Dr. Caren Longsworth
Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s challenges
LCSW Florida
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Caren
Dr. Caren Longsworth is a Florida-licensed LCSW with 25 years of practice helping people navigate stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, and relationship concerns.
Background and approach
She draws on a range of evidence-informed methods to address emotions such as anger, emptiness, low self-esteem, and mood symptoms including depression and bipolar-related struggles, as well as practical life changes like career transitions and caregiving stress. Her approach centers on honoring each person's knowledge of their own life while offering guidance and structure when needed.
She uses client-centered listening alongside cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness tools to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, build coping skills, and make tangible progress toward goals. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are also woven in to strengthen commitment to change and highlight workable steps forward.
Dr. Longsworth emphasizes collaboration and empowerment, working with individuals to discover and apply their strengths in the face of difficult circumstances.
She practices in Florida and provides services in English, bringing steady clinical experience to those seeking thoughtful, practical support.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Dr. Longsworth commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help clients explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT focuses on identifying and modifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress, offering practical exercises and skill-building. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and validation, creating a respectful space where clients can reflect on their experiences and find their own solutions.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people increase moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can be useful for managing stress, emotional regulation, and trauma symptoms. These approaches are used flexibly and often in combination, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences.
Online therapy with her can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care from different locations and to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, while the therapist and client adjust approach and pacing as progress unfolds.
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Experience
25+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English