About Carrie
Carrie Harris is a licensed social worker with 13 years of practice experience. She is licensed as an LICSW in Alabama (AL LICSW 6257C) and as an LCSW in Maine (ME LCSW LC24462). Carrie helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes.
She works in a respectful and compassionate way. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs and goals. Carrie listens closely and helps people find practical steps they can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people facing adoption and foster care concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, cancer, caregiver stress, and hospice or end-of-life challenges. She also addresses issues such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, guilt and shame, and women’s issues. Counseling with Carrie focuses on clear, doable actions and honest conversations.
She will collaborate on a plan that fits the pace someone can manage. The aim is to build skills for coping and for making steady change over time. Sessions can include short-term problem work or longer-term support, depending on the person’s situation.
Carrie encourages people to take small steps and notices progress as it happens. Her style is warm and practical, with an emphasis on real-life solutions. Carrie practices in Maine and conducts sessions in English.
Her dual licensure and years of experience guide how she tailors care to individual needs.
Evidence-Based Care and Online Flexibility
Many clients benefit from approaches that focus on practical skills and processing difficult experiences. One common approach is skills-based coping work, which teaches concrete tools for managing stress, anxiety, and panic symptoms through step-by-step practice and short exercises. Another helpful method is trauma-informed support, which centers on safety, pacing, and making sense of past distress so it feels less overwhelming in daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and which methods feel most comfortable. Together they will try options, adjust strategies, and build a plan that fits the person’s pace and needs.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when deeper connection helps. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to use video. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, skill practice, and follow-up between longer appointments. These formats make scheduling more flexible and help people keep momentum while managing busy lives.
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- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Maine, Alabama
- Languages
- English