About Carley
Carley James Bruner is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction struggles, relationship problems, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She approaches each person with respect and a belief that they know their own story best. Carley aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and supported.
Carley brings 15 years of professional experience and uses practical skills to help people cope day to day.
Background and approach
She draws from approaches that teach concrete tools for managing emotions, changing unhelpful thoughts, and improving communication. Sessions are geared toward real-life challenges like impulse control, guilt and shame, and caregiver stress. Her work also addresses concerns tied to attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, and family problems.
Carley pays attention to how body image, control issues, and codependency can affect mood and relationships. First responder issues and the strain of divorce or separation are included in her focus areas. People can expect straightforward conversations about goals and practical steps to move forward.
Carley emphasizes collaboration and skill-building so clients can practice new ways of coping between sessions. She encourages small, steady changes that add up over time. Carley is licensed as an LMHC in Washington.
She offers services in English and accepts international clients when appropriate.
Online approaches that teach skills and heal trauma
Carley uses approaches that focus on skills and healing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and homework. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching tools you can use between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional impact by using guided attention and memory work. It is often chosen by people dealing with trauma and abuse.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Carley will talk with each person about goals, history, and preferences, then recommend or combine techniques that fit. The process is collaborative and adjusts as needs change over time.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people have face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is difficult. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, daily coaching, or when a written record of thoughts helps reflection. These options add flexibility for busy schedules and varying comfort levels, while still focusing on making consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English
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