Carrie Harris, LICSW, LCSW

Carrie Harris is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and low self-esteem. She supports those facing big life changes and offers practical guidance for coping with panic, loss, and issues that affect wellbeing. Carrie presents herself with calm, respect, and compassion so people feel heard from the first session.

She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings 13 years of professional experience. Her work includes supporting people affected by adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger syndrome, cancer, and caregiver stress. She also offers help around forgiveness, guilt, shame, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and women’s issues.

Sessions focus on tailoring conversation and a plan to each person’s needs. Carrie listens to what matters most, then suggests straightforward techniques and steps to try between meetings. She avoids one-size-fits-all approaches and adjusts pace and focus as progress is made.

People can expect a collaborative tone where goals are set together. Carrie frames challenges as problems to work through rather than labels to live with. She emphasizes practical strategies for daily life while acknowledging emotional hardship.

Her practice is based in Maine and she offers services in English. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and clear goals. One common approach emphasizes learning coping skills for anxiety and panic, such as breathing and grounding practices that reduce intense symptoms in the moment. This kind of work helps people regain control during high-stress moments and build confidence over time.

Another frequent focus is structured work around processing grief and trauma through paced conversation and repeated, manageable steps. That approach helps people make sense of painful experiences and try new ways of handling reminders and emotions without feeling overwhelmed.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Carrie will help figure out which techniques fit best based on a person’s concerns, goals, and daily life. She adapts methods and the pace of work as progress is seen, and she explains why a suggestion might help before trying it.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and fewer obstacles to attending regular meetings. Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find remote sessions let them keep continuity when schedules change, reduce travel time, and make short check-ins or focused skill practice simpler to manage.