Cara Greene, LCSW

Licensed in Nevada · 30 years in practice

Cara Greene meets people where they are and helps them sort through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions.

License and registration

LCSW, Nevada: 8494-C · expires July 2026
LCSW, New York: 038637 · expires June 2028
NPI: 1063741239 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

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About Cara

Cara Greene meets people where they are and helps them sort through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. She is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience and aims to make therapy feel understandable and manageable. Conversations are paced to each person’s comfort and focus on practical steps that feel doable.

Cara draws on long experience in both community settings and independent practice. She has worked in social services agencies, supervised clinicians, and taught clinical courses at the graduate level.

Background and approach

That background shapes a calm, steady approach in sessions. Her work often centers on how past experiences and current relationships affect mood, self-esteem, and everyday coping. She helps people name patterns that get in the way and try new responses in day-to-day life.

That can be useful for coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, or aging concerns. Cara also supports those wrestling with career pressures, parenting challenges, blended family dynamics, or the fallout from separation and loss. She offers clear, practical strategies alongside deeper conversation about meaning and values.

Sessions can include talking through emotions, revising unhelpful patterns, and planning small experiments to test new ways of relating. Her aim is to help people feel more hopeful and able to handle the next step in their lives.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Cara lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Cara names

Psychodynamic Therapy

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Online support

Psychodynamic work and online therapy options

Cara uses psychodynamic therapy to help people understand how past experiences shape current feelings and relationships. This approach focuses on patterns of thinking and relating, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and long-standing emotional struggles.

Finding the right way to work together is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss needs, goals, and preferences and then choose an approach that fits. Cara adjusts the focus and pace as treatment progresses so the plan stays relevant to each person’s life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow more visual connection for getting to know one another. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into daily routines.

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Questions people ask

What issues does she commonly address?

Cara works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, self-esteem, parenting concerns, career difficulties, bipolar mood issues, and caregiving challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a thoughtful, psychodynamic approach that looks at patterns from the past and how they show up now. Sessions mix deeper discussion with practical steps to change daily habits.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 30 years of clinical experience working in independent practice, community mental health, agency leadership, and graduate teaching roles.

Where is she licensed and based?

Cara is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with credentials in New York and Nevada and she practices from Nevada.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for meeting?

People can connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and need.

How is cost handled for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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