Meet Jan Carey, MSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, CST

I help couples understand what feels wrong and uncover what feels right

(Whether your concerns are under the covers or not)

Most couples counselors mean well, but they don’t go deep enough. As an AASECT certified sex therapist in Maryland and Pennsylvania, I help get to the bottom of your issues, so your relationship can stop floundering and start flourishing.

My therapy superpower is spotting the patterns you haven’t been able to see

So you learn what you really need — and how to ask for it

A smiling woman (online sex therapist Jan Carey) with long brown hair wearing glasses and a brown shirt, standing outdoors with a blurred background of windows and greenery.

Maybe it’s my 20+ years of clinical practice experience, seeing clients break through barriers they weren’t even aware of.

Maybe it’s my own experience as a therapy client, knowing what causes those breakthroughs… and what definitely doesn’t. 

Maybe it’s the way my brain is wired: intuitive, direct, challenging, kind. (Thank you, ADHD!)

However you slice it, I’ve learned that the key to a great couples therapist is curiosity

You need a trusted professional who asks lots of questions, makes quick connections, and helps you see what's been hiding in plain sight..

I let you come to your own conclusions. But I won’t let you get away with anything. That’s not what therapy is for.

It’s for gaining the self-awareness to know your needs — and the tools to get them met.

Why work with Jan Carey?

How I help you learn (and meet) your own needs

20+ years of clinical training

It takes years for a therapist to learn how to help people in a way that’s both approachable and practical. I’ve had two decades. Through motivational interviewing, structural family therapy, and other modalities, I help you create the change you’re looking for.

AASECT sex therapist certification 

Whether or not you consider sex a struggle, it helps to work with someone who knows it inside and out. I’ve had my AASECT certification since 2018 and can help you understand how sex inevitably affects your relationship.

Boutique therapy practice

AKA, you aren’t passed to an underling here — you work directly with me. I’m not just at the top of the practice. I’m at the top of my game, and you get to benefit from my decades of therapy expertise every single session.

Why you want a couples therapist who specializes in sex

(Even if sex isn’t what brought you here)

Logo of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) featuring purple, orange, and pink elements with the organization's name — the certification of online sex therapist Jan Carey
AASECT certification badge for online sex therapist Jan Carey

We humans are sexual beings. It’s only natural that sexual issues come up in therapy — sometimes literally (if you catch my drift).

A couples counselor without sex training isn’t properly equipped to handle the topic. They end up improvising based on their own personal experience with sex, or they avoid it entirely.

As an AASECT-certified sex therapist, I know how sex can quietly permeate problems, even when nothing is said. I won’t force the conversation. But if it comes up, I won’t steer clear.

I specialize in two types of therapy

Spoiler: they often overlap

Couples therapy

For simmering tension, deafening silence, or anything that’s come between you

Sex therapy

For desire gaps, lack of pleasure, or a connection that's gone quiet

Get a feel for how I work

When I’m not in session, you’ll find me…

Getting my hands dirty — literally

Whether painting, gardening, baking, or walking my two dogs, I’m not a sit-on-my-hands kind of gal. I bring the same curiosity to my life as I do to my work.

Once you get to know me in session, there's room to laugh, too. I joke and banter with clients as appropriate. We’re all humans here!

Online couples counselor Jan Carey, awoman with glasses and long brown hair smiling, standing next to an abstract painting with blue, red, pink, and black colors.

FAQs about working with Jan Carey

Therapy is both an art and a science

Let’s do this dance together

I love art (ask me about my abstract art business or former dream of tap dancing)

I also love science (see my education in social work and training in the therapy models of structural family therapy and motivational interviewing).

Book a consultation call to see if my pairing of creative intuition and practical application is the right rhythm for you!