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Carrie Follmar

Carrie Follmar

LPC

Texas

Compassionate counselor focusing on work and wellbeing

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Profile summary

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Texas · 72608
NPI
1619329059
Experience
6 years
Languages
English
Location
Texas

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

  • Strengths based
  • ADHD focused
  • Goal oriented

About Carrie

Carrie Follmar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She emphasizes a strengths-based view and believes people bring knowledge and resilience to their challenges. Carrie encourages clients to take small, brave steps toward a more satisfying life and offers supportive guidance along the way.

She focuses especially on concerns connected to attention-deficit/hyperactivity challenges and how those issues affect individuals and families. Carrie also helps people coping with anxiety, stress, relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, low self-esteem, workplace problems, and life transitions. Her background includes work with students, family members, and employees who seek a clearer understanding of ADHD and its impacts.

Carrie uses a collaborative style that centers each person’s story. She leans on client-centered conversations to identify strengths, narrative work to reshape unhelpful stories, and solution-focused steps to set achievable goals. When useful, she adds cognitive-behavioral ideas and psychoeducation to clarify patterns and options.

Sessions aim to be practical and goal-oriented while still honoring emotion and context. Clients can expect a mix of listening, tailored feedback, and concrete strategies to try between meetings. Carrie’s approach is to work with each person to find what fits their life and their values.

She welcomes a range of topics from parenting strain and blended family issues to midlife questions and career concerns. Prospective clients who prefer English-language sessions and who are located in Texas can follow the booking process to start a conversation.

Approaches that guide online work and goal setting

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and treating the person as the expert on their life. The therapist follows the client’s pace, reflects what matters, and looks for strengths to build on. This approach helps when someone needs validation and a steady space to sort priorities.

Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and the problems they face. It helps separate the problem from the person and opens possibilities for rewriting unhelpful narratives. This can be useful for identity questions, family patterns, or feelings of emptiness.

Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, concrete steps that move people toward their goals. Sessions often set short-term targets and track what works, which can suit workplace issues, parenting adjustments, or managing ADHD-related challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend a path. That plan can change as progress or new concerns emerge, and decisions are made collaboratively.

The biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time around work or caregiving duties. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches online to focus on real-life problems and practical next steps without promising a particular format.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesParenting issuesADHD

Also works with

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed?

Carrie works with relationship strain, parenting challenges, ADHD-related issues, stress and anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also addresses related topics such as blended family issues, caregiver stress, and workplace concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and strengths-based. Sessions combine client-centered listening with narrative and solution-focused techniques to identify practical steps forward.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of professional work experience providing counseling in contexts that include students, family members, and employees.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices in that state.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work together?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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