Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in Carmel, Indiana IN
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Jacqueline Elster
Psychologist, PsyD, HSPP, LP
Professionally, I have advanced training and experience in treating trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, and insomnia. For six years, I worked for the VA, helping veterans heal the invisible wounds of combat and other traumatic experiences. Now, I offer therapy to the wider community, including veterans.
I love what I do, and that shine through in my work. Please feel free to contact me to learn more about my practice and to set up an appointment.
16 Years Experience
Online in Carmel, IN Indiana (Online Only)
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Stacy Lepley
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, CBC
Choosing to step into therapy is a profound act of courage. If you are arriving here feeling fractured, exhausted by systemic pressures, or disconnected from your own sense of peace, I want to welcome you just as you are. I believe that therapy is an equal, sacred partnership built on radical warmth, deep safety, and authentic human connection. You are the ultimate expert on your own life history; my role is to walk beside you as a grounded, down-to-earth ally, providing the space and the tools you need to find your footing and heal.
My worldview as a counselor is shaped by a deep understanding of the delicate bridge between mind and body. True emotional wellness cannot exist in isolation. You are a whole person whose nervous system, thoughts, and daily stress levels are intimately tied to your unique biology, your past experiences, and the heavy social and economic realities you navigate every day. Because of this, I look at your story through a highly integrative lens. I don't believe in rigid, cold clinical boxes or passive, distant head-nodding. Instead, I bring my full, authentic self to our sessions, blending a gentle clinical perspective with an open heart and an interactive, highly collaborative style.
In our work together, we will move at a pace that feels entirely safe for you. Because everyone processes life and pain differently, I love using creative, visual, and somatic frameworks to help bring what is happening internally into the light, transforming overwhelming or abstract emotions into tangible, manageable steps. Together, we will gently explore the root causes of what is keeping you stuck, soothe your nervous system from old trauma or chronic burnout, and unpack the real-world burdens that demanding environments place on your mind. There is no judgment here—only a dedicated, compassionate space where you can quiet the noise of the world, honor your lived experience, and reclaim your personal agency to build a life of lasting peace and clarity.
7 Years Experience
Online in Carmel, IN Indiana (Online Only)
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Dr. Ylenia Martinez
Counselor/Therapist, PsyD
I am a trauma‑informed therapist with advanced training in sexology who helps adults heal how trauma, culture, and identity shape their relationships, bodies, and sex lives. I work especially well with clients who “hold it all together” for everyone else while feeling anxious, shut down, or disconnected inside. In our work, we make room for the parts of you that have had to stay small or silent around desire, boundaries, faith, family, or reproductive experiences so you can move from survival mode toward more safety, choice, and aliveness in your own life.
6 Years Experience
In-Person in Carmel, IN 46032
Online in Carmel, IN Indiana
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Amber McKinney-Morgan
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LICSW
Amber provides therapy with a holistic and eclectic approach that is individualized, taking into account that the client is the expert of what they need and how they best retain information. The therapeutic process can incorporate interventions related, but not limited to, Eye Movement desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), internal family systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing (SE), Sex Therapy, Hypnosis, CBT-E, EFT, Bowen, Gottman and more.
8 Years Experience
Online in Carmel, IN Indiana (Online Only)
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Dr. Karina Luaces
Psychologist, PsyD.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, weighed down by depression, or navigating a life transition that feels heavier than expected. Whatever brings you here, you don't have to carry it alone. I am a PSYPACT authorized licensed psychologist offering warm, collaborative therapy in English and Spanish — in person in Pinecrest, FL and via telehealth across 40+ states. Free 15-minute consultations available.
7 Years Experience
Online in Carmel, IN Indiana
Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in Carmel, Indiana Statistics
Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in Carmel, Indiana average 14 years of experience and charge around $186 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (80%), Depression (76%), and Stress (66%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$186
Accept insurance
39%
Offer sliding scale
44%
Gender ID
| 69% |
Female |
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| 27% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 51% |
In Person and Online |
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| 49% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 80% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 76% | Depression |
| 66% | Stress |
| 63% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 59% | Self Esteem |
| 51% | Loss or Grief |
| 51% | Social Anxiety |
Ages Served
| 95% | Adult |
| 88% | Young Adult |
| 59% | Senior |
| 41% | Teen |
| 20% | Children |
Client Focus
| 63% | Women |
| 49% | Men |
| 46% | LGBTQ+ |
| 46% | Military / Veterans |
| 32% | Persons with Disabilities |