Carol Gross

Carol Gross is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and related concerns. She frames therapy around acceptance and action, guiding people to notice what matters to them and take steps that match their values. Her approach is grounded in everyday language and practical tools she uses with clients.

Carol began her career in systems analysis before moving into behavioral health. That background shaped how she looks at patterns in behavior and data, and she brings that clarity into sessions. She draws on several evidence-based approaches and adapts them to each person’s needs.

In session she focuses on noticing uncomfortable feelings and using that awareness to make changes. She often works with mindfulness and skills that help people respond differently to stress, anger, or cravings. Carol uses the ACT Matrix as a practical charting tool when it helps clarify what to do next.

Her practice includes support for mood disorders, trauma and abuse, ADHD, eating and sleeping concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, caregiver stress, chronic health conditions, and coping with life changes. She also lists coping with natural or human-caused disaster among her focus areas.

Carol describes therapy as a joint process. She helps people recognize what their pain is trying to tell them and then build small, usable strategies. The goal is more psychological flexibility and a clearer sense of what clients value in life.

How Carol’s Approaches Shape Online Therapy