Dr. Carrie Willey , LPCC, LPC

Dr. Carrie Willey is a seasoned counselor with 36 years of experience. She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices in Texas. She has a long history treating addictions and eating disorders and supporting people working through trauma and grief.

Her background includes leadership roles at specialty treatment centers and work with culturally diverse communities. She has experience using structured approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. She also draws on somatic methods when body-centered work is helpful.

In sessions she gives practical assignments to keep progress moving between meetings. She looks for what is already working in a person’s life and builds on those strengths. Conversations focus on changing unhelpful behaviors and improving daily routines.

Dr. Willey brings direct, steady guidance and a practical style. She combines talk-based strategies with awareness of physical responses and emotional patterns. This helps people address depression, anxiety, relationship strain, self esteem concerns, and struggles with substance use or eating.

Her work also attends to issues like abandonment, caregiver stress, body image, and forgiveness. Clients can expect clear goals, skill practice, and a focus on becoming more capable in day-to-day life.

Approaches you might use in online sessions

Dr. Willey commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and somatic therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. Somatic therapy brings attention to bodily sensations and breathing to help process trauma and release stress held in the body.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness. These methods are taught in clear steps and practiced during and between sessions so skills become usable in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and past experiences, and together you will try methods that fit your needs. Plans can be adjusted as progress or new concerns emerge.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face work and skill coaching, phone sessions offer a low-bandwidth option, chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work even when travel or timing is difficult.