- Money and financial issues
- Relationship and family support
- Stress and mood concerns
About Carlithea
Carlithea Farrington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and family strain, and financial worries. She approaches clients with warmth and respect and aims to meet people where they are. Her style is direct and grounded, intended to help callers feel understood and ready to take practical steps forward.
She draws on eleven years of clinical experience as an LCSW and broader work as a social worker and life coach. That background includes work in schools, government agencies, psychiatric settings, and private practice. She uses that variety of settings to shape responses to real-life problems like parenting challenges, workplace strain, or transitions after adoption or foster placement.
Carlithea uses several clinical approaches to shape sessions, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She tailors these methods to each person, choosing strategies that match the problem and the client's goals.
Practical concerns such as money and financial issues, caregiving stress, intimacy problems, and mood disorders are included among her focus areas. She also addresses trauma, grief, addictions, and issues related to women's health and LGBT concerns. Sessions aim to clarify goals, reduce barriers to functioning, and build skills that can be used between visits.
Carlithea believes in treating people with dignity and listening first. If someone decides to work with her, she seeks to form a respectful partnership to help them move toward the life they want.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to small actions that reflect their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where motivation and meaning matter.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It is practical and skill-based, and can help with stress, mood concerns, and problem-solving around money and work issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the session work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed, so therapy fits the person rather than the person fitting a single technique.
If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques for online conversation and between-session practice to help clients apply new skills in daily life.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting strain, career issues, and money and financial issues among other concerns.
What is her overall therapy style?
She uses a warm, respectful, and practical approach that focuses on listening first and tailoring methods to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eleven years of experience as an LCSW, plus broader work history in social work and life coaching across schools, agencies, hospitals, and private practice.
Where is she located and what credentials does she hold?
She practices in North Carolina and holds the LCSW credential with NC LCSW and NJ LCSW listed.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.