Carrie Kinder

Carrie Kinder is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. She works to make therapy straightforward and practical so people can feel steadier in day-to-day life.

She listens without judgment and focuses on what each person needs right now. Sessions emphasize building coping skills, clearer communication, and stronger self-compassion. Carrie helps clients set small, doable goals and practice new ways of handling hard moments.

Over 15 years in practice, Carrie has supported people through major life changes and complex emotional challenges. She draws on a trauma-informed perspective to guide recovery after abuse or overwhelming events. That lens shapes how she paces work and prioritizes safety and choice.

Carrie uses several therapy approaches depending on the person’s needs. Those include Trauma-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy - DBT, and mindfulness-based work. She also incorporates solution-focused techniques and motivational interviewing to help people take practical steps toward change.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns such as addictions, coping with life changes, caregiver stress, communication problems, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Carrie practices in Indiana and conducts sessions in English. If someone wants to start, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability.

How these approaches translate to online care

Therapy here often blends practical skills and trauma-informed work to meet everyday needs. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on helping people process difficult experiences and build tolerable ways to remember and cope. It aims to reduce overwhelming reactions and support safer, steadier functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches clear skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication. Those tools can help when anxiety, impulsivity, or relationship conflict make life harder. Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment calm, which pairs well with other skill work.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they’ll decide whether to lean more on trauma-focused processing, DBT skills, mindfulness exercises, or a mix of methods.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into workdays, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It also offers flexibility for using worksheets, guided practices, and skill coaching between sessions to support steady progress.