About Consuelo
Consuelo Gardner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings five years of practice to her work in North Carolina. She focuses on creating a respectful, down-to-earth space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and the daily pressures of parenting. Her tone is warm and inviting, and she aims to build a partnership with each person she sees.
Consuelo uses a client-centered approach as a foundation.
Background and approach
That means she listens first and shapes the work around each person’s goals. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new coping strategies that change how they feel and act. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change.
Consuelo uses it to help people clarify what matters most and find motivation that fits their life. She also uses solution-focused techniques to identify small, practical steps people can take between sessions. She has experience supporting people through postpartum challenges, compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and social anxiety and phobia.
Sessions aim to leave people with clear tools they can use outside the therapy hour and a plan for the next steps. Consuelo invites clients to work at a steady, manageable pace and to decide the priorities together. She focuses on practical coping skills, steady encouragement, and realistic goals that fit everyday life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Consuelo uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, listening-first relationship where the person’s goals shape each session. This approach helps people who want support in making decisions, sorting feelings, and setting realistic steps forward.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify thoughts that contribute to anxiety or low mood and to test new ways of thinking and acting. It is practical for everyday problems like stress, social anxiety, or coping with life changes because it focuses on skills you can practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Consuelo discusses options with each person and adapts methods based on needs, goals, and what feels most helpful. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and preferences become clear.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be an easier check-in, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit quick updates or times when writing feels better. These options make it easier to keep up with therapy during busy weeks, work breaks, or when travel makes an in-person visit difficult.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English