- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and solution-focused
- Motivational interviewing
About Anita
Anita Carter is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) practicing in South Carolina with 30 years of experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and grief. Anita also helps people facing parenting strains, sleep problems, career stress, ADHD, and major life changes.
She uses straightforward, evidence-based methods in sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy narrows in on practical steps that can make a difference quickly. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck about change, including around substance use and health behaviors.
Anita draws on her long clinical background to listen and build a working relationship that fits each person. She makes space for complicated issues like co-occurring conditions, attachment and blended family stress, and survivor experiences of domestic violence or abandonment. Her work also addresses caregiver burden, cancer-related stress, and aging concerns.
Outside of talk therapy, Anita brings skills from yoga and meditation into sessions when clients want them. She has experience with people from many cultures and walks of life and offers practical, direct guidance as part of psychotherapy. Anita welcomes questions about how her way of working might fit your situation.
For people wanting to start, she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s priorities, helping people feel heard and understood while they set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and unwanted behaviors. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels unsure about change by exploring ambivalence and building motivation for steps like reducing substance use or improving health habits.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and how the problem shows up in daily life, and then suggest methods to try. That plan can be adjusted as work progresses so techniques match the client’s pace and priorities.
Confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue therapy if they relocate or need to coordinate across time zones. Licensed professionals can use these options to help clients apply CBT skills, practice mindfulness exercises, and follow through on solution-focused steps between sessions.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address for young adults?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, career stress, and coping with life changes among young adults.
How would sessions with her feel day to day?
Sessions use evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy and involve practical discussion and goal setting.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical practice working with addictions, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relational problems.
What credential and where does she practice?
She is a SC LISW-CP, which means Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice in South Carolina.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as people in the United States and are conducted in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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