About Carol
Carol "Carrie" Horne uses a client-centered approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and life change. She is an ME LCPC with forty years of experience in Maine. Carrie listens closely and helps clients find practical ways to cope and move forward.
She creates an accepting space where people can talk about hard feelings. Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her, and on building skills that work in daily life.
Background and approach
Conversations are grounded in real concerns, not jargon. Her background spans cognitive behavioral ideas and mindfulness practices alongside psychodynamic perspectives. That mix lets her address both present-day symptoms and the earlier patterns that feed them.
She draws on short-term, solution-focused steps when someone needs relief quickly. Carrie often helps people dealing with caregiver stress, guilt, low self-esteem, panic, and post-traumatic stress. She also supports those wrestling with life purpose and compassion fatigue.
The work can include skill-building, reflective talk, and gentle challenges to unhelpful thinking. Therapy is collaborative and paced to the person’s needs. Clients and Carrie set goals together and track progress over time.
Her aim is steady improvement in mood, coping, and clarity about next steps.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy places the person's goals and experience at the center of sessions. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients set their own goals; this approach works well in a remote format where clarity and collaboration matter.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors to reduce symptoms. In online sessions CBT often includes practical homework, thought records, and step-by-step skill practice that can be done between visits.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without judgment. Practices such as brief breathing exercises or guided attention can be coached in a video visit and used throughout the day to lower stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit. This collaborative process can be adjusted over time if a different focus would be more helpful.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules and varying needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can support short updates, skill practice, or questions between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and accessible alongside everyday life.
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- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English