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Online therapist

Cary Truley

Supportive counseling for stress and parenting

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Colorado, Pennsylvania, Oregon
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Cary

Cary Truley uses a collaborative, person-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and related concerns. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, who focuses on practical steps a person can take right now. Cary keeps conversation direct and respectful while adapting the plan to each person's needs.

He emphasizes kindness and steady support through change. Cary brings eight years of counseling experience and a background working across concerns like LGBT issues, self-esteem, addiction, and parenting.

Background and approach

He draws on therapies that teach skills for handling strong emotions and changing unhelpful thoughts. Sessions include goal-setting, skill practice, and talking through patterns that get in the way of daily life. He also works with people facing grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and career stress.

Additional focus areas include attachment and family of origin issues, blended family challenges, and fatherhood issues. Cary pairs practical techniques with attention to each person's values and priorities. His style balances active tools like cognitive-behavioral exercises with a warm, accepting stance that helps people feel heard.

Cary can use short-term focused work or a slower pace depending on what a person needs. He supports clients through transitions and helps them build skills to cope with future setbacks. Cary practices in Colorado and conducts sessions in English.

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability.

How Cary's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and building small, practical habits that align with those values. It helps when worry or avoidance gets in the way of living a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches specific skills to shift them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by offering concrete exercises and homework. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, centers on understanding and reorganizing emotional responses to improve connection and emotion regulation in relationships.

Cary treats finding the right approach as a team effort. He will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they choose methods that feel workable for the person and can be adjusted over time based on progress and feedback.

Online therapy with Cary uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to keep momentum between sessions and practice skills in daily life. The range of formats also helps people keep therapy going through moves, busy weeks, or times when in-person visits are difficult.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Cary often address?
Cary works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, LGBT-related concerns, parenting, addictions, grief, and trauma. He also focuses on ADHD, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is Cary's therapy style like?
He blends active skill teaching with a warm, accepting stance. Sessions typically include practical exercises, goal setting, and conversations tailored to each person's needs.
What background and experience does he have?
Cary has eight years of counseling experience and has helped people with a broad range of concerns including family of origin issues and blended family challenges.
What credentials and location information are listed?
Cary is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado. His listed license details include CO LPC LPC.0018163 and OR LPC C8129.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions delivered online?
He provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats. These options allow for different styles of conversation and check-ins.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on those factors.
What steps should someone take to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that, schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
Colorado, Pennsylvania, Oregon
Languages
English

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