Therapist profile
Carly Basler, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Parenting and Trauma
Continue with CarlyAbout
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting support
- Grief and loss
About Carly
Carly Basler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with five years of experience. She focuses on trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Carly works with adolescents, young adults, and adults who are facing anxiety, depression, stress, or relationship challenges.
She has a background supporting youth and families involved with the child welfare system and has worked with people who experienced trauma and major life disruptions. That work shaped how she notices strengths and coping skills people already have. Carly uses practical steps to help people manage emotions and behaviors rather than only talking about problems.
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy along with a strengths-based perspective to teach skills for emotional regulation and clearer thinking. Sessions often include identifying patterns, trying new ways to cope, and building on what already works.
Carly helps people address family-of-origin issues, blended family concerns, attachment questions, and the stresses that come with caregiving or adoption and foster care situations. She also supports those dealing with body image, eating-related issues, guilt, shame, and discrimination-related stress.
People can expect focused, practical work on communication, boundary-setting, grief processing, and strategies for navigating life transitions. Carly aims to help clients leave sessions with concrete tools they can use between meetings.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and patterns that affect parenting and family communication. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help when stress leads to sharp reactions or relationship strain.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Carly will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit best for their goals and daily life. That may mean combining CBT and DBT skills, practicing new ways to respond at home, or focusing on grief or trauma processing depending on what feels most useful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to practice communication and coping strategies between sessions in real-life contexts. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and skills training to work well over remote sessions, and Carly will help shape a plan that fits the client's needs and routines.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She focuses on trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, plus related family and attachment concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
She works in a collaborative, nonjudgmental way using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and a strengths-based perspective to teach practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
Carly has five years of clinical experience working with adolescents, young adults, and adults, including work with child welfare-involved families.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (IL LCSW) practicing in Illinois.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Carly?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.