Carin Skapars , LMHC

Carin Skapars is a New York licensed LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) with 12 years of professional experience supporting people through a range of life challenges. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, motivational struggles, and career-related difficulties, tailoring each conversation and treatment plan to the person in front of her. Carin approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she focuses on practical tools and strategies that fit the client’s goals and daily life.

Her style emphasizes collaboration - she partners with clients to identify priorities, build confidence, and develop skills for coping with change, grief, relationships, parenting, and workplace concerns. Whether someone is navigating mood or trauma-related symptoms, chronic health or caregiver stress, or questions about life purpose and later-life transitions, Carin adapts her approach to meet those unique needs. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and acknowledges clients’ first steps while helping them move toward clearer goals and measurable progress.

Carin combines evidence-informed techniques with a compassionate, individualized focus so clients can find practical ways to manage symptoms, strengthen relationships, and pursue meaningful change.

Practical Approaches for Online Growth

Carin Skapars uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients recognize and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT involves identifying specific thoughts and actions that contribute to stress or low mood and practicing practical skills to reduce symptoms and improve coping, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

She also employs Solution-Focused Therapy, a brief, goal-oriented approach that emphasizes clients’ strengths and small, achievable steps toward change. This method helps clients clarify priorities, build momentum, and develop concrete strategies for work, relationships, and life transitions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Carin works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time to ensure they fit the client’s pace and circumstances.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging provide flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or health concerns. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend appointments from different locations, and integrate therapeutic work into a busy life while retaining the collaborative, skills-based focus that guides her practice.