- Emotion regulation skills
- Trauma-informed care
- Addiction recovery focus
About Carrie
Carrie Kinder is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Indiana with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addictions. She focuses on practical steps people can take to cope when life feels overwhelming. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping clients regain steadiness and make clearer choices about their next steps.
Carrie aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through painful experiences and start building new habits. She helps clients with communication challenges, feelings of emptiness or isolation, and problems that come up during major life changes. She also addresses addiction and trauma in ways that emphasize safety and gradual progress.
Her background includes work with people navigating blended family concerns, caregiver stress, fertility-related distress, and substance use issues. Carrie also supports individuals dealing with impulse control, hoarding tendencies, and struggles linked to autism or Asperger syndrome. She pays attention to how these concerns affect everyday routines and relationships.
In sessions she uses approaches such as dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to teach skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques help clients find practical next steps and stay engaged in change. Trauma-focused methods are applied when past harm is part of someone's current difficulties.
People choosing to work with Carrie usually look for straightforward tools, clearer communication, and steady support while making life changes. To begin, prospective clients use the platform's matching process to connect and schedule according to availability.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on teaching concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness; it can help when strong emotions or relationship conflict interfere with daily life. Mindfulness therapy centers on simple exercises to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can ease anxiety and rumination. Motivational interviewing is a conversational method that helps people clarify their goals and strengthen their own reasons for change, useful for addiction and habit change.Choosing the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, and then recommend techniques to try. That collaboration lets the approach change over time if different tools seem more helpful.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the biographical information. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also allows practicing skills in everyday settings, keeping momentum between appointments, and making it simpler to attend when scheduling around work or caregiving is important.
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Carrie help with?
Carrie works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addictions, and related concerns such as communication problems, caregiver stress, and feeling isolated or directionless.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Sessions combine skills training and practical problem solving. Carrie uses DBT and mindfulness to manage emotions and motivational interviewing or solution-focused techniques to set achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience as a clinician working with a range of mood, trauma, and addiction concerns in Indiana.
What credentials and location apply?
Carrie is an LCSW practicing in Indiana according to the supplied profile information.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only as listed in the profile.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients according to the provided information, so work is limited to clients based where she is permitted to practice.
How does pricing and membership work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time per the platform's terms.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability listed on the platform.