Mari Carter

Evidence-informed therapy focused on recovery and resilience

LPC Tennessee

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Mari

Mari Carter is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, and depression.

Background and approach

She brings five years of clinical experience working with individuals facing substance use concerns, unresolved trauma, and complicated loss, and she emphasizes restoring a sense of agency and personal voice in each person's recovery. Her style is warm, compassionate, and nonjudgmental, and she works collaboratively to build coping skills, peer supports, and practical strategies for day-to-day functioning.

Mari uses evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral approaches, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to tailor treatment to each person’s circumstances and goals. Sessions prioritize empowerment, skill development, and realistic steps toward improved well-being.

Mari supports clients through co-occurring mood and anxiety issues, challenges around self-esteem, and the lingering impact of sexual assault and abuse, with attention to substance-related problems, guilt and shame, and women’s concerns. She offers services in English and provides online session formats to fit varied needs.

Approaches that translate to online care

Many clients benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, panic, and mood disorders. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a collaborative, empathetic relationship that helps people explore values and personal strengths while building self-compassion and confidence. Dialectical behavior therapy offers skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that can be especially helpful for intense emotions and difficulty managing reactions.

Choosing the right method is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each client to determine which approaches best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adapt techniques and set short-term goals so progress feels practical and measurable.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to engage in care. These formats can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during transitions, and use tools and homework between meetings, all while working with licensed professionals to address addiction, trauma, grief, and related concerns.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Mari works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, LGBT issues, relationship and family challenges, parenting, anger, and self-esteem among other related concerns.

What is Mari's therapeutic approach and style?

She practices in a nonjudgmental, warm, and respectful manner and draws from client-centered care, cognitive behavioral strategies, DBT skills, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to meet client needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

The therapist has five years of counseling experience working with individuals affected by addiction, trauma, grief, and co-occurring mood and anxiety concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a licensed professional counselor with the Tennessee license TN LPC 4877 and practices from Tennessee.

Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

In what formats are sessions available?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time according to the stated policies.

What are the steps to begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteem

Additional focus areas

Co-morbidityDrug and alcohol addictionGuilt and shame Mood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English