Carol Gross

Carol Gross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience. She approaches therapy with warmth and directness. Carol focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, mood disorders, addiction, ADHD, grief, and related concerns. She works with adults who want practical ways to feel better and move forward.

Carol began her professional life as a computer system analyst and later moved into behavioral health. Her background led her to value clear tools and careful observation alongside listening and human connection. She often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and cognitive-behavioral ideas to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values.

In sessions she helps people name their painful thoughts and feelings so those experiences stop directing every choice. She uses simple exercises to build skills for handling stress, coping with loss, and managing mood swings or substance use. Carol emphasizes learning practical behaviors that fit a person’s life and goals.

She also offers support around caregiving strain, chronic health-related challenges, body image, and relationship patterns such as codependency or communication problems. Her approach mixes talking, brief experiential exercises, and tools like the ACT Matrix when that is useful.

Carol works from an attitude that pain can teach and that small changes add up. She invites people to explore what they value, practice new ways of responding, and notice gradual shifts in daily life.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes when someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors that keep problems going; it is often used for mood, anxiety, and sleep or eating troubles. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals and try methods that fit a person's needs and preferences. Decisions about which techniques to use are collaborative and may change as progress is tracked.

Confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time to appointments. It also lets people practice skills in day-to-day settings and bring real-life examples directly into sessions, which can speed up problem solving and habit change.