Carrie Deese, LCSW

Carrie Deese is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Nashville, Tennessee, bringing five years of clinical experience to work with individuals, children, teens, and families. She holds a Master of Social Work and completed a certification in trauma treatment at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, training that informs her work with trauma, abuse, and grief.

Carrie focuses on relationship and family dynamics, supporting clients through family conflict, domestic violence, abuse and neglect, and life transitions. Her background includes work in hospital settings addressing compassion fatigue and offering first responder support, and she has particular experience helping caregivers, young adults, and those coping with postpartum and childbirth-related concerns.

Her treatment style is open and interactive, guided by a strengths-based perspective. She draws on evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, Motivational Interviewing to support change and goal setting, and Attachment Theory to explore relational patterns. With children she also uses Play and Art Therapy methods to make therapy accessible and developmentally appropriate. Carrie approaches each client believing they are the expert on their own story and aims to build trust through collaborative, respectful work together.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Therapy with Carrie Deese

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, or stress-related problems. It is a practical, skill-focused approach that can support coping with grief, relationship challenges, and daily stressors.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversation style used to explore ambivalence and strengthen a client’s own motivation for change. It is useful when someone is facing life transitions or working toward personal goals and needs support finding the next steps.

Attachment-informed work examines relationship patterns and early bonds to better understand current connections and family dynamics. This approach can be especially helpful for relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and attachment issues across the lifespan.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Carrie works collaboratively with clients to determine which techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, and those who prefer remote access. These formats make it easier to fit consistent therapeutic work into everyday life while maintaining ongoing contact with licensed professionals and therapists.