Dr. Carrie Willey, LPCC, LPC

Dr. Carrie Willey brings more than three decades of counseling experience to her work in Texas. She is Dr. Carrie L. Willey, LPCC, LPC, and has spent many years helping people facing addictions, eating disorders, trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and stress. Her style is direct and practical, with short assignments that keep progress moving between sessions.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, along with Dialectical Behavior Therapy and somatic methods, to help people change unhelpful habits and manage intense emotions. Sessions often include simple, doable tasks to practice new skills at home. She notices what already works for each person and builds on those strengths.

Her background includes leadership roles at residential treatment programs focused on addiction and eating disorders, and clinical work with culturally diverse communities through Indian Health Services. That history shaped her comfort with trauma work and addiction recovery approaches.

In the room she combines hands-on strategies with attention to body signals and relationship patterns. She also draws on existential ideas about meaning and purpose when that fits a person's goals. People who prefer a blend of practical skill-building and reflective work tend to find her approach useful.

Dr. Willey is straightforward and goal-oriented while remaining respectful of each person's beliefs and values. She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How CBT, DBT, and Somatic Work Translate to Online Care

Dr. Willey routinely uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change thoughts and actions that worsen mood or anxiety. CBT focuses on practical steps and homework that can be reviewed over video or messaging. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds clear skills for handling strong emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can be practiced during sessions and between appointments. Somatic work attends to body sensations and movement to help process trauma or overwhelming states, often using guided exercises that adapt well to online coaching and observation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences together and adjust methods over time. That means the treatment plan can emphasize skill-building, body-based work, or reflective questions depending on what helps most for each person.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for demonstrations, role plays, and body-focused exercises. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for longer conversations. Live chat or text lets people check in between meetings, complete brief homework, or have a shorter focused touchpoint when a full session is not practical.