- ACT and CBT methods
- Mindfulness skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Charmaine
Charmaine Dees is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 18 years of professional experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, family conflict, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on issues such as guilt and shame, caregiver strain, loneliness, and life direction concerns.
Charmaine keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns in thoughts and behavior. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based work to test small changes and build clearer values and goals.
Her approach draws on Client-Centered therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental setting for talking through difficult feelings. Mindfulness techniques are used when a person wants to learn how to steady upsetting thoughts. Motivational Interviewing may be brought in to support someone who feels stuck and wants to find reasons to try something different.
Charmaine places attention on how guilt and shame show up in everyday life, including how those feelings affect relationships and self-worth. She works with parents and adults dealing with fatherhood questions, midlife shifts, and the stress of caregiving. Sessions tend to focus on clear steps and experiments rather than long explanations.
Her North Carolina practice welcomes English-speaking clients and accepts international clients. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To get started, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions toward those values even when painful feelings are present. It can help with persistent guilt or shame by shifting attention from fighting feelings to choosing meaningful steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests small experiments to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and painful self-judgments by offering practical skills and short behavioral experiments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore a person’s goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made based on what is helpful for the individual.
The original biography does not list which session formats are used online, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit into daily schedules more easily, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or remove commute time. Talk with the therapist about how to shape sessions to match your needs and routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, family conflict, compassion fatigue, and specifically lists guilt and shame among her focus areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is conversational and practical. She listens first, uses client-centered listening, and then offers tools from CBT and acceptance-based methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) licensed in North Carolina.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working 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.