Caralee Crary, LPC
Compassionate counselor who combines stories and skills
Details
| Name | Caralee Crary |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Caralee
Caralee Crary is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience who focuses on helping people understand the stories that shape their lives. She centers her work on clear goals and practical skills. Sessions aim to boost self-awareness and build tools for everyday challenges.
Caralee mixes narrative ideas with practical therapies to address both thoughts and emotions. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients live according to their values.
Background and approach
Attachment-Based and client-centered work help people repair relationships and feel heard. Many people come for help with stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, trauma, and parenting strain.
Additional areas of focus include codependency, attachment issues, infidelity, and challenges tied to kink and alternative sex culture. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Caralee offers useful feedback while respecting each person’s pace.
She aims to make therapy feel like a joint effort toward realistic change rather than a one-sided lecture. Caralee practices in Pennsylvania as an LPC and conducts sessions in English. She draws on two decades of clinical work to tailor approaches to each person.
Outside of therapy she enjoys reading, gardening, music, yoga and time with her family.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Intimacy-related issues among the things Caralee works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Imago Relationship Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Caralee among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Caralee directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Caralee directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and evidence-based approaches work online
Caralee combines Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based work to help people make sense of their lives and change what matters. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and looks for new, more helpful ways to describe those stories. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and still move toward values-driven goals. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relationship patterns and helps people find steadier ways to connect with others. Deciding which approach fits best is part of the process. Caralee works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She will check in about what feels useful and adjust the plan over time so therapy stays practical and relevant. Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are helpful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit busy days, allow quick updates between sessions, or help people who prefer working without video. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other life demands while using narrative and evidence-based tools.Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, self-esteem struggles, grief, trauma, addictions, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include attachment issues, codependency, infidelity, and life purpose questions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is collaborative and direct. She blends narrative approaches with practical therapies so clients both tell their stories and learn tools for daily life.
What is her background and experience?
She has 20 years of clinical experience and draws on several therapy approaches to address thoughts, feelings, and relationship patterns. She also brings personal life experience that informs her empathic approach.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She meets using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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