01 · Who Carrie works with

Carrie works with bipolar disorder, depression and coping with life changes

Carrie lists 10 specialisms and 7 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Carrie chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Carrie's own words

What Carrie says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

I am a supportive, non-judgmental collaborator who partners with you to identify thoughts and behaviors that may be keeping you from your best self. Learn how to leverage your strengths as we work together to accomplish your goals.

Self-sabotage and poor self-esteem are often the biggest blockers to success. Find out if you are selling yourself short and keeping your life small. Taking a personal inventory, we will start with updating your sense of self and improve your connection with your life’s purpose. Your curated passion and authentic self will help drive you to success.

I often use mobile technology as an adjunct tool with clients struggling with depression and anxiety because mental health applications easily engage with the mind and redirect it towards optimistic thinking. Stress management, tracking of biometric information (sleep patterns, exercise, eating habits), and connection to 24-hour hotlines are just three examples of the innovative use of this technology.

Learn to be kinder and more generous with yourself and others. Create new family dynamics that bring greater joy in your time together. Accentuate the positive, and moderate the negative, to find a life worth living.

Carrie Canine, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026

03 · How Carrie works

The 3 approaches Carrie lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Carrie lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Carrie's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Carrie runs a session.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Reads present-day relationship difficulty through the lens of how safety and closeness were learned early on. The therapeutic relationship itself is treated as part of the work, because it is where the pattern tends to show up first.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Carrie practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Carrie's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Carrie at this point.

2. Naming Carrie specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Carrie is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Carrie.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

2 questions worth asking Carrie

Built from what Carrie actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Carrie's - Carrie has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LMFT

Licensed in

California

Licence

CA LMFT 114060

Licence number

114060

Licence expires

30 Jun 2027

NPI

1861848178

Years in practice

7

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

5 Sep 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Carrie's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Maker Therapy is not BetterHelp, does not take bookings, and has not met Carrie. There are no reviews or ratings on this page because we have no way to verify one. If you start therapy through a link here, we may be paid a commission - it does not change your price and it does not affect who appears here or in what order.

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