Carol Mayfield, LCSW
North Carolina · 36 years in practice
Carol Mayfield is a licensed clinical social worker with 36 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C005069 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1871864942 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 36
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Carol
Carol Mayfield is a licensed clinical social worker with 36 years of experience. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and self-esteem struggles. She welcomes LGBTQ+ people and respects a range of spiritual perspectives, including non-religious and Christian approaches.
Carol keeps sessions focused on practical coping skills and steady emotional support. She listens first, then helps clients name priorities and try manageable steps.
Background and approach
Expect a straightforward, compassionate tone and room to move at your own pace. Her work often centers on life transitions and career shifts. She supports people facing relationship strain, compassion fatigue, and other changes that feel overwhelming.
The goal is clearer thinking and more reliable day-to-day coping. Carol uses a mix of methods tailored to each person's needs. She draws from acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive strategies, mindfulness practices, and client-centered listening.
These tools are applied flexibly to match what helps most in a given moment. Based in North Carolina, she brings decades of experience while keeping language simple and practical. People come to her for help getting unstuck, recovering direction, and building small routines that add up to real change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carol lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
Approaches Carol names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and values-based action. It helps people clarify what matters and take small steps toward those goals even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises to test unhelpful thinking and build new coping habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and improve present-moment focus; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with change.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Sessions often mix listening, teaching a skill, and planning simple experiments to try between meetings so progress can be measured and adjusted together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions let visual cues guide conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief coaching or support into a busy day. These options help people connect from wherever they are in North Carolina and manage therapy around work, family, and other obligations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, self-esteem problems, relationship strain, career questions, compassion fatigue, and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and straightforward. She listens with client-centered attention and then suggests practical steps and skills to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Carol has 36 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's listed availability.
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