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Justin Carson

Practical, skills-focused counseling for life changes

LPC Georgia

Experience
7 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Justin

Justin Carson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, substance concerns, relationship struggles, and shifts in life roles. He draws on seven years of clinical work and approaches that emphasize practical skills and collaborative problem solving.

Background and approach

Justin frames challenges like depression, grief, trauma, and self-esteem difficulties as experiences that can be met with strategies to rebuild coping, restore connection, and regain agency. His practice integrates cognitive behavioral techniques, person-centered listening, and skills-based therapies to support clients facing addiction, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, anger, career transitions, and complex mood concerns such as bipolar disorder.

He also works with issues related to parenting, fatherhood, codependency, control, and questions of life purpose. Sessions can include individual counseling, substance abuse support, group work, and couples or family counseling when appropriate.

Justin emphasizes practical steps toward resilience and change while partnering with clients to identify goals and build lasting, useful tools.

Combining evidence-based approaches with online flexibility

Justin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, a practical approach that often benefits people coping with anxiety, depression, and stress. He also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, offering empathic listening and collaborative goal setting to help clients feel heard and supported while they explore personal values and choices. When emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are central concerns, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are used to teach concrete skills for managing intense feelings and improving relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to match techniques to their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting the plan as progress is made. This collaborative stance helps clients feel involved and informed about their care.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles. These options allow for ongoing access to a licensed professional while enabling practical continuity of care from different locations, offering flexibility for those balancing work, family, or other commitments.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Justin commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, career concerns, and coping with life changes, among other areas.
What therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?
The practice uses evidence-based methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the Gottman Method, and Motivational Interviewing to tailor care to each client.
How long has he been practicing clinically?
Justin has seven years of professional experience in the helping field, working across individual, group, and couples or family settings.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds the LPC credential with licence details GA LPC LPC010089 and practices in Georgia.
Does he offer services in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and he is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

CodependencyControl issuesDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameLife purposeMen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMotivational Interviewing

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English