Mackensey Carter (she/her)

LCSW
Accepting Clients

Mackensey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that specializes in healing from trauma as well as work around self-discovery & identity.

Clinical Social Worker in Illinois

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

My clients are seeking support, validation, & relational safety as they navigate stressful or life-changing experiences or struggling to find balance in their relationships. While not the only populations I serve, I am passionate about providing safe spaces for LGBTQ individuals (and their families), especially those processing family conflict & religious trauma, as well as clinicians that experience trauma through their work.

My Background and Approach

You are an expert in your own life and experience; therefore, my therapeutic approach is flexible so that each session can be client-centered and client-directed. All of my work, though, is relational, empathetic, and trauma-informed. Whether you need space to vent and process life events, exercises to manage anxiety or stress, or insight on family dynamics and past traumas, I have the skills to support you in your journey toward your most authentic self.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I became a social worker to work toward social equity and justice every single day. I believe that mental health is not just a individual concern but a social justice issue. I believe that the field of social work was founded in white supremacy and I work daily to be aware and address my own inherent biases to not continue that legacy. I believe that people are impacted by the experiences and environments from which they come and any meaningful mental health work with individuals takes the broader community and systems into consideration. I believe that you can love who you love and be who you are while also wholeheartedly pursuing spirituality and religion in a life-giving way (if that is important to you). I believe that you cannot throw away humans and that every life has inherent goodness and value no matter your past, present, or future experiences.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Attachment Theory Family Systems Trauma Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Coaching
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Family Systems
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
Other Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Teen Issues
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Oscar
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Christianity
  • Multifaith

At A Glance

  • Experience: 10 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $130 - 175/session

Reach out to Mackensey