About Carly
Carly Makie-Bennett is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress and anxiety and build more confidence. She draws on eight years of experience to support people facing career strain, relationship troubles, and big life changes. Carly speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that fit each person's situation.
She treats conversations as a collaboration. Sessions look at what is working now and what small changes could make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Carly pays attention to feelings like guilt, shame, and isolation while also addressing practical struggles such as money, workplace issues, and communication problems. People often come looking for help with self-esteem, body image, or social anxiety. Carly supports those wanting clearer life purpose, more self-love, or help after a midlife shift.
She also helps with impulsivity, loneliness, and the stress of navigating work and relationships. Her approach adapts to each person's needs. Carly is respectful and sensitive, and she aims to make conversations straightforward and useful.
She works with clients to build tools they can use between sessions, not just talk about problems. Based in California, Carly offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a time that fits their routine.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Carly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One approach emphasizes building coping skills and step-by-step strategies to reduce anxiety and manage stress in daily life; this helps when symptoms interfere with work, relationships, or sleep. Another approach centers on examining self-talk and beliefs to improve self-esteem and body image; it helps people challenge harsh thoughts and practice kinder, more realistic perspectives.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Carly works with each person to match techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in about what feels helpful and adjusts plans over time so therapy stays relevant and manageable.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit a variety of routines. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing brief contact between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping a consistent course of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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