Therapist & Counselor in Durham, NC
I
am a therapist in Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, specializing in adolescent, adult, and couples counseling.
I enjoy helping women and men of all ages, as well as adolescents, to develop new insights, make changes in their lives, and find happiness. I am experienced in working with clients to increase self-awareness, learn new skills, make good decisions, manage grief and suffering, respond to hardship, and create more fulfilling relationships.
I work effectively with people who need assistance with mood problems (depression, sadness, anxiety, worry, fear, anger), family conflict (divorce, re-marriage, intimacy and relationship issues), identity issues (LGBTQ, multicultural), emotional distress, stress, life direction, and spirituality and meaning.
I
believe in the power of a therapeutic relationship to provide a space
for working out difficult feelings, figure out how to manage life
transitions and relationship challenges, or achieve a more purposeful
life.
I encourage my clients to be open to a dialogue with me in which we discover insights they may not have had about themselves. With compassion and humor, we make our way in a relationship of honesty and trust as we identify changes – small and large – which might help them live more happily and successfully. Sometimes this means uncovering unconscious motivations; sometimes we identify how thoughts and behavior affect their feelings.
I invite you to set up a consultation with me to explore what you are seeking and how we might work together.
I received a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) from Smith College and completed a two-year, post-graduate clinical fellowship at Harvard University. I also received a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from Harvard University.
Call (919.699.4933) to schedule a time.
Reduced rate for initial session.
"I
have found Carolyn to be really good at adapting to my style. She can
phrase things in a way that I am best able to listen to them and
suggest actions that fit with my personality and that I'd actually do. In our sessions, she achieves a good balance between listening to my
stories and giving me feedback and suggestions. She's good at keeping
track of what we've been talking about, even if it's been a long time
between sessions, and bringing up issues from past sessions that merit
more discussion. She also helped me with outside tools and resources
to help me outside of our sessions." – former client
"Carolyn did a wonderful job and I can't thank her enough. I thought her approach was very good for me. I liked that she didn't just listen to me without speaking. Instead, she offered actual tangible advice for how to deal with situations and we had comfortable conversations." – former client |
