- Family of origin issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Emotion regulation skills
About Carol
Carol Tallant is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience in Georgia. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and concerns connected to family of origin issues and parenting. Her practice also addresses substance-related struggles, compassion fatigue, and questions about sexuality and identity.
Carol listens for how old family patterns and attachment worries keep showing up now. She helps people name the patterns that make them feel stuck. Sessions are straightforward and focused on practical ways to manage strong emotions and reduce daily distress.
Her approach draws on client-centered therapy to follow each person's priorities, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation. She may also use existential conversations about meaning and hypnotherapy where appropriate.
Carol has long experience working with survivors of sexual assault and with people who describe childhood abuse or traumatic memories. She pays attention to dissociation, flashbacks, and other ways trauma can affect daily life, while helping people build coping strategies and grounding skills.
People who come for help often want clearer boundaries, less reactivity, and better communication. Carol supports exploration of identity, intimacy problems, codependency, and feelings of guilt or shame. Practical coping tools and clearer self-understanding are common focuses in her work.
Her practice is based in Georgia and sessions are held in English. Before scheduling, readers should confirm current session formats and logistics when they choose to proceed.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on following the client's priorities and clarifying what matters most. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist listen and respond to the concerns the person brings that day.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and the behaviors that follow. Online CBT can include short exercises, thought records, and behavior experiments that are discussed in session and practiced between meetings.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for regulating intense emotions and managing interpersonal conflict. Therapists often teach grounding, distress-tolerance, and emotion-regulation skills that can be practiced during or after an online session.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether client-centered conversation, CBT, DBT skills, existential discussion, or hypnotherapy is the best fit based on needs, goals, and preferences.
Practical benefits of online sessions include easier fitting of appointments into a busy week and options for shorter check-ins when time is limited. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm which formats are offered before booking. Many people appreciate that online work can allow continuity of care when travel or scheduling would otherwise interrupt progress.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Georgia, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, and family of origin issues among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Carol combines a client-centered stance with practical techniques from CBT and DBT, and may include existential conversation or hypnotherapy depending on needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults, including work with survivors of sexual assault and those who report childhood abuse.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Georgia, United States.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
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 a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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