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LICSW, LCSW

Alice McCarter, LICSW, LCSW

  • Experience22 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesMindfulness Therapy and Motivational Interviewing
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About Alice

Alice McCarter is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience, including practice in Massachusetts and five years working in North Carolina. She holds an MA LICSW 111163 and NC LCSW C012823 and offers long-term clinical experience helping people manage depression, anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Alice brings practical expertise in areas such as relationship concerns, self-esteem, coping with change, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and ADHD while also addressing a broad array of additional challenges like caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image. Her style emphasizes a client-centered, compassionate approach that supports emotional healing and practical problem solving.

Alice integrates mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to help clients build resilience, improve communication, and regain a sense of purpose. She works with adults seeking to navigate career pressures, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating concerns, and other personal or interpersonal difficulties.

Sessions are offered in English and provided through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Availability and cost vary by location and therapist scheduling; therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Prospective clients begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire to schedule with her.

How therapeutic approaches are adapted for online care



Mindfulness Therapy in her practice focuses on simple attention and awareness exercises that help clients notice stress and habitual reactions, supporting emotional regulation and calmer responses to daily pressures. Motivational Interviewing is used to explore ambivalence and strengthen personal motivation for change through respectful, goal-oriented conversation; this approach can be useful for addressing addictions, health behavior changes, and commitment to new routines.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to clarify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods over time so the treatment matches the client’s needs, preferences, and pace. Together they monitor progress and select strategies that feel most helpful for the individual’s situation.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for busy schedules and people who prefer remote options. These formats allow continuity of care across locations, easier scheduling, and multiple ways to communicate so clients can choose what fits their life and comfort while working on stress, relationships, ADHD-related challenges, and other concerns.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Alice works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, ADHD, and many related life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her work is client-centered and practical, drawing on mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused therapy to help clients build coping skills and pursue achievable goals.
How much experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 22 years of clinical experience, including prior practice in Massachusetts and five years providing services in North Carolina.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds MA LICSW 111163 and NC LCSW C012823 and practices in North Carolina as a licensed clinical social worker.
Are services offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and her availability.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Licensed

Massachusetts, North Carolina

Languages

English

What Alice can help with

Alice McCarter works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Alice works with individuals through life's complex challenges.

Alice works with clients navigating depression, anxiety, and relationship dynamics.

How Alice approaches therapy

Alice's clinical approaches include Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Alice is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker practicing in North Carolina, with 22 years of clinical experience.