Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Carol works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carol
Carol Mendoza is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with 14 years of clinical experience. She draws on a long history in counseling to help people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and other mood concerns. Carol aims to make the first step less daunting and to meet people where they are.
Carol uses straightforward, goal-oriented methods in sessions. She often focuses on skills that reduce upsetting thoughts and behaviors in the moment.
Background and approach
Clients can expect clear steps to try between sessions and practical ways to track progress. Her background includes work in psychiatric hospital settings and outpatient mental health services. That experience contributes to a calm, steady style when people bring concerns such as trauma, grief, addictions, or attention challenges.
Carol also brings experience helping people with career stress, compassion fatigue, women’s issues, and identity-related concerns. She listens first, then helps shape short-term goals that match each person’s life and routines. Sessions are collaborative and focused on tangible change.
Carol combines practical coping tools with solution-focused conversations so people leave with doable next steps and clearer direction.
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
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- 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 Carol Uses Helpful Approaches Online
Carol commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT breaks problems into smaller parts so people can practice concrete coping skills for anxiety, anger, or depression.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which centers on setting clear, short-term goals and tracking small wins. This approach is useful when someone wants practical steps to change a specific problem or to regain momentum after a setback.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences, then try methods that fit. If something isn’t working, adjustments are made together so the plan stays relevant and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts in writing and fit therapy into busy days. These options offer flexibility to fit work, family, and other commitments while using the same therapeutic approaches described above.
Questions people ask about Carol
What kinds of problems does this therapist address?
Areas include stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, trauma and grief, ADHD, self-esteem, and career stress.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
Sessions are practical and goal-focused, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to build coping skills and short-term strategies.
What is the clinician's background and experience?
The therapist has 14 years of clinical experience, including roles in psychiatric hospital settings and outpatient mental health services.
What credentials and location are listed?
The clinician is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.