Carol Williams, LCSW
Florida · 14 years in practice
Carol Williams is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people untangle stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and relationship pain.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW11465 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1194954321 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Carol
Carol Williams is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people untangle stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and relationship pain. She speaks plainly and listens for what is hard to name so a parent or individual can find clearer next steps. Carol draws on 14 years of experience and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions.
Her work centers on noticing patterns that keep someone stuck and naming small, practical shifts that lead to relief.
Background and approach
She pays attention to both the ways past wounds still shape choices and the strengths that came from surviving hard things. Breath work, basic meditation, and attention to daily health are woven into conversations when useful. Carol uses practical tools from cognitive and acceptance-based methods alongside an interest in how attachment shows up in relationships.
She also values existential ideas about meaning, choice, and what matters in life. Sessions move at the client’s pace and focus on concrete steps people can try between meetings. She has supported people facing trauma, grief, parenting stress, substance struggles, eating difficulties, codependency, and career pressure.
Carol aims to help people make decisions that feel more clear and less driven by fear. Questions and curiosity are part of the work when immediate answers aren’t obvious. Clients describe the process as collaborative and grounded.
Carol helps people practice new responses, notice old patterns, and build toward calmer days. Her Florida practice reflects 14 years of clinical work as an LCSW.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carol lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Carol names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Carol combines Existential Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Attachment-Based ideas in plain, usable ways. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and what matters to you; it helps when questions about purpose or direction feel heavy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice painful thoughts and still act toward values you care about, which works well for anxiety, stress, and avoidance. Attachment-Based ideas focus on patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current trust, communication, and connection.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Carol takes a collaborative stance and helps clients try methods that fit their needs and preferences. She will check in about what helps and adjust the plan together rather than insisting on one single method.
Online sessions let people fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a quicker check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short updates, processing between meetings, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep momentum, practice skills between sessions, and meet from different locations without travel.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and relationship concerns, among other issues listed in her specialty areas.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
The style is collaborative and practical, combining client-centered listening with techniques from CBT, ACT, attachment-based ideas, and existential questions about meaning and choice.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of clinical experience working with diverse life struggles and trauma-related concerns.
Where is this therapist based and what credential do they hold?
She practices in Florida and holds the credential FL LCSW as provided in her profile.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available for meeting online?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging as session formats.
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.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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