Alice McCarter, LICSW, LCSW

Alice McCarter is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 22 years of experience. She holds an MA and practices as a LICSW and an LCSW. She works in North Carolina and helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and big life changes.

Alice focuses on clear, practical steps rather than jargon. Sessions aim to identify what feels most urgent and build small, doable strategies. She often addresses self-esteem, caregiver strain, and the emotional impact of chronic health or career shifts.

Her work is grounded in straightforward methods like mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. That means she uses short exercises to reduce immediate overwhelm, asks questions that help clarify motivation, and maps simple goals to track progress.

Alice pays attention to how everyday life affects mood and behavior. She helps people sort through grief, addiction struggles, eating and sleeping problems, and issues around intimacy. She also brings experience with aging and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, and blended family dynamics.

Clients can expect a calm, non-judgmental approach that balances listening with practical feedback. The aim is to increase coping skills and to help people make decisions that feel right for their situation. To begin, clients follow the site's Start Therapy flow and schedule their initial session.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Alice draws on Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to shape her online work. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce moment-to-moment stress and to help people notice unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing uses reflective questions to clarify what matters most and to strengthen the intent to change. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, concrete steps and measurable goals so progress can be tracked between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Alice collaborates with each person to identify what feels most useful based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts methods as progress is made.

For online work, confirm the session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use exercises and mindfulness practices in the same spots where they live and work, which can help make changes stick.