Carey Deeters, LCSW

Carey Deeters is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than two decades in human services. He has worked in county agencies, inpatient settings, hospice, community programs, and clinics. Carey brings practical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people take manageable steps forward.

Carey has supported people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, grief, parenting stress, and life-stage changes. He has worked with adults, children and older adults across many settings, and has experience with diagnoses such as major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, ADHD, autism spectrum conditions, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and bipolar disorder. He also addresses relationship and family tension, intimacy concerns, and addiction challenges.

His work leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with flexibility to use other approaches like Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused work, and Somatic techniques. In sessions he helps people identify patterns, test new behaviors, and set realistic goals. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect.

Carey aims to help people feel more at peace with where they are and make steady progress toward where they want to go. He supports caregivers, people dealing with loss, and those rebuilding after trauma or relationship changes. Sessions are meant to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

He practices in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English. Carey uses his long background to tailor approaches so they match a person’s situation and goals. If someone wants clear steps and a pragmatic path forward, he offers that style of work.

Using practical approaches in online therapy

Carey often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and depression. CBT is useful for managing stress, low mood, worry, and attention-related challenges by breaking problems into clear steps.

He also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people who feel stuck about change. This approach focuses on clarifying personal reasons for change and building motivation in a nonjudgmental way, which helps with substance use, treatment engagement, and habit shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carey will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. He adapts techniques as progress is made so sessions stay relevant and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping the focus on achievable steps and progress.