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Carey Deeters

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Carey Deeters, LCSW

Pennsylvania

LCSW - Anger and emotional regulation

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Pennsylvania / CW020912; LCSW, Nevada / 11365-C; LCSW, Virginia / 0904019133
  • NPI1982002960
  • Experience23 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationPennsylvania

About

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Practical skills work

About Carey

Carey Deeters is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 23 years of experience in human services. He has worked in county systems, in-patient settings, hospice, community agencies, and clinical programs. Carey helps people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, substance issues, grief, trauma, relationship and family concerns, anger, and related challenges.

He has provided care for children, adults, and older adults across a mix of settings. His background includes work with substance use disorders, grief and loss, abuse and trauma, parenting challenges, and life-stage transitions. Carey has experience managing a range of diagnoses encountered in practice over two decades.

Carey’s approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with flexibility to use other methods. He also draws on Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused techniques, and Somatic Therapy when they fit a person’s situation. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer ways to handle strong emotions like anger.

In appointments he breaks problems into manageable pieces. He helps people recognize unhelpful patterns and test different responses. Work often includes setting short-term goals, practicing new skills between meetings, and reviewing what works.

Carey communicates plainly and focuses on real-world change. He asks questions, listens to what matters to the person, and adjusts methods to match goals. Sessions are offered in English and are tied to his Pennsylvania practice. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

How Carey uses therapy approaches online

Carey commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing as part of his work. CBT focuses on spotting thought and behavior patterns, testing new responses, and building practical skills for problems like anger, anxiety, or depression. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what matters to them and resolve mixed feelings about change.

He also uses Narrative Therapy ideas to help people reframe difficult experiences and Somatic Therapy techniques to notice how strong emotions show up in the body. These approaches can be combined so sessions address thoughts, behavior, and physical responses to stress and anger.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Carey will talk with each person about their goals, try approaches that fit, and adjust based on what helps. He focuses on concrete steps and checks progress together so methods stay useful.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists can adapt exercises and homework to digital sessions so the work continues between appointments.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania, Nevada, Virginia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and family issues, anger, and related concerns.

How would he approach anger in sessions?

He uses CBT-based work to identify triggers and change patterns, combined with somatic and solution-focused strategies to practice different responses.

How much experience does he have?

He has 23 years in the human services field, including work in county, in-patient, hospice, community, and clinical settings.

What are his credentials and where does he practice?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with credentials listed as VA LCSW and PA LCSW and practices in Pennsylvania.

Does he provide sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin working together?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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