Carol Gross , LCSW

Carol Gross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Utah with 25 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, addiction, trauma, relationship challenges, grief, and a wide range of behavioral concerns. She brings a background in psychology, human behavior, and data analysis to her clinical work, and she began her professional journey as a computer system analyst before focusing on mental health.

Over the course of her career she has worked with individuals facing anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, ADHD, OCD, autism spectrum concerns, grief and hospice-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, and many other mental and behavioral health needs. Her practice also addresses family and relationship dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication and commitment issues, and life transitions that require coping and adaptation.

She often characterizes her relationship to pain in candid terms - saying she is "allergic to pain because she knows she does not like it" - yet she also emphasizes that difficult experiences can be a source of growth and deeper satisfaction when they are attended to with intention. That perspective underlies her approach: noticing discomfort creates motivation for effective behavioral changes that align with what a person truly values.

Clinically she favors Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - a contemporary approach within the cognitive behavioral family that emphasizes mindfulness and values-based action. She frequently uses tools such as the ACT Matrix to help people sort priorities and clarify responses to discomfort. Her work also draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, trauma-focused therapy, and Internal Family Systems. As an LCSW she combines clinical training with practical tools to increase psychological flexibility and strengthen coping skills for more meaningful, value-driven living.

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