- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused work
About Carol
Carol "Carrie" Horne is an ME LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 40 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Carrie also helps people struggling with caregiver stress, guilt and shame, mood and panic disorders, post-traumatic stress, and social anxiety.
She uses straightforward, person-focused methods in sessions. Conversations center on what feels most troubling now and on small, practical steps forward. Carrie draws on client-centered work and solution-focused strategies to identify strengths and next actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices are used to notice thought and behavior patterns that keep distress active.
Her background includes long-term work with adults across Maine. That experience informs a practical approach to managing panic, grief, and the weight of long-held shame. Sessions often include checking current coping skills and introducing clear exercises to try between meetings. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help making changes but feel stuck.
When trauma or deeper patterns are part of the concern, psychodynamic ideas are available to look at how past relationships shape present reactions. Carrie aims to help people carve out manageable shifts in thinking and behavior while also addressing deeper emotional themes when needed.
People who come for help with guilt or shame will find direct conversation about those feelings, practical tools to reduce their daily impact, and a focus on restoring a livable routine and sense of purpose.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to what matters most to the person and adjusting the pace and topics to their needs. It helps when someone wants a respectful, steady clinician to talk things through and identify personal strengths.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, mood concerns, and intrusive guilt or shame thoughts.
Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting pulled into them. These techniques can reduce reactivity and help with stress and panic symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carrie will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to emphasize based on their goals, preferences, and what shows progress in early sessions. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and homework.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people use mindfulness exercises or behavioral experiments in the settings where problems actually occur.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to guilt and shame?
She works with adults who struggle with guilt and shame alongside stress, anxiety, trauma, caregiver strain, and related mood or panic issues.
How does she approach feelings of guilt in sessions?
Sessions use client-centered conversation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts that fuel guilt and to practice alternative responses.
What experience does she bring to these issues?
She has 40 years of clinical experience working with adults across Maine on trauma, life transitions, and long-term emotional difficulties.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an ME LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) practicing in Maine.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to meet with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.