Therapist profile
Cara Damier, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- CBT and ACT
About Cara
Cara Damier is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing from Florida with eight years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, and trauma and abuse. Cara also helps with career stress, sleep problems, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Cara’s background includes a master’s degree in counselor education and experience running anxiety groups. She draws from several approaches to fit a client's situation, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. She can also integrate psychological principles with Christian theology when requested.
In sessions she aims to look beyond immediate symptoms to the patterns that keep problems recurring. That means talking through what shows up in daily life, identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and practicing skills you can use between meetings. She pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns when those are relevant to what you bring.
Clients can expect practical strategies alongside reflective work. That might include behavior experiments, values clarification, emotional awareness, and skills drawn from DBT or CBT. The focus is on clearer choices and better coping rather than labels or quick fixes.
Cara works with adults and accepts clients from outside the United States. If you want therapy that mixes skill-building with exploration of deeper patterns, she helps people sort through the next steps and plan workable changes.
How sessions work
How Cara’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can help people who feel stuck or overwhelmed by stress, grief, or changes at home. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches specific techniques to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful habits. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and communication, useful when relationship or intimacy issues are a concern.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try strategies, check what helps, and adjust the focus over time rather than sticking to a single method from the start.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy routine and reducing travel time so check-ins can be easier to schedule. Online sessions also allow therapists to assign exercises and follow up between meetings to keep progress moving. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. The aim is to make therapy fit day-to-day life while exploring skills and patterns that address the issues that matter most.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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What kinds of issues does she address?
Cara works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, and career or life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She combines practical skill-building with deeper exploration of patterns. Approaches may include CBT, DBT, ACT, attachment-focused work, and client-centered techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience and has run anxiety groups in the past.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How do fees and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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