About Carley
Carley Rothstein is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of clinical experience. She trained in social work at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and holds a Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from Penn State World Campus. Carley began her career in education and later provided community-based developmental services before moving into outpatient therapy.
Her background includes school-based psychotherapy and integrated behavioral health in medical and clinic settings.
How Carley works
She has worked with children, teens, and adults facing depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism spectrum differences, trauma, self-harm behaviors, and LGBTQIA+ concerns. She has also supported people navigating foster care and adoption-related issues and aging-related changes in group homes and assisted-living settings. Carley uses a client-centered stance in sessions.
She combines practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and dialectical behavior ideas with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to suit each person's needs. Sessions focus on clear, doable strategies and on improving daily routines and coping skills. Parents and caregivers will find a clinician who draws on education and developmental experience when discussing behavior, learning differences, and attachment questions.
She takes a calm, direct style and looks to build plans that fit family life and school demands. Outside of work she is an animal lover and an advocate for the special needs community. She spends time with her son and their pets, and brings that grounded, everyday perspective into clinical work.
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What Carley works with
The areas below are the ones Carley selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online care
Carley blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT offers concrete exercises for anxiety, depression, sleep, and mood regulation that translate well to online sessions.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. DBT-style skills are useful for handling intense moments and improving everyday coping. Mindfulness practice is woven in to increase present-moment awareness and lower reactivity during stress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with clients about goals and preferences, try strategies together, and adjust techniques over time. The aim is to create a plan that fits each person's life and needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let the therapist and client work face to face when that helps. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick updates, homework review, or steady support between longer sessions.
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