Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Carol works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carol
Carol Mackiewicz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts with 11 years of clinical experience. She blends creative expression with talk therapy so people can access feelings that are hard to name. Sessions involve artmaking paired with skill-building for self-soothing and empowerment.
Carol uses a gentle, accepting approach and does not require any art experience. Carol frames sessions around what a person wants to change. She encourages experimentation with simple art activities to surface emotions and insights.
Background and approach
While art is part of the work, each piece is not judged or interpreted for the client; it is a starting point for conversation and reflection. Over more than a decade she has worked with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, trauma and burnout. She also supports people facing relationship strain, career transitions, parenting stress, postpartum challenges, and mood disorders.
Caregiver stress, isolation, guilt, and questions about life purpose are also within her focus. Her training includes a master of arts in art therapy and counseling, combined with an undergraduate degree in art and painting. That background informs practical exercises she offers in sessions, such as grounding art tasks and skills for managing overwhelm.
Clients can expect a calm, patient presence during sessions. Carol guides artmaking, checks in verbally throughout, and teaches simple tools clients can use between meetings. She aims to help people gain clearer awareness, new ways to manage difficult emotions, and firmer confidence in making changes.
What Carol works with
Everything Carol lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Carol's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Carol lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How client-centered work translates to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and helping people find their own solutions. In practice this means the therapist reflects what you say, asks questions to clarify your goals, and follows your pace so sessions feel personal and collaborative.Integrating art into counseling brings emotions into view without needing perfect words. Simple art activities are used to notice feelings, track changes, and practice grounding skills. These exercises can help with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and adjusting to life changes by giving a tangible way to reflect and respond.
Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different methods. Together you will try techniques and adjust over time so the plan fits practical needs and personal style.
Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you see demonstrations and share artwork visually. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter, focused check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, processing between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Carol
What concerns does Carol address in sessions?
Carol supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, trauma, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses relationship issues, career questions, parenting stress, postpartum depression, and related mood or life changes.
What is Carol's therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes listening and meeting each person where they are. Sessions combine artmaking with conversation and practical skills for self-soothing and empowerment.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working with creative, reflective people and those managing mood, stress, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the credential MA LMHC and practices in Massachusetts.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Carol?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.