- Relationship issues
- Career concerns
- Life purpose
About Carrie
Carrie Wallace-Onifade is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 13 years of experience. She works with adults facing relationship struggles, family conflict, self-esteem concerns, career uncertainty, and life changes. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than abstract labels.
Carrie encourages clients to notice strengths they already use. She frames clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them test new ways of solving problems. Conversations tend to be straightforward and action-oriented, aimed at small changes that reduce daily stress.
Her background includes long-term work with people navigating adoption and foster care dynamics, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and fertility and fatherhood concerns. She also addresses codependency, commitment and communication problems, infidelity, and separation matters. Life purpose is among the topics she helps people consider after major transitions.
In sessions Carrie helps people sort priorities, weigh options, and plan next steps. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide decisions and build coping skills. Expect practical tools, clear feedback, and focused discussion rather than vague reassurance.
Clients who come when they feel stuck after job changes, breakups, or shifts in caregiving roles will find work that looks at current routines and next moves. The process emphasizes collaboration, real-world problem solving, and steps you can try between sessions.
Approaches used and how online sessions work
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to guide practical change. One approach focuses on building coping skills and small behavioral steps to reduce daily stress and improve functioning. This helps when a person feels overwhelmed by new responsibilities or repeated setbacks.Another approach centers on identifying unhelpful patterns in relationships and communication. Sessions break down interactions into manageable parts and practice alternative responses to improve how people connect and set boundaries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carrie collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. She will review options and adjust methods as needed based on progress and feedback.
The original profile does not specify which online session formats are offered. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let someone connect from wherever they are located within Illinois. Licensed professionals often use online work to reduce travel time and keep therapy manageable alongside work and caregiving responsibilities.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship struggles, family conflict, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and life purpose.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using evidence-based techniques to identify steps you can try between sessions. Conversations emphasize problem solving and clearer decision-making.
What experience does she bring?
Carrie has 13 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and family matters, career concerns, and transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and practices from Illinois.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.