About Cara
Cara Smith helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She greets concerns about stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career strain, and relationship problems in a straightforward way. Cara uses clear, practical steps and listens closely so clients feel heard and understood.
Cara holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and a CSW. She has two decades of experience working in Georgia. Over that time she has supported people with depression, addictions, bipolar concerns, panic attacks, sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue.
How Cara works
Her approach blends several methods. She uses client-centered therapy to follow each person’s lead and build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing intense emotions. Cara also draws on mindfulness practices and elements of the Gottman Method when relationship issues come up. She works with parenting stress, adoption and foster care questions, caregiver strain, and body image or identity concerns.
She helps clients set small goals and practice new skills between sessions. Cara emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be named. She helps clients take practical steps toward clearer choices and more satisfying daily life.
To begin, people typically answer a short questionnaire and schedule a first meeting to see if the fit feels right.
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What Cara works with
The areas below are the ones Cara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How Cara's Approaches Translate to Online Work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. In practice this means sessions start with what matters most to the person and build on their strengths to set goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and work-related stress because it emphasizes clear actions and short homework tasks.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving day-to-day coping. People learn techniques for grounding, emotional regulation, and clearer communication that can be used between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cara will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. This is a joint process that can change as therapy progresses.
The biography does not list which session formats Cara uses, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing more flexible scheduling. Others appreciate shorter check-ins when time is limited or using video when a deeper conversation is needed. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for your routine and goals.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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