About Carolyn
Carolyn Westgate is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 22 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, addiction and related concerns. Carolyn aims to make the first steps feel manageable and respectful for anyone who is nervous about starting therapy.
She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what is most pressing. Carolyn listens carefully and works to understand a person's day-to-day struggles before recommending ways to move forward.
Background and approach
She emphasizes practical strategies that can fit into busy lives. Her work draws from several approaches, including cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based work. She also uses client-centered and solution-focused methods to tailor sessions to each person's needs.
For trauma-related concerns she integrates trauma-focused methods to address painful memories and reactions. Carolyn has worked in independent practice and as a program director, which shaped her familiarity with many kinds of problems. That background informs how she helps people with grief, parenting stress, relationship issues, career concerns, and co-occurring difficulties like mood disorders and substance use.
She encourages an open conversation about fit. If the relationship does not feel right, Carolyn will help point someone toward other options. Her goal is to help people make steady progress toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Carolyn uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in online sessions to help people manage anxiety, panic, mood shifts and unhelpful thought patterns. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting and changing thought and behavior patterns that feed anxiety, while acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and still move toward values-based goals.She also uses client-centered techniques to create a supportive, listening-based space where goals are shaped by the person seeking help. Figuring out which approach fits best is a shared process; Carolyn will talk through options, try different tools, and adjust based on what helps you make real progress.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you work visually and practice skills in-session, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text-based messaging lets you send notes or reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
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