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Carrie Ross

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Carrie Ross, LCSW

North Carolina

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Stress

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, North Carolina / C007174
  • NPI1730487406
  • Experience17 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationNorth Carolina

About

  • CBT strategies
  • Client-centered focus
  • Motivational interviewing

About Carrie

Carrie Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 17 years as a clinical social worker and 25 years in social work overall. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, anger, and depression and offers practical help for those problems. She works in English and does not take international clients.

Ross helps people develop coping skills and improve emotional regulation. She uses straightforward talk and action steps to reduce irritability and shut down escalating reactions. Sessions can include looking at thoughts and behaviors that keep anger alive and practicing small changes that lower daily stress.

Her background includes long experience across age groups in social work settings. That history informs how she talks about caregiving strain, aging and geriatric issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and hospice or end-of-life counseling. She also addresses attachment issues, autism-related challenges, and isolation or loneliness.

She draws from several approaches including client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, solution-focused work, and trauma-focused techniques. That mix is used to help people with complex problems such as post-traumatic stress, disruptive mood dysregulation, eating and food-related issues, guilt, shame, and forgiveness.

To start, clients complete an online matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. The first meetings typically focus on clear, doable steps to reduce anger and build better daily coping.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy centers the person's experience and priorities. Online sessions using this approach focus on listening, clarifying what matters most, and setting goals the client chooses. It is useful when someone wants a practical, respectful conversation about anger and related stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice thoughts and habits that fuel irritation and anger. In online sessions CBT can include identifying unhelpful thinking, practicing different responses, and assigning brief exercises between meetings to test changes.

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way to explore ambivalence about change. It is practical for someone who wants to cut down on snapping or avoidant behaviors by building motivation and small steps forward.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and help decide which methods to use. That choice can change over time as progress or new needs emerge.

Confirm the session formats available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can use the same therapeutic tools remotely to focus on reducing anger, improving coping skills, and supporting everyday changes.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementDepression

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Eating and food-related issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSexual assault and abuseWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Listed in

North Carolina

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, anger, and depression, plus related topics like caregiving stress and post-traumatic stress.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions are practical and direct, combining client-centered conversation with action-oriented techniques such as CBT and solution-focused work.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years licensed as a clinical social worker and 25 years total experience as a social worker.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and works with clients in that state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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