Carrie Deese, LCSW

Carrie Deese is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Nashville, Tennessee, bringing five years of clinical experience to her practice. She holds a Master of Social Work and earned a certification in trauma treatment from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The LCSW credential indicates she completed advanced social work training and is licensed to provide clinical therapy.

Carrie's work focuses on supporting children, teens, and families through family conflict, relationship challenges, domestic violence, abuse and neglect, grief and loss, and life transitions. She also has experience addressing compassion fatigue and providing first responder support within a hospital setting. Her practice includes care for relationship and family concerns as well as trauma and grief-related needs.

Her therapeutic style is open and interactive, rooted in a strengths-based perspective. She uses evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Attachment Theory, and incorporates Play and Art Therapy techniques when working with children. Carrie emphasizes collaborative dialogue to build trust and support, and she approaches each person with respect for their knowledge of their own story and the hope of working together toward meaningful change.