Carrie Covell, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I am a therapist specializing in trauma-informed care and self-actualization, offering. Starting therapy is a revolution. Rather than maintain our own personal brand of status quo, we choose curiosity, courage, and empowerment. Whats working? What isnt? Can I look closely at myself with compassion? At the same time, can I challenge myself to move through life in a new way? My work is to join you in yours. I guide you through this conversation with yourself and enrich it with clinical expertise and behavioral therapy techniques. I help you access whats been difficult to reach on your own. I encourage movement where it makes sense. Above all, Im here to support you with structure and deep care as you invest meaningfully in your well-being. I work with highly insightful women and members of the LGBTQ+ community who, despite their best efforts, feel stuck. Theyre often admired for their competence and charisma. It may not be apparent that theyve overcome early trauma, abuse, or emotional neglect. They struggle privately with overthinking and intense feelings like fear, anger, guilt, and shame. Dynamics with partners, family members, colleagues, or friends can be painful and confusing. Its hard to feel safe. Coping mechanisms like control, perfectionism, avoidance, and self-criticism can sabotage intimacy and inner peace. Intelligent and introspective, my clients know theres more to life than survival. Theyre committed to self-actualization. Other areas of expertise include supporting loved ones of people with borderline personality challenges (BPD), narcissistic personality challenges (NPD), and substance use challenges (SUD). I also offer grief therapy and counseling to the bereaved through companion animal loss. I address ethical non-monogamy (ENM) issues.

I specialize in synthesizing advanced, evidence-based interventions with attachment-focused, trauma-informed, and client-centered care. By strategically blending behavioral, cognitive, experiential, and relational modalities, Im able to target the specific problems my clients face, supporting both immediate, practical improvements and sustained, profound growth. Treatment often starts with problem-solving, symptom management, and skills acquisition, and then progresses naturally to nervous system regulation, emotional experiencing, expanding mindful awareness, and spiritual inquiry. My style is warm and direct, and my priority is creating an attuned therapeutic partnership in which you can thrive. I earned my Master of Science in Social Work, Advanced Clinical Practice, at Columbia University in New York City, where I was appointed to a fellowship in the dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) Training Program, founded with DBT developer Marsha Linehan. I completed a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-focused clinical field placement at David Szuster Psychiatry in New York City, followed by a placement at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut, where I worked in the DBT Transitional Living Program and the DBT Intensive Outpatient Program. Additional clinical training includes DBT Intensive Training through Behavioral Tech with the Linehan Institute, founded by DBT developer Marsha Linehan; CBT Essentials, CBT for Depression and CBT for Anxiety at the Beck Institute, founded by CBT developer Aaron Beck; cognitive processing therapy (CPT) with CPT developer Kathleen Chard; Fundamentals of emotionally focused therapy (EFT) and an externship in emotionally focused couple therapy (EFCT) at the International Centre for Excellence in EFT (ICEEFT), founded by EFT developer Sue Johnson; and prolonged grief diagnosis treatment (PGDT) through the Center for Prolonged Grief at Columbia University, founded by PGDT developer Katherine Shear. Before opening my private practice, I worked at Behavioral Psych Studio in New York City and Westside DBT in Los Angeles, where I treated suicidality, self-harm, and borderline personality challenges (BPD). In addition to my clinical work, I provide consultation, supervision, and training to other therapists, and I contribute expert commentary to publications including Newsweek and Everyday Health. In my personal time, I enjoy skiing, yoga, live theatre, volunteering with animal advocacy groups, and caring for my three senior, special-needs rescue pups.