- Traumatic grief
- Self esteem work
- Young adult issues
About Cari
Cari Mekaeil is a KS LSCSW - a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker in Kansas - with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are handling stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem concerns, and life changes. She also focuses on issues connected to adoption and foster care, attachment, communication, mood, postpartum difficulties, and challenges common to young adults.
Cari has worked in several clinical settings over more than a decade. In sessions she listens to each person's history and current struggles, and she helps people name what feels most urgent. Conversations tend to be straightforward and goal-focused, with space to sort through painful events and build practical coping skills.
People meet with her to address effects of childhood abuse, traumatic grief, chronic stress, or transitions like becoming a parent. She also supports those trying to find purpose, rebuild confidence, or manage mood symptoms. The work can include talking through relationships and attachment patterns that keep repeating.
Cari emphasizes evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the process and reduce symptoms that interfere with daily life. She works to translate those methods into clear steps people can use between sessions. Sessions balance talking and concrete skill practice so progress feels measurable.
Her approach aims to make therapy usable for people juggling school, first jobs, or early-career pressure. Cari meets adults who feel behind, overwhelmed, or uncertain about next steps and helps them set realistic, practical goals.
How evidence-based methods translate to online work
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on clear steps and skills you can practice outside sessions. For example, cognitive-based strategies look at unhelpful patterns in thinking and teach ways to test and change those thoughts to reduce anxiety and low mood. Trauma-focused methods address memories and reactions to past harm with structured exercises that aim to lessen their hold on daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review your history, current goals, and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try first. That gives room to adjust the plan if something does not fit or more time is needed on a specific topic.
The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and check in during a lunch break or between classes. It also lets people continue work with a licensed professional when relocating within the same state. Ask about the available formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Kansas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Cari focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related areas such as adoption and foster care, attachment issues, mood disorders, postpartum concerns, and young adult issues.
What is her approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and aims for practical conversations. Sessions typically mix talking through problems with concrete skills to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working in a variety of clinical settings. That background includes helping people who have survived childhood abuse and those coping with traumatic grief.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a KS LSCSW, a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker in Kansas. Her professional practice is based in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the subscriber plan and location.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session. That process will outline next steps.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.