- Client-centered approach
- Practical coping tools
- Mindful strategies
About Carol
Carol Costner welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by lifes demands. She meets each person where they are and helps them identify small, practical steps toward feeling more capable. Carol writes in straightforward language and focuses on real-life changes that make days easier to manage.
Carol is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 21 years of experience. She trained first as a nurse at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and later earned a masters degree in Community Counseling from Jacksonville State University. Over two decades she has worked in clinical settings with people facing emotional and relational struggles.
Her counseling style is client-centered. That means she treats the client as the expert on their life and builds therapy around the clients own goals and observations. She combines that stance with practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness practices to help people shift unhelpful patterns.
Sessions tend to focus on clear, doable actions: managing anxiety and panic, improving communication, coping with grief or loss, and reducing stress. Carol aims to be empathic while also direct, helping clients hold themselves kindly and also take responsibility for change.
She emphasizes a whole-person approach to wellness and adapts methods to what fits each person. Her background in nursing and community counseling shapes a practical, grounded way of working. To begin, readers are asked to use the site's Start Therapy process to match and schedule a session.
How therapy approaches shape online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy places the persons own goals and perspective at the center. In practice this means the therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and follows the clients lead about what matters most. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches skills to change reactions that fuel anxiety or low mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, daily routines, and what has or hasnt helped before. Together youll try methods that fit your needs and adjust the plan as you learn what helps most.
The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier fit with busy schedules, shorter check-ins when needed, and options for clients who prefer not to travel. Because this profile does not list specific session formats, confirm available options during the matching and scheduling steps before booking. Online sessions can make it simpler to continue regular meetings and practice new skills between appointments.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, grief, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career concerns, compassion fatigue, and related issues like guilt, shame, life purpose, and panic attacks.
What is her overall therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, combined with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques. She aims for practical steps you can use between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 21 years of experience that include work in hospital and community counseling settings and a background in nursing and community counseling education.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in Alabama.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have sessions online or by phone?
Please confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. The sites matching process can clarify available formats.
How are fees structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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