Alice McCarter, LICSW, LCSW

Alice McCarter is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 22 years in the field. She holds an MA and practices as a LICSW and an LCSW. Alice has worked in Massachusetts and now provides therapy in North Carolina, helping people navigate stress, depression, anxiety, and life changes.

She centers sessions on what each person brings in. Conversations focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and building everyday coping skills. Alice pays attention to self-esteem, relationship challenges, and the strain of caregiving or chronic health issues.

Alice also addresses addictions, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related concerns. She blends short-term goal work with mindfulness and motivational strategies to help people make steady progress. Her background includes work across clinical settings over two decades, bringing a broad perspective to common and complex problems.

Clients can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through difficult decisions and emotions. Alice aims to help people find small, doable changes that make life easier. She also supports those dealing with career stress, sleeping or eating issues, and the long-term effects of illness.

Her work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. If you want to explore coping techniques, recover from loss, or address substance use concerns, Alice offers an experienced, steady presence to guide the process.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Alice uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice and stay with difficult feelings without getting overwhelmed. That practice can be useful for stress, anxiety, and ongoing pain by teaching steady attention to the present moment.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support change when people feel stuck. This approach focuses on conversations that strengthen a person’s own reasons for change and can be helpful with addictions or behavior shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client talk about goals, preferences, and how each method feels in practice. If something doesn’t fit, they adjust the plan so sessions stay useful and realistic.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking so you know how meetings will take place. Many people choose online care because it makes therapy easier to fit into busy lives, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and can reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing, homework, and technique to match your schedule and concerns.