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Carvan Walker, LPC
Mississippi
Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-centered work
- Motivational interviewing
About Carvan
Carvan Walker is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience in mental health practice in Mississippi. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and concerns related to self-esteem, parenting, and women's issues. She also supports people navigating LGBT concerns, bipolar mood challenges, anger, and communication problems.
Her approach combines practical, goal-focused methods with listening that centers the person's own priorities. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy among other methods to notice unhelpful thinking and habits and to try different ways of responding. Sessions also draw on client-centered ideas that keep the person’s experience central and on narrative techniques that examine the stories people tell about themselves.
In sessions she helps people build a mental health toolbox of skills to manage distressing feelings and reactions. That can include short exercises to change patterns, steps to improve communication, and ways to plan for stressful moments. She also uses motivational strategies when people want help finding reasons to change behavior.
Carvan explains options and works with people to select practical steps they can try between sessions. Progress is assessed by whether new skills fit the person’s daily life and goals. Her background in counseling psychology and social work informs a practical focus on problem solving and skill building.
Carvan practices in Mississippi and conducts sessions in English. If you want to start, follow the site button to view online therapy options and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.
How CBT and related approaches work in online sessions
Carvan uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and to practice different responses. CBT is concrete and action-oriented, which makes it easy to try small experiments between sessions to see what helps.She also draws on client-centered methods that keep the person's concerns and goals at the center of planning. Narrative therapy is used to examine the stories people tell about themselves and to find alternative, more helpful ways to view past events and current choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carvan will discuss options and collaborate on which methods match a person's goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That collaborative decision can shift as progress is reviewed.
Please confirm the specific online session formats available before booking via the site's scheduling flow. The main practical benefit of online sessions is fitting therapy into busy routines - sessions can be easier to attend around work, childcare, or errands. Online sessions also make it simpler to have shorter check-ins when needed and can reduce travel time so it is easier to practice skills between meetings.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and parenting concerns among others.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and to test new ways of responding that reduce distress and improve functioning.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience in mental health and holds an MS and the LPC credential listed here.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices in Mississippi and is identified here as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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