Carlithea Farrington, LCSW

Carlithea Farrington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings a compassionate, respectful, and strengths-based approach to therapeutic work. She has practiced across schools, government agencies, psychiatric hospital settings, and private practice, developing experience supporting people through a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship and family conflict, stress management, ADHD, parenting challenges, career transitions, addiction, and mood disorders such as bipolar.

Her work also addresses trauma and abuse in its many forms - emotional, physical, and sexual - as well as intimate-partner violence, sexual assault, and the complex decisions that arise around eldercare, homelessness or displacement, and suicidal thoughts. She provides focused support for adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, communication problems, divorce and separation, infidelity, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. Carlithea also works with clients on financial stress, life purpose, self-esteem, social anxiety, women’s issues, and workplace challenges.

Carlithea integrates evidence-informed methods into an individualized plan, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to match the approach to each person’s needs. She emphasizes meeting clients where they are, building genuine rapport, and partnering collaboratively to set goals and support incremental change. As a licensed social worker, she aims to treat every person with dignity and to offer practical, empathetic guidance toward clearer functioning and greater well-being.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Carlithea Farrington

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take committed action aligned with those values. It is useful for addressing anxiety, depression, stress, and difficulties that come from avoidance patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotions and behavior; it supports healing around trust, intimacy, and family or caregiver relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to manage mood, anxiety, and unhelpful patterns.

Carlithea approaches online therapy collaboratively, recognizing that finding the right method is part of the process. She works with each person to explore goals, preferences, and life circumstances, then tailors the therapeutic approach to fit those needs so the plan feels practical and personally relevant.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online therapy with Carlithea provides flexibility for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited local options. These formats make it possible to maintain consistent support, practice skills between sessions, and adapt the pace of work so therapy fits into daily life while staying focused on meaningful change.