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Online therapist

Carrie Follmar

Calm, practical support for everyday family life

Credentials
LPC
Experience
6 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Carrie

Carrie Follmar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She begins by listening and treating each person as the expert on their own life. Carrie emphasizes clients' strengths and helps them take practical steps toward clearer routines and better relationships.

She focuses heavily on issues tied to ADHD and the ways those challenges affect daily life and family dynamics. She also supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem concerns, career questions, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Her work includes attention to blended family issues, caregiver stress, family of origin patterns, and workplace concerns. Carrie uses a strengths-based, solution-minded style in sessions. She draws on Client-Centered principles to follow what matters most to the client and on Narrative Therapy to reframe unhelpful stories.

When useful, she adds cognitive-behavioral tools and psychoeducation to teach specific skills. In sessions she aims to build a solid working relationship and to offer clear, concrete strategies clients can try between meetings. She has experience supporting students, family members, and employees who need a better understanding of ADHD and its practical effects.

Carrie welcomes conversations about real-life challenges and focuses on helping people find workable steps forward. Her approach is collaborative, straightforward, and grounded in what helps each person move toward a more manageable and satisfying life.

How Carrie’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the client. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so clients can clarify goals and make their own choices; this approach helps with confidence, self-esteem, and decision-making.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from the problem by examining the stories they tell about their lives. Rewriting those stories can reduce shame and open new possibilities for relationships, parenting, and life roles.

Carrie treats finding the right approach as a shared process. She works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. If one technique doesn’t feel helpful, she adjusts course and tries a different way of working.

Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations for skills practice and coaching. Phone sessions can be easier on busy days, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or follow-up between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into family schedules, work hours, and daily life.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Narrative Therapy

Looking at the story you have come to tell about yourself, and where it came from. The work is in separating the problem from your identity and finding accounts that fit you better.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Carrie address?
She works with relationship strain, parenting challenges, ADHD-related struggles, stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a strengths-based, solution-focused style and follows what matters to the client. Sessions are practical and oriented toward skills you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Carrie has six years of professional work experience supporting people with ADHD-related needs and related life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas with license number TX LPC 72608 and practices from Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
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 Carrie?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • Relationship issues
  • Parenting issues
  • ADHD
Experience
6 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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