About Cary
Cary Brim Reid is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing grief, stress, anxiety, and big life changes. She also supports those working on self-esteem, sleep problems, career shifts, and issues related to sexual orientation and identity. Cary uses a direct, supportive style to help clients find practical steps forward.
Cary draws on somatic techniques to help people notice how emotions show up in the body. She combines that with client-centered listening so each person feels heard.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try different responses in daily life. Sessions tend to focus on small, doable changes. Clients work on skills for coping with compassion fatigue, managing workplace stress, and improving communication.
Cary also addresses caregiver strain, loneliness, and questions about life purpose in a straightforward way. Her approach includes elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotional regulation and Jungian ideas when dreams or meaning-making become important. The tone is practical and gentle - aiming to build resilience rather than quick fixes.
Cary holds a Washington LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - and has six years of clinical experience. She offers sessions in English and is open to working with people outside the United States. The focus is on collaboration: clients set goals and pace, and Cary offers tools and reflection to support progress.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Somatic Therapy helps people notice how emotions and stress appear in the body. Techniques can include grounding, breath work, and body awareness to reduce tension and improve emotional regulation. This can be useful for grief, anxiety, and compassion fatigue.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a nonjudgmental space. The therapist follows the client's pace and reflects what matters most, which helps people clarify goals and feel understood.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It offers practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting, often helping with anxiety, sleep problems, and workplace stress.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then tailor a mix of methods. Clients can try a few techniques and adjust the plan as they learn what works for them.
Online therapy makes these approaches accessible from home. Video calls let therapists observe facial cues and guide somatic exercises. Phone sessions are an option for those who prefer voice only, while live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins and skill practice between sessions. This flexibility helps people fit therapy into busy lives and keeps momentum between appointments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English