Licensed to practice in North Carolina and accepts 45 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Couples Counseling, Depression
Clients say this provider is
Hello, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who earned a Master of Social Work degree from East Carolina University (2013). My therapeutic approach is rooted in psychodynamic approach, and I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapies, which allow me to help my clients gain deeper insight into themselves, the underlying issues contributing to their personal, professional, or relational challenges with the goal of achieving and maintaining happiness, growth and contentment in life. I view therapy as a collaborative partnership—one where we work together not only to explore and understand the possible root causes of distress, but also to discover the often-hidden strengths that can foster resilience, growth, and meaningful change.
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions and you hopefully sharing, to your comfort level, with me the issues that brought you to therapy. Of course, there is information that must be gathered, but I want you to feel heard and understood and ultimately feel comfortable with the process of therapy. Deciding to engage in therapy can be a difficult decision to make and I want to begin the process of building trust and a therapeutic relationship as soon as reasonably possible. Additionally, this will help us create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
My time as a therapist has helped me to appreciate that we all not only want, but need to feel listened to, not judged and understood. I've been told that I'm a good listener and my clients feel comfortable working with me. With that being said, I focus on listening to what my clients say and sometimes more importantly what's not being said. I work to quickly understand the issues that my clients are often struggling with and at times, humor, empathy and even therapeutically challenging my clients are utilized to help my clients also gain insight and awareness into what's working and what areas need more attention.
I personally enjoy helping clients who struggle with anxiety, depression and relationship issues. I find joy in working with these clients, because helping people work through issues such as these often leads to relief, happiness and the path to engaging in life that some avoided or thought was no longer possible.
Cash - $120 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
NC State Health Plan
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
3 ratings with written reviews
June 24, 2026
It was very easy to talk to him. The approach wasn’t overpowering, and he provided context and a Christian-based perspective.
July 26, 2025
Carl is a humorous, authentic and solution oriented therapist who empowers families to grow become a well rounded healthy family unit, while allowing each individual family to be themselves. My family and I continue to benefit individually and as a whole from working with him.
June 28, 2025
Carl is a great counselor! Very insightful