Carrie Sullivan
Practical, strengths-based therapy for life challenges
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Carrie
Carrie Sullivan is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on supporting people navigating stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life transitions. She also addresses related concerns such as guilt and shame, feelings of isolation, and questions about life purpose.
Background and approach
Carrie emphasizes clients' strengths and capacities, working from a respectful, collaborative stance that recognizes each person as the expert on their own experience. Her clinical approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered listening and skills drawn from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients develop practical strategies and build emotional resilience.
Carrie frames the therapeutic process as a partnership: she helps identify patterns that maintain distress while guiding clients toward clearer coping strategies and meaningful change. With five years of professional experience in New York, she aims to make the initial step into therapy manageable and affirming by acknowledging the courage it takes to begin.
Sessions are designed to meet people where they are, pairing active skills work with empathetic support so clients can move toward greater confidence and stability in daily life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that adapt to your needs
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and genuine collaboration, helping people feel heard while exploring goals, values, and the strengths they bring to change. This approach is useful for building trust and clarifying what matters most in life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress and teaching practical strategies to shift those patterns. CBT is often helpful for managing anxiety, depression, and stress through structured skill-building and problem-solving.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then adapt techniques from these methods to fit the person’s pace and priorities. This shared planning helps ensure the work feels relevant and manageable.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and integrate therapeutic work into daily life while accommodating varying routines and responsibilities.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English