Caralee Crary , LPC

Caralee Crary views therapy as a collaborative journey in which individuals move through life stages to learn and sometimes re-learn important lessons. She helps clients build self-awareness, insight, and practical skills for managing everyday challenges and long-term goals. Her work spans adult couples who are navigating relationship struggles, communication issues, and lifestyle changes; children and teens facing social, emotional, educational, and family system concerns; and adults seeking clarity on education, work, independence, self-esteem, and healthier relationships.

Her formal training includes psychodynamic therapy and object relations, complemented by specialized cognitive-behavioral training through the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Colorado. This blend enables her to address observable behaviors and thought patterns while also exploring deeper emotional themes and recurring relational patterns. She combines clinical understanding with intuitive attunement to help clients identify the direction they want to move.

Caralee emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental approach that balances practical feedback with respect for each personâs growth process. Motivated in part by major life experiences across her own life, she brings empathy and guidance to support psychological development. She is married with two children and enjoys reading, gardening, music, yoga and walking, time in nature, and films. Caralee Crary holds MEd and MA degrees, NCP, and is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor).

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Work

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In online sessions this approach can help with anxiety, depression, stress management, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning by teaching practical skills and structured strategies.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationships shape emotions and expectations in close connections. This method is useful for relationship and intimacy issues, attachment-related concerns, and communication difficulties, and can be applied effectively through discussion and reflective exercises during remote sessions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) blends acceptance of difficult feelings with commitment to personal values and actions. ACT supports people dealing with avoidance, chronic stress, and life transitions by helping them clarify what matters and take value-driven steps, a process that translates well to virtual formats.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Caralee works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and will adapt methods over time so the chosen strategies fit the client’s situation and comfort level.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue work during life changes, and maintain consistency in care while working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor treatment to each individual.