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Online therapist

Dr. Jeralyn Carter

Calm, practical support for parenting challenges

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
18 years
Licensed in
Hawaii
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Jeralyn

Dr. Jeralyn Carter greets worried parents with calm, steady presence. She is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience who focuses on parenting and related concerns.

She listens first, then helps parents sort priorities and find workable steps for home life. Her style is direct yet warm, aimed at making small changes that add up over time. Dr.

Carter blends practical therapies with reflective work. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and teach new habits.

Background and approach

She also draws on client-centered techniques to keep sessions focused on each family’s values and goals. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps when stress, anxiety, or grief make it hard to act in line with what matters most. In sessions she pays attention to emotions and real-life routines.

Parents can expect short tasks to try between meetings and gentle review of what worked. She names tools plainly and practices them together so they fit the household schedule. Her experience covers many concerns parents bring up, including sleep and eating problems, stress, mood changes, attention challenges, grief, and coping with life transitions.

She also has training in trauma-informed approaches and work with attachment and adoption issues. Dr. Carter practices from Hawaii and offers services in English.

International clients can be supported through online formats. Getting started involves a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and online support for parents

Dr. Carter commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when working with parents. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking action even when emotions are difficult, which can help with stress, anxiety, and parenting choices. CBT helps identify thinking patterns that lead to unhelpful reactions and teaches concrete skills to change daily routines and reactions.

She also uses client-centered techniques to keep sessions grounded in each family’s values and lived reality. That means therapy is a collaborative process: the therapist and parent work together to choose the best approach, adjust it if it isn’t working, and set realistic goals that fit family life.

Online formats make this work flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and demonstrations of techniques. Phone sessions offer an easier option when schedules are tight. Live chat and text-based messaging let parents check in between sessions, share quick updates, or get brief coaching when challenges arise. These options help therapy fit into busy days and support steady progress over time.

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 kinds of parenting and family concerns are addressed?
She works with issues parents commonly bring such as sleep and eating problems, stress, anxiety, attention challenges, grief, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapy style like?
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward, blending skill practice with reflective conversation to create steps parents can try at home.
What experience does the therapist bring?
The therapist has 18 years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor and international life coach supporting diverse concerns including trauma and mood disorders.
Where is the therapist located and what are the credentials?
She practices in Hawaii and holds LMHC licensure listed as HI LMHC MHC-298.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
18 years
Licensed
Hawaii
Languages
English

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