About Caress
Caress Redd is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Washington with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and related mood concerns. Her approach is direct but supportive, aimed at helping people make practical changes in daily life.
She helps people manage strong emotions and build clearer boundaries. Sessions are practical and focused on finding workable steps for problems such as panic attacks, mood swings, or coping with life changes.
Background and approach
Conversations emphasize small, steady progress rather than quick fixes. Caress draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, mood disorders, and anxiety symptoms. She works with people affected by sexual assault, domestic violence, and other forms of abuse, and supports those coping with chronic pain, illness, or caregiving stress.
Workplace stress and communication problems are also frequent topics in sessions. Her style is straightforward. She will help clients identify patterns that keep problems going and try new ways of responding.
Treatment plans are tailored to each person’s situation and goals, and she helps track progress as therapy continues. The practice offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Caress works with English-speaking clients and accepts international clients who can participate in these formats.
Evidence-based approaches for anxiety and trauma online
Caress uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions online. One common approach focuses on skills to manage anxiety and panic - learning breath and grounding strategies, recognizing patterns that trigger panic, and practicing steps to reduce avoidance. This kind of work is useful for people who want concrete tools to feel steadier day to day.Another approach centers on processing trauma and building emotional safety. That work helps people understand how past events shape current reactions, practice new ways of coping, and reduce symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress and abuse. It often combines pacing with practical exercises to regain a sense of control.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. This is a collaborative decision and plans can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversations, phone sessions can be easier with lower bandwidth, and messaging or live chat work well for brief check-ins or when people prefer writing. These options make it simpler to keep regular appointments and fit therapy into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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