Works with
How Carol works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carol
Carol Dickey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 25 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, relationship strain, addiction concerns, and major life changes. Her style is direct and warm, and she aims to help clients find practical steps they can use day to day.
She draws on a mix of approaches, including cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered work. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, building skills for managing mood and anger, and clarifying personal goals.
Background and approach
Carol explains ideas in plain language and helps people turn insights into small, doable changes. As a registered nurse with years in behavioral health, Carol combines medical awareness with counseling experience. That background helps when clients are managing chronic illness, hospice and end-of-life issues, caregiver stress, or physical challenges alongside emotional concerns.
She also supports people dealing with divorce, money stress, obsessive thoughts, panic, and personality-related struggles. Many clients come seeking help with self-esteem, forgiveness, guilt, or a renewed sense of purpose. Carol often integrates mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people notice what matters most and act on it.
She also incorporates faith-based perspectives when clients want them and uses those principles to support growth and renewal. Her approach centers on collaboration. Carol treats each person as the expert on their life and works to remove barriers to self-respect and motivation.
She guides people toward empowerment, clearer priorities, and practical coping tools they can use between sessions.
What Carol works with
Everything Carol lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Carol's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Carol lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without letting them drive behavior and then choose actions that reflect what matters most; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and anger. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, with practical exercises to reduce symptoms and build new habits. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and a nonjudgmental space so people can explore feelings, increase self-understanding, and set personal goals.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then try methods that match those needs. Adjustments are made over time so the plan stays focused on progress rather than fitting a single label.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging is helpful for short updates or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or health challenges.
Questions people ask about Carol
What problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and family concerns, addictions, sleep trouble, bipolar symptoms, and related issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and straightforward. She emphasizes practical steps, skill building, and goal setting while listening to each person's priorities.
What is her background and experience?
She has 25 years of professional experience and has worked in behavioral health, chemical dependency, domestic violence, and caregiving settings.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats can sessions take place?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.