Carley Rothstein, LCSW

Carley Rothstein is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of experience. She began her career teaching students with special needs in North Carolina and later ran an academic tutoring and behavioral intervention business. Carley went on to work as an educational and developmental therapist in the NC infant-toddler program while collaborating with Children’s Developmental Services. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis from Penn State World Campus.

Carley provides outpatient therapy and has worked across settings including schools, medical clinics, group homes, and assisted-living facilities. She has experience helping people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, and challenges related to foster care and adoption. She also supports adults and family members coping with aging, dementia-related behaviors, and end-of-life transitions.

Her way of working is client-centered and straightforward. She listens, helps set clear goals, and uses practical strategies people can try between sessions. That can include skills for managing strong emotions, tools to handle stress, and steps to improve sleep, eating, or daily routines.

Carley values family life and the special needs community. Outside of work she spends time with her son and the household pets, and she advocates for her son’s needs related to Fragile X Syndrome. She brings that same steady, practical focus to therapy.

If you want to explore changes in mood, behavior, relationships, or coping after trauma, she aims to partner with you to build clearer routines and calmer days. To begin, confirm current session options before booking and choose what fits your life.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Carley uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative space where the person’s goals guide each step; this approach focuses on listening and building on what matters to the individual. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small changes in behavior to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication when relationships are strained.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Carley will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which strategies to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into busy lives by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people keep therapy consistent while juggling work, caregiving, or medical appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT skills to remote sessions so clients practice techniques between meetings.