About Carrie
Carrie Holland-Lee meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps first. She aims to make sessions clear and approachable so a worried parent can understand what will happen and why. Carrie is a medical doctor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she brings 11 years of experience to work on everyday pressures and big life shifts.
Carrie helps people manage stress, anxiety, and low mood. She also supports those facing relationship strain, intimacy questions, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem.
How Carrie works
Special interests include LGBT concerns, blended family issues, and relationship variations like polyamory and kink culture. Her style is straightforward and person-centered. She listens for what matters most to each person and builds on existing strengths.
Sessions balance empathetic listening with skills that people can use between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, in her practice, translates into practical tools to change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy means the person’s goals guide the work and Carrie adapts methods to fit those goals and values.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Carrie practices in Maryland and works in English. Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling a first session through the site's sign-up process.
Carrie lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Carrie works with
The areas below are the ones Carrie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
How Carrie Uses Talk and Skills Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's goals and experiences. In this approach Carrie listens closely and adjusts the pace and topics to what matters most to the person. It is useful for building self-understanding and directing therapy toward practical life goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete strategies to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and stress. CBT in online sessions often includes simple exercises and practice tasks between meetings to create real-world change.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Carrie will discuss options and help decide which methods match the person's needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can change as therapy progresses to keep it useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, while phone sessions work well when lower bandwidth or no camera is preferred. Live chat or messaging can serve for brief check-ins, shorter updates, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between in-person commitments.
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