Mari Carter, LPC

Mari Carter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with five years of clinical experience supporting people working through addiction, unresolved trauma, and grief. She centers her practice on the belief that individuals hold power, choice, and voice in their own lives, and she helps clients reclaim those capacities while building healthier coping skills and developing supportive peer connections.

Her counseling style is consistently non-judgmental, warm, respectful, and compassionate, creating a space where clients can explore difficult emotions and make meaningful change. Mari blends Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor treatment to each person - recognizing that no two people are the same and that plans should reflect individual needs and goals.

Mari works with clients to move from surviving to thriving, guiding them toward greater peace, happiness, and overall well-being. She emphasizes practical strategies alongside personal strengths so clients can take concrete steps forward. Mari looks forward to working with clients who are ready to reconnect with their sense of choice and to write the next chapter of their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Mari uses Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-based, and it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching tools to manage thoughts and reactions.

She also incorporates Motivational Interviewing, a collaborative, client-centered approach that supports readiness for change. This method is useful for people working through addictions or ambivalence about treatment because it builds motivation and personal commitment to goals.

Solution-Focused Therapy complements these approaches by concentrating on strengths and achievable steps forward. It helps clients set clear, short-term goals and notice progress, which can be especially encouraging during recovery and transition periods.

Mari approaches online work as a collaborative process - she will help determine which combination of methods fits best based on each client’s needs, goals, and preferences. The flexibility of online therapy - offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - makes it easier for clients to access care around work, family, and daily life, while maintaining continuity of support and making skills practice more convenient.