Kwan Carlos, LISW-CP

Therapist in South Carolina

Kwan Carlos is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and low self-esteem.

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Licensed inSouth Carolina
License16393
NPI 1811577604
Experience7+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Kwan

Kwan Carlos is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and low self-esteem. She brings seven years of clinical experience to conversations about hard emotions and life changes. Her approach aims to help people feel more confident and less controlled by past hurt.

She listens for how early attachment patterns show up now. That often means naming moments when people feel abandoned, anxious, or stuck in codependent cycles.

Background and approach

She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to trace those patterns and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking that keeps problems going. Kwan also uses client-centered methods so sessions reflect each person’s pace and priorities. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help people notice stress and calm the body in everyday moments.

Motivational interviewing supports people who want change but feel ambivalent about taking the next step. Her practice includes work related to caregiving stress, fertility and fatherhood concerns, cancer and end-of-life struggles, first responder stress, divorce and separation, and issues like guilt, shame, isolation, and control. She is familiar with disruptions such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder when relevant to a person’s life.

Sessions are offered in English from South Carolina. Kwan holds the SC LISW-CP credential, which is listed as her professional license. She focuses on helping individuals build clearer pathways toward goals and greater emotional balance.

Credentials

LISW-CP (South Carolina): License 16393 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1811577604 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kwan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Control issues
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Women's issues

Approaches Kwan names

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Online support

Attachment and practical approaches online

Kwan often combines Attachment-Based Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people understand how early relationship patterns affect current emotions and behavior. Attachment work looks at recurring patterns of closeness and distance, while CBT helps identify and change thinking and habits that keep problems going.

She also uses client-centered techniques to follow each person’s pace and goals. That means decisions about which approach to emphasize are made together, based on what the person wants to achieve and what feels most useful in real life.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful when nonverbal cues matter, phone calls can work when video is not possible, live chat and text allow brief check-ins or ongoing written support. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments and to choose the format that helps someone show up and do the work.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Kwan help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and low self-esteem, plus related issues like abandonment, codependency, and caregiver stress.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions combine warm listening with practical tools. She focuses on patterns from early attachment and on small behavior and thinking changes that help day-to-day functioning.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Kwan has seven years of professional experience working with a variety of emotional and life challenges.

What are her credentials and location?

She is licensed as an LISW-CP in South Carolina and practices from that state.

Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. Kwan is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She meets using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility for different schedules and needs.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with Kwan?

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