About Carol
Carol Dickey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Carol also supports those facing addiction, sleep problems, anger, bipolar symptoms, and major life changes.
Her approach is practical and person-centered. She listens first, then helps clients set realistic goals. Sessions often include skills for coping, ways to change unhelpful thoughts, and exercises to build self-compassion and resilience.
How Carol works
Carol brings long experience in behavioral health and caregiving settings. That background shapes how she looks at physical and emotional challenges together. She pays attention to medical and care-related stress while focusing on emotional recovery.
She works with people dealing with caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, hospice and end-of-life concerns, divorce and separation, and grief. She also addresses issues like guilt, shame, jealousy, obsessions and compulsions, panic attacks, phobias, paranoia, and personality struggles. Her practice often weaves in Christian principles when clients want that perspective.
Carol emphasizes strengths, values, and practical steps toward purpose and empowerment. She aims to help clients find greater peace and forward movement in their daily lives.
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What Carol works with
The areas below are the ones Carol selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches tailored for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and finding direction during life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, then teaches concrete techniques to change patterns that cause distress. This approach often helps with panic, depression, obsessions, and sleeping problems.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and supporting a person's own goals. It can build self-esteem and empowerment, and it pairs well with values-based work like ACT.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a client's goals, preferences, and needs. That collaborative process may include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or ongoing support easier between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around the demands of daily life.
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