About my approach
I’m Carly Stanton, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) with over a decade of experience in the mental health field.
I care deeply about this work and about the people I sit with. Therapy works best when it feels safe, honest, and relational—a space where you don’t need to perform, explain yourself, or have everything figured out.
I offer virtual therapy for clients in Florida and Pennsylvania and currently live in Costa Rica.
If this sounds like you…
Many of the people I work with are carrying a lot under the surface—old stories, big feelings, and questions about how to live a life that feels more like their own.
I work best with people who are ready to do the inner work, even if part of them is scared, unsure, or exhausted from trying to hold everything together. Many of my clients struggle with low self-worth, harsh self-criticism, or a persistent feeling that something is “wrong” with them, even though they’ve spent years pushing through.
You don’t have to call it trauma for it to matter.
How we’ll work together
My approach is thoughtful, grounded, and insight-oriented. We slow things down, notice patterns with compassion, and gently explore the stories you’ve carried about who you have to be.
Together, we make space for epiphanies—the moments when things finally click and you can feel, not just think, “Maybe I’m not the problem.” Over time, the goal is a sturdier sense of self-worth, more self-trust, and relationships that feel less like walking on eggshells.
My background as a music therapist shapes the way I listen: for nuance, emotion, and what’s underneath the surface, even though I now practice solely talk therapy.
I also welcome clients who are untangling the impact of rigid or shaming religious experiences on their sense of worth, identity, or belonging.
A little about me
Outside of therapy, I’m often drawn toward water and trees. I love scuba diving, being in nature, and watching the monkeys that visit the trees near my home.
At home, I share life with my two cats, and I’m happiest when I’m exploring new places or slowing down enough to notice small, beautiful things in everyday life.
My space & my assistants
This is where sessions happen — quiet, private, and comfortable.
My current sidekicks Moo Moo and Magnum wander in and out.
Obiwan, my original therapy cat and the soul of this practice, is still very much here in spirit.
You’ll always have my full attention — and occasionally a cat walking across the screen or purring in the background.
