Carmen Garrison
Pennsylvania LPC focusing on client-centered, trauma-informed care
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About
Carmen Garrison, LPC, practices in Pennsylvania and brings a collaborative, person-centered approach to counseling. She holds a master of arts in clinical and counseling psychology from Chestnut Hill College and has twelve years of clinical experience working with individuals and families in community-based mental health and practice settings. Her style is compassionate and focused on working together to identify realistic, meaningful goals.
Carmen takes a holistic view of wellness, attending to mind, body, and spirit while helping clients navigate life transitions and emotional challenges. Her work includes support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, relationship and family concerns, eating and sleeping issues, parenting, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include body image, gender dysphoria, obsessive-compulsive concerns, panic, social anxiety, seasonal mood shifts, and questions around life purpose and identity.
She integrates client-centered therapy with mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused methods. Carmen emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies that clients can build on over time, approaching each case with attention to strengths, resilience, and the individual priorities clients bring to the work.
Carmen takes a holistic view of wellness, attending to mind, body, and spirit while helping clients navigate life transitions and emotional challenges. Her work includes support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, relationship and family concerns, eating and sleeping issues, parenting, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include body image, gender dysphoria, obsessive-compulsive concerns, panic, social anxiety, seasonal mood shifts, and questions around life purpose and identity.
She integrates client-centered therapy with mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused methods. Carmen emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies that clients can build on over time, approaching each case with attention to strengths, resilience, and the individual priorities clients bring to the work.
- Location:
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Years Experience:
- 12
- Gender:
- Female
- Languages Spoken:
- English
- Therapist of Color:
- No
- Communication Options:
- Phone • Video • Live Chat • Messaging
Specialties
Primary area of focus:Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem, Coping with life changes
Other areas of experience: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Depression, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Body image, Control issues, Gender dysphoria, Life purpose, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Young adult issues
Therapeutic approach:Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Credentials & Verification
- Credentials: PA LPC PC007689
- NPI Number: 1881002624
- License: LPC (Pennsylvania)
Remote care grounded in collaboration and practical skills
Carmen uses client-centered therapy to shape online sessions around each person’s priorities. This approach places the client’s goals and perspective at the center of the work and emphasizes collaborative goal-setting, feedback, and adjustments over time so that therapy reflects what matters most to the individual.
Mindfulness therapy is incorporated to support present-moment awareness and to introduce practices that help people notice thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations. These practices can be woven into conversation and homework between sessions to build a steady habit of noticing and responding rather than reacting.
When trauma is a focus, trauma-focused therapy methods are applied to address symptoms and memories linked to past events, while motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used as complementary tools to clarify values, enhance motivation, and identify concrete steps forward. Carmen provides services via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, and she describes a collaborative fit as one in which the client and clinician set realistic, meaningful goals together.
How many years has Carmen been practicing?
She has twelve years of professional experience in clinical settings.
What credentials and license does Carmen hold?
Carmen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with license number PA LPC PC007689.
Which languages does she speak?
The profile indicates she provides services in English.
Where is Carmen based?
She practices in the state of Pennsylvania.
What ways can clients work with her remotely?
Clients may connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Does she accept international clients?
No, this profile indicates she does not accept international clients.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work with Carmen?
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