Gary Carter

Education:
BA - Greenville College Greenville, Illinois
MS - George Williams College Downers Grove, Illinois

License and Certification:
LCPC

Years of Experience:
25 years in mental health
12 years in juvenile corrections

How long have you been at the Ben Gordon Center?
Since April, 1989

What you enjoy most about working at the Ben Gordon Center:
Intelligent colleagues to consult and share strategy with.
The variety of clients in terms of needs and strengths I work with.

Areas of specialty:
Adult individual therapy of depressed and anxious clients, couples work, and working with late adolescents and young adults on functioning and self mobilizing strategies, building stronger, more balanced self concepts.

Therapeutic approaches:
Brief problem focused therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Relationship building processes
Psychodynamic understandings
Attachment patterns and effects on personal self concepts and functioning in relationships

Effectively build a rapport and establish client relationships to facilitate the therapeutic process.