Carol Costner, LPC

Carol Costner is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Alabama with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting concerns, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She works with individuals who want practical ways to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. Carol emphasizes straightforward, usable strategies rather than academic explanations.

She favors clear, structured techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral methods and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, alongside client-centered listening and mindfulness practices. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new responses. Carol also addresses communication problems, guilt and shame, panic attacks, career questions, and compassion fatigue.

Carol trained first as a nurse at the University of Alabama in Birmingham before completing a Master’s degree in Community Counseling at Jacksonville State University. Her clinical path included hospital work and community counseling settings where she supported people with both diagnosed and undiagnosed concerns. She holds the LPC credential and brings a practical orientation shaped by diverse clinical roles.

In sessions she asks people to describe their goals and current strategies. From there she offers short, actionable experiments to try between meetings. Mindfulness exercises and focused behavioral steps are often part of the plan. She balances direct feedback with respect for each person’s experience.

People who prefer a grounded, problem-solving approach will find the work concrete and paced toward daily routines. Before booking, confirm the current session formats and scheduling details so arrangements fit your daily life.

How Carol uses CBT, ACT and mindfulness online