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Cara Damier

Cara Damier

Florida

Compassionate counseling that helps you rest and rebuild

  • 8 years' experience
  • English
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Credentials
LMHC
License
LMHC, Florida · MH20171
NPI
1104485515
Based in
Florida
  • Focus on sleep
  • Practical skills
  • Grounded support

About Cara

Cara Damier is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are worn down by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and sleep problems. Cara aims to guide clients from surviving day to day toward greater resilience and steadier functioning.

She creates a calm, grounded space where people can uncover the root of their difficulties. Sessions emphasize practical steps combined with deeper work so changes last. Cara often blends approaches to fit the person in front of her rather than using a single method.

Her training includes a master’s degree in counselor education and a background in anxiety and trauma work. She has run anxiety groups and pulls from therapies such as cognitive behavioral methods, acceptance and commitment techniques, dialectical behavior tools, attachment-focused work, and client-centered practices.

Cara can integrate psychological approaches with Christian theology and biblical teachings when a client requests that option. She also uses mindfulness and emotion-focused ideas to help people manage intense feelings and improve relationships.

In sessions she focuses on clear, doable strategies as well as exploring deeper patterns like attachment or longstanding coping styles. That mix helps with sleep struggles, intimacy issues, parenting strain, caregiver fatigue, career stress, and major life changes.

Cara encourages a collaborative pace. She works with each person to set realistic goals and build skills that fit daily life, aiming for steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and everyday life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match personal values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and then tests and changes them with practical exercises, which can aid sleep, depression, and worry. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and coping; it can help with intimacy, relationship strain, and some patterns of anxiety or avoidance.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Cara will work collaboratively to pick methods that fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying tools, checking how they feel in daily life, and shifting direction when something isn’t helpful.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins when life is hectic. It can also let a person use audio-only conversations when a brief, low-bandwidth check-in is needed, or schedule sessions around work and caregiving commitments. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to online visits so skills practiced in sessions can be applied at home and on the job.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Cara address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related problems, grief, and sleeping difficulties.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style mixes practical steps with deeper exploration. Sessions aim to build calm, resilience, and skills that can be used day to day.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Cara has eight years of clinical experience and has led anxiety groups. She draws on multiple approaches to tailor care to each person.

Which credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

Cara is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.

What languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options 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 working with her?

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

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