About Carole
Carole Whitty is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She focuses on stress and anxiety and helps people build confidence and cope with life changes. Carole emphasizes practical steps and uses clear, down-to-earth language so clients know what to expect.
Carole has six years of clinical experience working with issues like anger, self-esteem, and motivation. She also supports people dealing with workplace strain, caregiving stress, and relationship communication problems.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on meeting each person where they are and finding realistic next steps. In sessions she listens first and asks simple questions to clarify goals. Then she uses a mix of methods aimed at changing unhelpful thoughts and improving everyday coping.
This can include short exercises, skill-building, and focused problem solving that fit into busy lives. Carole pays attention to the emotional side of change as well as practical routines. She helps people sort through guilt, shame, control issues, and forgiveness so they can move forward.
Pregnancy and childbirth, sexuality, and women's issues are additional areas she addresses when relevant. The work is collaborative and paced to the client's comfort. Carole supports people through mood struggles, social anxiety and phobia, and questions about life purpose with clear guidance and steady support.
Approaches that inform online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting working relationship. It helps when someone needs space to tell their story and set goals at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and uses structured exercises to reduce anxiety and improve mood. These methods are often paired to blend emotional support with practical tools.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about current struggles, goals, and everyday routines, then suggest which methods to try first. Clients and therapist check in and adjust the plan based on what is helpful and what fits into daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people practice skills in real time and read facial cues, while phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and texting can support quick check-ins, skills practice, and ongoing reminders between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or long commutes while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
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- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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