- CBT and solution-focused
- Workplace wellbeing
- Practical coping skills
About Carin
Carin Skapars is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, and career challenges. She works with clients facing grief, parenting strains, relationship concerns, and life changes. Carin encourages practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion during sessions.
With 12 years of experience, Carin adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs. She uses clear, goal-oriented methods to help people handle mood difficulties, post-traumatic stress, and workplace issues. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, aging concerns, and end-of-life matters.
Her approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Solution-Focused Therapy. That means looking at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings, while also setting short-term goals to build momentum. Sessions typically concentrate on skills, small experiments, and steps that can be tried between meetings.
Carin practices in New York and holds the LMHC credential, which indicates licensure to provide mental health counseling in the state. She speaks English in sessions. She asks people to expect a collaborative relationship where progress is measured in concrete changes and better daily functioning.
Starting therapy involves a few straightforward steps: a short questionnaire, matching, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability. Carin aims to make the process approachable for someone taking a first step toward feeling better.
How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at how thoughts and actions affect emotions. Online CBT focuses on learning practical skills, testing new behaviors, and breaking down problems into manageable parts to reduce anxiety and low mood.Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, achievable goals and what already works in your life. In online sessions this approach emphasizes brief, forward-looking conversations that help people build on strengths and see clear next steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit the person's needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caregiving. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time so people can focus on applying strategies in everyday life.
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Experience
12+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can I bring to sessions?
Carin supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, career and workplace issues, grief, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
She takes a practical, goal-oriented approach that focuses on steps you can try between sessions and on changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with a range of mood, stress, and workplace concerns.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.