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Mackensey Carter

Therapist(she/her)
8 years of experience
19 patients on Headway
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Family issues, LGBTQIA+, Relationship issues, Trauma
  • Individual therapy, Family therapy

Great to meet you!

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that specializes in trauma recovery & healing as well as work around self-discovery & identity. I see my job as providing support, validation, & relational safety to individuals experiencing stressful or life-changing transitions. I am passionate about providing safe spaces for LGBTQ individuals, especially those processing family conflict & religious trauma. I also provides services to clinicians experiencing trauma at work.

My approach to therapy

I believe that you are an expert in your own life and experience; therefore, my therapeutic approach is flexible so that each session can be client-centered and client-directed. All of my work, though, is relational, empathetic, and trauma-informed.

What you can expect from me

My goal in doing this work is that my clients feel that their stories are heard and that they have a consistent, non-judgmental space to process and grow into their most authentic selves.

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Cisgender Woman
  • My style is
    Warm, Empowering, Affirming

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    8 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at Loyola University - Chicago School of Social Work
  • License type
    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Illinois)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Ascension, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Curative, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar, Oxford, Providence Health Plan, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Family issues, LGBTQIA+, Relationship issues, Trauma
  • More specialties
    Depression, Stress management, Grief or loss, Women's issues, Identity issues, PTSD, Transgender issues
  • Therapy methods
    Narrative Therapy, Attachment Based Family Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Trauma Focused CBT, Attachment Based, Structural Family
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Family therapy
  • Ages served
    Adults
  • Languages
    English