- Values-based work
- Skill focused
- LGBT affirming
About Carrie
Carrie Melton is a licensed social worker with 12 years of clinical experience in Michigan. She creates an affirming space for people of diverse identities and focuses on practical steps that help day-to-day life feel more manageable. Carrie is comfortable addressing stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes and she lists codependency among her focus areas.
Carrie uses straightforward conversation and collaborative planning to help people find what works for them. Sessions often look like checking patterns, trying small experiments, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. She pays attention to communication habits and how those habits affect relationships and self-esteem.
Her work includes helping people navigate grief, trauma, workplace strain, and issues tied to intimacy and connection. She also supports those facing caregiving stress, chronic health challenges, ADHD, and questions about identity. The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Carrie favors approaches that combine practical skills and personal insight. She draws on methods that teach coping tools, emotion regulation, and values-based decision making. Sessions move at a pace the client sets and focus on usable strategies for daily life.
People who meet with Carrie can expect a respectful, culturally aware approach that centers their goals. She emphasizes building resilience, clearer communication, and a stronger sense of self. To start, clients fill out a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.
Therapeutic approaches in online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and then take small steps toward those values. It focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal goals rather than getting stuck in worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when you want practical tools to try between sessions. Client-Centered Therapy centers the persons own experience and priorities, with the therapist offering empathy and space for self-discovery rather than directing the process.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carrie collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She will help try different techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps in day-to-day life.
Confirm session formats before booking so you know what options are currently offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it simpler to maintain continuity of care during life changes, while still focusing on concrete skills, emotion regulation, and values-based goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Carrie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, codependency, relationship and intimacy issues, career strain, compassion fatigue, and life transitions among other concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She practices in a collaborative, down-to-earth way that mixes skill-building with self-reflection. Sessions are practical and aim to change unhelpful patterns over time.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Carrie has 12 years of experience as a clinician working with a range of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and is based in Michigan.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered by the therapist at the time you schedule.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.