- Stress and anxiety
- Career and change
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Caroline
Caroline Murray is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem problems, career questions, relationship concerns, and major life changes. Sessions focus on figuring out what is getting in the way now and finding practical steps forward.
Caroline uses client-centered methods to listen and clarify what matters most to each person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes. Mindfulness skills and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy are used when someone needs tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
People often come when they feel stuck after a job change, breakup, health issue, or caregiving shift. Caroline pays attention to daily stresses and to longer-term patterns that keep repeating. She talks through communication problems, commitment worries, codependency, and issues around guilt or shame in straightforward terms.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with people coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, aging concerns, addiction, dissociation, and the ripple effects of divorce and separation. Sessions aim to build coping skills, practical strategies, and clearer choices rather than quick fixes.
Caroline asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people test small changes between sessions. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
How Caroline’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when someone feels stuck after a career change, breakup, or health shift. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety going and teaches practical experiments to change daily routines. Mindfulness Therapy offers short practices for managing strong emotions and increasing focus during stressful periods.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Caroline will talk with each person about their goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That means testing techniques together and adjusting the plan if something does not help.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find virtual meetings let them practice skills between sessions in the context of everyday life, which supports steady progress without promising any particular result.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to feeling stuck?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, relationship issues, and coping with life changes including divorce, caregiving, and chronic illness.
How would she approach someone unsure about their next steps?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She uses ACT and CBT techniques to identify values, test small changes, and build daily coping strategies.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Caroline has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on mood concerns, communication problems, addiction, and stress related to life transitions.
What credentials and region does she practice in?
She is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina and practices with that credential within the state.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the original biography does not list specific formats.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.