- Warm collaborative style
- Focus on practical steps
- Adoption and foster care aware
About Carrie
Carrie Ellis is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting struggles, and low self-esteem. She is experienced with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and works with people who are trying to build confidence and motivation.
Carrie uses a warm, interactive style that treats people with respect. She focuses on listening first and then building practical steps that match each person's goals. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what feels manageable for the client.
Her background blends several approaches. She uses client-centered and attachment-based ideas to strengthen relationships and emotional safety. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and she incorporates elements from dialectical behavior work and mindfulness to support emotional regulation.
She has five years of clinical practice as an LMHC and has worked with a broad range of concerns such as depression, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and family-of-origin issues. An additional focus in her work is adoption and foster care, and she brings that perspective into relevant conversations.
Carrie helps people identify clear, achievable steps and offers steady encouragement along the way. If someone is ready to start, she will support them through the early decisions and planning needed to begin therapy.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on building reliable emotional connection and understanding how early relationships shape reactions; it can help people who want to improve trust and closeness. Client-centered therapy centers the person's own experience, using empathic listening and reflective conversation to help people clarify goals and feel heard.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Carrie will talk with each person about their needs, history, and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try and how to adapt them over time.
The biography does not list specific online or remote formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use therapeutic tools in the context of their daily routines, with the therapist helping adapt techniques like cognitive strategies, grounding skills, and attachment-focused conversations to whatever session format is arranged.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Carrie address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and ADHD related concerns, plus related issues like caregiver stress and attachment difficulties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and interactive, focusing on listening and working together to build practical steps that match each person's goals.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor and has worked with a range of concerns including depression, OCD, and post-traumatic stress.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in Florida as an FL LMHC.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.