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Carly Turner, LISW

  • Experience4 years
  • LocationIowa
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Carly

Carly Turner is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in Iowa with four years of clinical experience. She completed a Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2017 and has supported people facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, bipolar disorder, and challenges with self-esteem and relationships.

Background and approach

Carly also brings experience addressing caregiving and geriatric concerns, addiction and eating-related issues, anger and coping skills, and a range of complex presentations including dissociation and co-morbid conditions. Her counseling style is warm, reflective, and rooted in attentive listening delivered with sensitivity and respect.

Carly emphasizes collaborative work, helping clients identify strengths and practical tools that fit their goals. She integrates client-centered care with evidence-informed techniques like cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

Carly highlights ADHD among the concerns she addresses and frames treatment as a joint process of finding pragmatic supports. Clients can expect a therapist who values empathy and clear communication while offering concrete strategies for managing stress, improving routines, and navigating life transitions.

Carly invites people who want to build coping resources and move toward meaningful changes to begin the process of working together.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Carly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based approaches as core tools. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical coping skills. Mindfulness therapy cultivates present-moment awareness and self-compassion, which can help with emotional regulation, rumination, and coping with life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative; Carly will work with each person to explore which methods fit their goals, values, and daily life. She combines reflective listening with skills-based practice and adapts interventions over time so the plan evolves with the client’s needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These formats make it possible to schedule appointments around work and caregiving demands, use brief check-ins between sessions, and keep momentum when life gets busy. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and mindfulness exercises to these remote formats so clients can apply tools in the context of their everyday routines.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Carly commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, addictions, relationship and family concerns, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career stress, ADHD, and caregiving or geriatric matters.
What is Carly's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and reflective, prioritizing sensitive listening and respect while collaborating with clients to identify strengths and practical tools for change.
How long has Carly been practicing?
She has four years of experience as a therapist since completing her Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2017 and has worked with diverse clinical presentations during that time.
What credentials and location are listed for the therapist?
She holds an LISW credential listed as IA LISW 092599 and practices in Iowa.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and subscription handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with Carly?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability to begin the process.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemDepressionCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFatherhood issuesGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Iowa

Languages

English

What Carly can help with

Carly Turner works with clients on stress and anxiety, grief, self esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue.

How Carly approaches therapy

Carly's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Carly is a Licensed Independent Social Worker practicing in Iowa, with 4 years of clinical experience.