Carin Skapars
Practical, compassionate strategies for everyday challenges
LMHC New York
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Carin
Carin Skapars is a licensed mental health counselor practicing in New York who offers support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, career challenges, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, depression, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
With 12 years of professional experience, she brings a practical focus to helping clients work through mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, workplace problems, and a range of caregiving or aging-related challenges. She uses a tailored approach that attends to each person's circumstances and goals, blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy as appropriate to the situation.
Carin emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions, and she adapts conversations and treatment plans to reflect a client’s unique needs. Her practice also addresses chronic pain and illness, communication difficulties, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and questions about life purpose.
Carin encourages those taking the first step toward therapy, recognizing that beginning treatment can require courage. She works collaboratively to set achievable goals and to develop practical strategies that fit a client’s daily life and responsibilities.
Applying CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
Carin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and to develop concrete skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. This approach focuses on creating small, practical changes in thinking and behavior that can reduce distress and improve daily function. Solution-Focused Therapy is used alongside CBT to concentrate sessions on current strengths, immediate goals, and actionable steps that move a person toward the outcomes they want.Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Carin aims to learn about a client’s priorities, routines, and preferences and then mixes methods that fit those needs. She works with clients to set measurable goals and to adjust strategies as progress is made, so treatment stays aligned with what matters most to the person in therapy.
Online therapy with Carin is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which supports scheduling flexibility for people managing work, caregiving, or health-related constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access therapeutic support without geographic barriers, while still focusing on skill-building and goal-directed work.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English