Mari Carter , LPC

Mari Carter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with five years of clinical experience supporting people through addiction, unresolved trauma, and grief and loss. She works from the belief that individuals possess power, choice, and voice, and she focuses on helping people reconnect with those strengths while building healthy coping skills and accessing peer support.

Her counseling style is warm, respectful, and compassionate, free of judgment, and tailored to each person's needs. Mari combines Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to create treatment plans and conversations that reflect the unique circumstances of each client. She prioritizes practical skill-building and collaborative goal-setting so people can move toward healing at a pace that fits them.

Mari aims to guide clients toward greater peace, improved well-being, and a stronger sense of agency. She centers client choice throughout the process and adapts interventions to address co-occurring issues such as substance use, mood disorders, panic, and trauma-related concerns. Her approach emphasizes empowerment, resilience, and meaningful, attainable steps forward.

Practical Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Mari uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people recognize patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to stress, anxiety, or low mood, then learn practical strategies to shift those patterns and manage symptoms. Motivational Interviewing is another key approach she employs - it focuses on strengthening a person’s own motivation for change and is especially useful for working through ambivalence in areas like addiction and lifestyle shifts. She also integrates Solution-Focused Therapy, which emphasizes identifying small, achievable steps and building on existing strengths to create progress in a relatively short time frame.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mari works with each person to explore what fits their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as therapy progresses so the plan remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people balancing work, family, or geographic constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different session formats, and access support when it suits a client's schedule, helping therapy feel more practical and sustainable.