Carleen Roberts, LSCSW

Carleen Roberts is a Jamaican clinician practicing in Kansas who centers her work on connection, compassion, and culturally respectful care. She is an LSCSW - a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker - and brings clinical social work training to her role as a therapist and social worker. Her background includes work in mental health crisis settings, and she draws on that experience when supporting people through difficult moments.

She works with individuals facing stress and anxiety, grief and loss, challenges with self and body love, depression, and issues affecting confidence and motivation. Her practice also addresses academic pressures and the intense struggles some clients face, including suicidal thoughts and self-harm, when appropriate support is needed. Carleen emphasizes treating each person with respect and cultural sensitivity and adapts conversations and treatment plans to the unique needs of the person she is supporting.

Carleen frames therapy as a collaborative process that honors the client as the leader of their own change. She aims to empower people to take courageous steps toward a more fulfilling life while remaining open to learning from each person she meets, so the therapeutic journey reflects the client’s goals and values.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapeutic Work

Carleen uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive space where the client’s experiences and goals direct the pace and focus of sessions. This approach emphasizes empathy and collaboration, and it is often helpful for people seeking a respectful, validating environment to explore life changes and emotional challenges.

She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT can be practical for managing anxiety, depression, and stress by building specific skills for coping and problem solving. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these approaches to help clients develop present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to difficult thoughts and feelings.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process, and Carleen works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques as the work evolves so the plan remains tailored to the individual.

Online therapy with Carleen is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexible options that can fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to engage in consistent therapeutic work from a variety of locations while retaining the relational focus of therapy with a licensed professional.