Carol Gross , LCSW

Carol Gross is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She centers her work on practical strategies that people can use day to day. Carol writes and talks plainly in sessions so goals and steps are clear. Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral tools, dialectical behavior skills, client-centered listening, and mindfulness techniques. She focuses on what a person values and helps them build small, steady habits toward those values. Sessions often include skills practice, behavioral experiments, and simple ways to manage overwhelm. Carol has worked with a wide range of concerns across mood, behavior, and adjustment. That includes addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar mood struggles, ADHD, and stress related to caregiving or work. She also supports people dealing with intimacy concerns, body image, eating and sleep difficulties, and career or identity shifts. In conversation she aims to make difficult topics easier to talk about. She helps people name their pain, notice patterns, and choose actions that matter to them. Tools like the ACT matrix are used as practical guides rather than abstract theory. Carol practices from Utah and conducts sessions in English. She combines years of clinical work with a straightforward, problem-solving style so people can move toward clearer priorities and more manageable days.

Evidence-informed approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and take small actions in that direction despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It uses exercises to increase psychological flexibility and focus on values-driven choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep, and many day-to-day worries. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when emotions run high. Finding the right approach is a collaborative effort. Carol will work with each person to test different techniques and choose the ones that fit their needs and goals. Sessions start with simple goals and adjust as progress and preferences become clearer. Online sessions offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let people talk face to face and practice skills together. Phone meetings can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skills coaching, and ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options help make therapy practical and easier to use alongside work, caregiving, or medical care.