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Carly George, LISW

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationOhio
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Carly

Carly George is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) in Ohio who centers care on each client's priorities and strengths.

Background and approach

With 14 years of clinical experience, she has supported people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, substance use, relationship and family conflicts, trauma, and a range of concerns that include ADHD, parenting challenges, and process addictions. Her work emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a nonjudgmental stance that avoids stigmatizing labels while helping clients clarify what matters most to them.

Her practice blends practical skill-building and compassionate exploration. Carly draws on approaches such as Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioral strategies, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to co-create treatment plans with clients.

She aims to help people set achievable goals, shift unhelpful patterns, and strengthen self-compassion while addressing immediate problems and longer-term growth. Carly offers sessions through multiple online formats and guides clients through a collaborative process to determine the best path forward.

She welcomes those ready to take the next step toward change and provides steady, respectful support through the therapeutic journey.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps people explore different parts of themselves with curiosity and self-compassion, making it useful for working through trauma, internal conflict, and persistent patterns. In session this looks like noticing distinct feelings or drives and learning to relate to them with care rather than judgment.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building. It is often applied to anxiety, depression, panic symptoms, and behavior change around substance use or compulsive patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carly collaborates with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then adapts methods so therapy stays relevant and manageable. This collaborative stance helps determine whether to emphasize IFS, CBT, motivational interviewing, or other techniques as the process unfolds.

Online formats offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives by using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from home or other convenient locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists to move toward stated goals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Carly commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, substance use and a broad set of relationship and family issues, including trauma and parenting challenges.
What is Carly's therapeutic style like?
The approach is nonjudgmental and client-guided, combining practical skill-building with compassionate exploration to support personal goals.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Carly has 14 years of experience as a substance use, mental health, and family therapist working with diverse concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds the LISW credential with license OH LISW I.1430042-SUPV and practices in Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English