Carol Gross

About me

Hi, I look forward to meeting you. I truly believe all people are amazing and I’ve focused my life work towards psychology, human behavior and data analysis. I have more than 20 years of experience serving people and couples (including same-sex) who struggle with communcation, control, trust, anger, parenting, addiction, infidelity, and many other mental and behavioral problems.

I am not new to living and learning or growing. I am familiar with pain.....although I know I dislike pain , in fact I often declare that “I’m allergic to pain because I know I don’t like it “, however I have learned that it is through pain I’ve actually gained the most happiness and peace. I am a professional with dual licenses.....a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed behavior analyst ......who started out professionally as a computer system analyst.

Because of my own pain, experiences and education I’ve become more and more into Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) therapy a fairly recent Cognitive Behavioral Approach......it’s something I’ve found has severed me well and has been the most useful to others I’ve been blessed to engage with on our journey here.

When we are able to notice our own discomfort we are more motivated to make effective and meaningful changes in our behaviors that will lead us to a more meaningful and joyful life. Growing pains are part of the process but can lead us to growth and the ability to identify and focus on what we, our own self knows is true for us.....what we value (self as context).

My goal is to help you recognize what your pain is trying to tell you, discover what strategies can help you live through that pain....anxiety, depression....by increasing your behaviors of copping......mindfulness, focus ........ that will serve you and increase your psychological flexibility. I will often use the ACT Matrix to help “sort “ things out as a tool on our journey together. I would be delighted to take this journey with you and I look forward to meeting you and learning more about what you would like to achieve.

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Specialties

• Stress, Anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Trauma, Abuse
• Anger management
• Bipolar disorder

Also experienced in:
Addictions , Relationship issues , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Depression , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Aging and Geriatric Issues , Attachment issues , Autism and Asperger Syndrome , Avoidant Personality , Blended Family Issues , Body image , Caregiver issues and stress , Chronic pain illness and disability , Co-morbidity , Codependency , Commitment Issues , Communication problems , Control issues , Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster , Dependent Personality , Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) , Divorce and separation , Domestic Violence , Drug and Alcohol Addiction , Eating and Food-Related Issues , Emptiness , Family of Origin Issues , Family Problems , Fatherhood Issues , Fertility Issues , First Responder Issues , Forgiveness , Guilt and shame , Hospice and End of Life Counseling , Impulsivity , Infidelity , Intellectual Disability , Isolation / loneliness , Jealousy , Life purpose , Midlife crisis , Mood disorders , Narcissism , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD , Panic disorder and panic attacks , Personality Disorders , Phobias , Postpartum Depression , Post-traumatic stress , Pregnancy and childbirth , Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling) , Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) , Self-love , Social anxiety and phobia , Traumatic Brain Injury , Women's issues , Workplace issues , Young Adult Issues Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems

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Services offered

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  Messaging
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  Phone
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  Video

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Licensing

UT LCSW 5633817-3501

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Reviews

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