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- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-centered approach
About Carol
Carol Costner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Alabama with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and trauma. She focuses on practical support for parenting concerns, grief, career stress, anger, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Carol draws on client-centered work alongside cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based methods. She listens for what a person already knows about themselves and uses that as the starting point for change. Sessions often include straightforward skill practice, checking unhelpful thinking, and brief mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity.
Her background began in nursing and moved into counseling with a master’s degree in Community Counseling. That mix of clinical and counseling experience informs a style that balances direct feedback with respect for the person’s own perspective. She uses everyday language and practical steps rather than abstract theory.
In practice she helps people sort immediate problems and build sustainable habits. That can mean working on communication problems, addressing shame or guilt, coping with panic attacks, or clarifying life purpose. Carol commonly blends acceptance and commitment strategies with cognitive-behavioral techniques and client-centered listening.
For parents she focuses on managing the strain of parenting and related family concerns while keeping attention on small, actionable changes. For people facing grief or major life changes she offers steady, practical support aimed at restoring routine and functioning.
To begin, the site’s matching process is used to schedule a first session. Carol uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time; fees vary with location.
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How her approaches are used in online sessions
Carol commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice what matters to them and take small actions toward those values despite difficult feelings. ACT strategies often include simple experiential exercises and committed action planning suitable for remote sessions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts and to practice behavioral experiments. CBT techniques translate into focused, short exercises a person can try between sessions to test new ways of thinking and acting.
Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to weigh goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods based on how the work is going.
Confirm current session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific online options. When available, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, or offer a shorter check-in that doesn’t require being on camera. Those practical benefits can help people maintain continuity with skill practice and keep therapy consistent with daily life.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career issues, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include communication problems, guilt and shame, life purpose, and panic disorder or panic attacks.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness to teach skills and reduce unhelpful thinking.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of clinical experience working in healthcare and counseling settings. That background shapes a direct but respectful way of working.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Alabama. Sessions are provided in English from that state.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered in English to people located where she is able to practice.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Please use the site matching flow to see which session types are offered now.
How are fees handled?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact costs vary with location and are provided during the sign-up process.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.