About Carey
Carey Deeters is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades in human services. He has worked across settings including county services, in-patient care, hospice, community programs, and clinical agencies. Carey helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma, and parenting or family struggles.
Carey has supported people with a range of diagnoses and life changes, including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorders, autism spectrum differences, disruptive mood dysregulation, and behavioral concerns.
Background and approach
His experience spans work with children and youth, adults, and older adults in different care settings. That breadth informs how he notices patterns and what tends to help in day-to-day life. His practice leans on cognitive behavioral ideas, including REBT, while staying flexible to each person’s needs.
Carey also uses somatic approaches to bring attention to how the body holds stress, and he draws on motivational and narrative techniques to help people find momentum and reframe their stories. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and on-the-ground changes that fit a person’s life.
People who meet with Carey can expect a direct, straightforward style paired with an emphasis on safety and steady progress. He aims to empower clients so they can take clear next steps toward goals. Carey works from Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used so therapy can start when the timing and fit feel right.
How somatic and cognitive approaches work online
Carey combines somatic work and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice how stress shows up in the body and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Somatic Therapy invites attention to breath, posture, and bodily sensations so people can reduce physical tension and respond differently to stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on habits of thought and behavior, teaching practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, and impulsive patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Carey will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed. Together they decide which techniques to use and how to pace work based on what feels useful and possible for everyday life.
Online therapy makes these methods accessible from home. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation and let a therapist observe body cues. Phone sessions provide flexibility when video is not possible. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, homework support, and steady contact between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, Nevada, Virginia
- Languages
- English