Carey Deeters, LCSW

Carey Deeters is a licensed clinical social worker with over 23 years in human services. He has worked in county programs, inpatient settings, hospice, community agencies, and clinical practices. Carey helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, and many life transitions.

He has experience supporting adults, children, youth, and older adults across a range of settings. Carey has worked with people coping with substance use, grief and loss, parenting and family conflicts, and aging concerns. He has also supported people with diagnoses such as major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, ADHD, autism spectrum conditions, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and bipolar disorders.

Carey’s approach leans on cognitive behavioral therapy, including REBT, while drawing from motivational interviewing, narrative, solution-focused, and somatic methods. He adapts techniques to match a person’s needs and pace rather than sticking to a single method. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and actions that help people move toward goals.

In sessions he aims to help people understand how past experiences shape current patterns. He uses concrete strategies to manage symptoms and change unhelpful habits. Carey also addresses relationships, parenting pressures, intimacy concerns, and issues tied to identity or alternative sexual cultures.

Carey practices in Pennsylvania and conducts work in English. When someone is ready to begin, he guides them through small next steps so the process feels manageable and focused on what matters most to that person.

How Carey’s approaches translate to online work

Carey commonly uses cognitive behavioral methods and motivational interviewing in his work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify what they want to change and find their own reasons to take steps toward that change.

He also draws on narrative therapy, which looks at the stories people tell about themselves and opens room for alternative, more helpful narratives. These approaches are used to address trauma, addiction, relationship stress, and mood concerns in ways that connect thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Carey will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, history, and preferences. That means trying options, tracking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

Session formats are not specified in the supplied profile, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make regular sessions easier to fit into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let someone use body-focused practices or homework exercises between meetings to strengthen learning and change.