transitions, bringing a steady, compassionate presence to complex emotional and interpersonal challenges.

Alice integrates practical strategies with a client-centered stance to address a broad range of concerns such as workplace stress, caregiver burden, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting difficulties, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and chronic illness. She has particular experience helping individuals navigate midlife changes, caregiving roles, and efforts to rediscover purpose and self-worth. Her work also covers family and blended-family dynamics, communication problems, and intimacy-related matters.

Known for an empathetic approach, Alice focuses on helping people build resilience, improve relationships, and develop tools for healthier coping. She blends mindfulness, motivational techniques, and solution-focused interventions to tailor treatment to each person’s goals and circumstances, offering steady professional guidance across a wide spectrum of emotional and life challenges.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

In her online practice Alice uses mindfulness therapy to help clients develop present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity; this approach can support people coping with anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm by teaching practical attention and breathing skills. She also employs motivational interviewing, a collaborative conversational style that helps people clarify their goals and strengthen personal motivation for change, which is especially useful for issues like addictions, behavioral changes, and readiness for life transitions. Solution-focused therapy is another tool Alice uses to identify concrete goals and build on existing strengths, offering brief, goal-directed work for clients seeking practical steps forward.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Alice works collaboratively with each person to determine what methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts interventions over time based on progress and evolving priorities so therapy stays focused and relevant.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access support from different locations. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, continuity of care, and multiple ways to engage with a licensed professional depending on personal comfort and practical needs.