About Cary
Cary Brim Reid is a licensed clinical social worker with six years of experience helping people navigate grief, stress, anxiety, and big life changes. She practices in Washington and is known for a calm, practical approach that focuses on what helps in daily life. Cary uses clear, straightforward guidance and listens for each person’s priorities.
She often uses client-centered techniques to build trust and understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her work to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors.
How Cary works
Mindfulness practices are used to help people notice the present moment and reduce reactivity. Cary also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Jungian ideas when people want to look at deeper personal meaning. Sessions are collaborative - she talks through options and helps clients try tools between meetings.
The focus is on small, manageable changes that add up over time. People contact her about grief, coping with life transitions, compassion fatigue, sleep problems, self-esteem, career concerns, and LGBT-related stress. She also helps with caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, communication problems, isolation and finding life purpose.
Smoking and vaping cessation, social anxiety, and workplace issues are other areas she addresses. Cary works in English and accepts international clients. She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step connect a person with her for ongoing work.
Cary lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Cary works with
The areas below are the ones Cary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Washington |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and improve sleep.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and listening. The therapist creates space for people to describe their concerns and guides them to set goals and find their own solutions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then recommend methods to try together. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work stays relevant to the client’s needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules or different comfort levels with on-screen meetings. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in, live chat and messaging let people share between meetings, and video allows face-to-face conversation when helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel situations while keeping focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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