Carol Carruthers (Carol) Sims
(She/Her/Hers)
Counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Carol has provided many years of caring and compassionate experience as a psychotherapist for clients seeking a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
Carol has provided many years of caring and compassionate experience as a psychotherapist for clients seeking a more meaningful and fulfilling life. She works with individuals, couples, and in groups to aid clients cope more effectively with concerns of anxiety, depression, relational conflict, sexual or personality issues . Carol is advanced trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients build productive skills for healthy living and relationships. She has training and expertise in crisis and trauma work, as well as having been certified in sex therapy seeing couples of all genders and sexual identity. Carol is an Episcopal Priest, retired from full-time ministry, who also offers pastoral or pre-marital counseling, and is licensed to officiate weddings. She has been a Hospice Chaplain and trained in psycho-oncology seeing cancer and other medical patients to aid in their acquiring a more resilient approach to living or a more peaceful end of life journey. She also offers Clinicial Supervision to those seeking LPC licensure.
Practice hours (EDT)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Manic episodes
- Self-harming behavior
- Suicidal intent or a plan
- Altered mental status or delirium
- Psychosis (delusions and hallucinations)
- Escalating reckless or impulsive behavior
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
Reserves times throughout the week for new clients after discharge from the hospital.
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Academic Concerns
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- End of Life
- Grief and Loss
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Panic
- Performance Anxiety
- Personality Disorders
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Special groups
- Adult children of alcoholics
- Immigrants
- People of color
- People who are bisexual
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as non-binary
- People who identify as queer
- People with disabilities
- People with HIV or AIDS
- Professional Healthcare Providers
- Transgender
- Veterans
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Eclectic Approaches
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
- Relationship Enhancement Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Systematic Desensitization
- Social Skills Training
- Anger Management
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Training
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Location
Carol Carruthers Sims LPC
Office Building
1110 Rose Hill DriveSuite 100Charlottesville, VA 22903
Open mapAccommodations
Entering the practice
- Wide doorway
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Door can be opened easily
- Step-free entry
- Flat path to the front door
- Service animals allowed
- Disabled parking spot (8ft / 2.4m)
Getting around
- Wide hallways (36” or 90cm)
Settling in
- Wide entry to clinician space
- Storage for mobility aids (e.g. wheelchair, scooter)
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$100 — $125per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – Virginia
- Anthem – Virginia
- Anthem Healthkeepers Plus – Virginia
- Cigna – Virginia
- Magellan – Virginia
- Medicaid – Virginia
- Sentara Healthcare – Virginia
- United Health Care – Virginia
- In-network insurance
- Single case agreement
- Out-of-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- I offer a free consultation
Payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
Credentials
Licenses
Board of Counseling
Va Board of Counseling
0701000512, Virginia
LPC
0701000512, Virginia
Certificates
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Montana Board of Behavioral Sciences
Crisis Intervention Specialist
Nat’l Board of Crisis Intervention
Psycho-oncology
Sloan Kettering
Saw cancer patients for twelve years for educational support groups and volunteered at a family cancer camp eight summers facilitating all of the support/educ. Groups.
Education
U Virginia
MA (Master of Arts in Counseling), 1975
I received an EdS from UVa 1/1979 I have a MDiv. Equivalent from the Episcopal Diocese of Montana