About Consuelo
Consuelo Gardner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina. She brings five years of hands-on experience and focuses on practical support for common emotional struggles. Her style is warm and inviting, and she aims to partner with people to meet their goals.
Gardner uses client-centered methods to listen and respond to each person's needs. She combines that with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
How Consuelo works
Motivational interviewing is part of her work when people want to strengthen their own reasons for change. Sessions tend to focus on simple, usable skills. Gardner shares coping strategies for stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar management, grief, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue.
She also helps people dealing with parenting challenges and social anxiety or phobia. Her approach is practical and goal-oriented. Conversations often include small experiments, thought tracking, and step-by-step plans that people can try between sessions.
The emphasis is on what helps in day-to-day life. Gardner welcomes people who prefer an empathetic, straightforward therapist. She works with adults who need help managing mood, adjusting to life changes, improving self-esteem, or reducing social fears.
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Consuelo lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Consuelo works with
The areas below are the ones Consuelo selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
How her approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a partnership. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps identify goals and strengths. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance and a space to sort their feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect actions and mood. In sessions, people learn to notice thought patterns, try small changes, and test what helps in daily life. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and social fears because it creates concrete steps to try between appointments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Therapy can shift over time as needs change, and decisions about methods are made collaboratively.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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