About Cary
Dr. Cary Jenson is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of practice. He works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar mood concerns, and major life changes.
He combines steady support with practical strategies to help people feel more able to cope. He practices a client-centered style that begins by listening closely to what matters most to each person. That approach helps him build a plan around a client's priorities rather than a one-size-fits-all method.
Background and approach
He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. Over his career he taught social work at the University of Maine, which shaped his interest in clear, evidence-informed methods. He brings that background to sessions with a calm and direct manner.
He focuses on reducing daily distress while also addressing deeper issues like family of origin wounds, abandonment, and loneliness. People often seek him out for help with caregiver stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, divorce and separation, and the emotional impact of medical issues such as cancer.
He also works with issues of guilt, shame, emptiness, and the search for meaning during life transitions. Sessions emphasize practical steps clients can try between meetings. Dr.
Jenson aims to help people build resilience, manage mood shifts, and find clearer direction when life feels overwhelming.
How his approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. In online sessions this means the therapist asks about priorities, values, and goals, then tailors the conversation and homework to what matters most to the client. It is helpful for people who need a supportive space to sort feelings and decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote work this often includes identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying small behavioral experiments between sessions, and tracking results together. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and problems that feel stuck in repeating patterns.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and then suggest which methods to try first. Together the client and therapist check progress and adjust the plan as needed so the work fits day-to-day life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is an issue or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support easier to fit into a busy schedule. These options aim to make getting help more flexible and accessible while still focusing on workable change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Maine
- Languages
- English
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