- Anxiety and depression
- Family of origin issues
- CBT and psychodynamic
About Carole
Carole Kaufman is an Ohio LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, and stress related to life changes. She also sees people facing issues connected to aging, caregiving, and medical illness.
Carole previously worked in inpatient geriatric and adult psychiatry and ran a private practice. That clinical background informs her straightforward approach to common problems like mood shifts, adjustment struggles, and the pressures of the sandwich generation. She completed a one-year postgraduate training in cognitive behavioral therapy and also uses client-centered, psychodynamic, and solution-focused methods.
In sessions she helps people talk through current symptoms and patterns that come from earlier family experiences. Conversations tend to focus on practical ways to manage anxiety, improve communication, and change unhelpful thinking. She also addresses parenting questions and the stress of caring for older relatives.
Carole draws on her hospital work when clients have complex medical or age-related concerns. That experience shapes how she balances symptom management and longer-term reflection about relationships and life roles. She can support people dealing with loss, fertility stress, eating and body concerns, and career or life-purpose questions.
Her style is direct and experience-based. People meet clear ideas they can try between sessions alongside conversations about how family of origin patterns still affect current choices. To begin, clients use the site's matching process to schedule an initial appointment.
How Carole’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s perspective and short-term goals. The therapist listens closely and helps clarify what the client wants to change, which can be useful for relationship and family of origin concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests straightforward strategies to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring life patterns and connections to early family experiences to increase self-understanding over time.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Carole will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and try practical techniques alongside deeper reflection. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasize CBT tasks, psychodynamic exploration, or solution-focused steps based on what is helping the client most.
Please confirm which session formats are available before you book, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time so therapy fits around caregiving or work. Licensed professionals can use different approaches effectively across remote sessions, and Carole will help tailor methods to the client’s needs and everyday commitments.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with adults on anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting stress, and coping with life changes including aging and caregiving pressures.
What is her therapy style?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening with practical CBT techniques, plus psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas when useful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience, including work in inpatient geriatric and adult psychiatry and a prior private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Ohio LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker, and her practice is based in Ohio.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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