Kathleen Carter, MSW, LCSW-C, is a Licensed Certified Social Worker–Clinical dedicated to helping children, adolescents, and families build the skills and confidence needed to navigate life's emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges. She earned her Master of Social Work with a specialization in Child, Adolescent, and Family Health from the University of Maryland School of Social Work and approaches every child with the belief that lasting progress is achieved by supporting the whole family.
Kathleen provides compassionate, evidence-based care that recognizes each child's unique strengths, experiences, and environment. She partners closely with children and their caregivers to better understand the factors influencing behavior, emotions, learning, and relationships while creating individualized treatment plans that promote meaningful, sustainable growth. Her collaborative approach empowers families with practical tools and strategies that can be used at home, in school, and throughout the community.
Her clinical interests include anxiety, ADHD, executive functioning challenges, emotional regulation, behavioral concerns, self-esteem, social skills, family relationships, life transitions, and supporting children with chronic health conditions or developmental differences. Kathleen is especially passionate about helping children develop resilience, improve self-awareness, strengthen communication skills, and build healthy coping strategies that support long-term emotional wellness.
Kathleen utilizes a variety of evidence-based therapeutic approaches tailored to each child's individual needs, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), solution-focused interventions, strengths-based therapy, and family systems approaches. As an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP), she also has advanced training in supporting children and families affected by ADHD and executive functioning challenges, providing practical strategies that foster independence, organization, and confidence.
Throughout her career, Kathleen has developed educational resources and programs that promote social-emotional development, executive functioning, self-advocacy, and healthy relationships. She believes that every child has unique strengths to build upon and strives to create a safe, supportive environment where children feel heard, understood, and empowered to succeed.
Kathleen is committed to working collaboratively with families, physicians, educators, therapists, and other members of a child's care team to ensure coordinated, comprehensive support. Her goal is to help children not only overcome current challenges but also develop the emotional resilience and life skills they need to thrive throughout childhood and beyond.
