Cara Greene, LCSW

Cara Greene is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life changes. She works with adults and older adults on issues like depression, grief, parenting concerns, and coping with chronic illness. Cara focuses on creating a compassionate, non-judgmental space where clients can move at a comfortable pace.

Cara trained in psychology and social work and has done post-graduate study in modern psychoanalysis. She has worked in private practice, community mental health centers, and agencies. She also served as a Director of Social Work overseeing therapy programs and supervising staff. Her teaching background includes clinical training and supervision at the graduate level.

In sessions she emphasizes empathy and clear listening. Conversations aim to make difficult feelings more understandable and to help people find small, concrete steps forward. She uses psychodynamic therapy to look at patterns that repeat over time and how past experiences influence present behavior.

Cara has supported people through caregiving stress, cancer and chronic illness challenges, aging concerns, blended family issues, and major life transitions. She has also run webinars addressing COVID-related stress and coping techniques. Her style is flexible and adjusts to each person's needs and goals.

Sessions are conducted in English and organized to fit into busy lives. People who would like to learn more can use the therapy service's Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How psychodynamic work translates to online therapy

Cara uses psychodynamic therapy to help people recognize recurring patterns in relationships, moods, and choices. This approach looks at how past experiences shape present reactions and can be useful for issues like anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and long-term mood concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to see whether psychodynamic work fits their goals, and she will adjust how sessions are structured based on what the client needs and prefers.

Confirm the therapist's available session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online work often makes it easier to insert therapy into a busy schedule by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Video sessions can help maintain a visual connection, while phone or text-based communication can be useful when bandwidth or on-camera time is limited. Licensed professionals can use these options to keep work consistent with everyday life and make follow-up between sessions more manageable.