About Cary
Cary Truley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who draws on a mix of practical, evidence-informed approaches. He focuses on everyday struggles such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and challenges related to LGBT identity. Cary aims to help people take the first steps toward better coping and clearer goals in life.
He uses straightforward conversation and goal-setting rather than jargon. Sessions emphasize identifying what matters to the client, spotting unhelpful thinking or behaviors, and trying small, manageable changes.
Background and approach
That can look like practicing new coping skills, testing out different ways of responding, or sorting priorities when life shifts. With eight years of professional experience, Cary has worked with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and caregiver stress. He also addresses relationship and communication problems, parenting strain, career decisions, and burnout or compassion fatigue.
He pays attention to attachment and family of origin issues when they affect current problems. Cary blends structured methods with a person-centered stance. That means he offers tools from cognitive and behavioral approaches while keeping the client’s values and voice central.
He adapts the pace and focus to each person’s needs and comfort. People who reach out can expect an empathic, goal-oriented collaboration. Cary encourages small, practical steps and checks progress along the way.
He supports people while they work toward clearer values and more reliable daily coping.
How counseling approaches fit into online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to shift those patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work through strong emotions and improve important connections in their relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Cary will talk with each person about goals, what has helped or not helped before, and which methods feel like the best fit. That shared planning helps shape sessions so they address immediate concerns while building longer-term coping skills.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage. Video calls let people use visual cues and more conversational interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter updates, written reflections, or quieter communication during the day. These options make it easier to fit counseling into work, caregiving, or other routines while trying out the approaches described above.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Pennsylvania, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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