Therapist profile
Anita Carter, LISW-CP
Licensed social worker - Family and parenting
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- CBT techniques
- Solution-focused work
- Motivational interviewing
About Anita
Anita Carter is a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) based in South Carolina with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Anita also lists family and parenting among her areas of focus and helps people managing caregiving stress, blended family concerns, and adoption or foster care questions.
She uses practical, evidence-informed methods in sessions. Anita draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She uses Solution-Focused techniques to set concrete short-term goals and Motivational Interviewing to support readiness for change.
Anita takes time to listen and build a working relationship before moving into active interventions. Her background includes long experience with addiction, mood disorders, and relationship difficulties, plus supporting people facing medical challenges and grief. She also brings yoga and meditation knowledge into her practice when clients want those tools.
Sessions are geared toward clear steps and skills people can use at home. Anita helps people develop coping tools for sleep, anger, and stress, and practical communication strategies for relationship strain. She also supports adults managing career pressures and life transitions.
Her practice reflects experience with diverse cultures and life situations. Adults who want a straightforward, skill-based approach to parenting stress, relationship problems, or addiction-related concerns often find her style direct and action oriented.
How sessions work
How her methods translate to online sessions
Anita commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, or sleep problems. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on defining concrete goals and small steps to move toward practical change.She also uses Motivational Interviewing when people are deciding whether to change behaviors such as substance use. That approach helps clarify reasons for change and builds commitment through guided conversation rather than pressure.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Anita will discuss goals and preferences with each person and then recommend methods that fit the issue at hand. That collaborative process means techniques can shift as needs evolve.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT worksheets, goal-focused tasks, and motivational conversations to an online setting so work continues between sessions.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
Anita works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship strain, trauma, grief, parenting concerns, and related issues such as caregiving stress and blended family challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-informed methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to build skills and set achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with adults across a wide range of concerns including addictions and mood disorders.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LISW-CP credential and practices from South Carolina as a licensed independent social worker in clinical practice.
Can she work with people who don’t live in the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients as well as people in the United States, and services are provided in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. The site matching process will clarify how sessions are conducted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the booking process.
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