Carolyn Hollingshead, LCSW, LISW-CP
Calm, experienced therapist for life transitions
Book with CarolynWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
How Carolyn works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW-CP
- Licensed in
- Utah, South Carolina, North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carolyn
Carolyn Hollingshead is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades in practice. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, addictions, eating concerns, parenting stress, and major life changes. Carolyn combines straightforward talk with practical tools so people can make steady progress.
Her approach is calm and collaborative. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and client-centered work to help people notice what matters and take small steps toward it.
Background and approach
Sessions often blend conversation, skill-building, and gentle reflection to create those moments of insight many clients find helpful. Carolyn has a background in nutrition and health as well as social work, which she uses when addressing body image, eating-related concerns, chronic illness, and weight management.
She taught body image and eating disorders at the university level for many years and brings that experience into everyday, practical guidance. Over 22 years she has worked with people facing blended family issues, divorce, family-of-origin concerns, hospice and end-of-life questions, and the stresses of caregiving. She also supports people coping with ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, career changes, and isolation or loneliness.
In sessions she offers a toolbox of techniques tailored to each person. She listens for values and goals, helps clarify next steps, and supports clients as they practice new habits between meetings. Carolyn aims to make therapy understandable, useful, and tied to real life.
What Carolyn works with
Everything Carolyn lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Carolyn's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Carolyn lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care
Carolyn uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people find values-driven goals and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and building committed actions toward those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. CBT looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning, useful for stress, anger, and mood challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carolyn will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and strengths. She adjusts methods over time and encourages people to try different tools until they find what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited mobility. Video calls allow face-to-face connection for deeper discussion. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth is available or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging can support brief check-ins, reminders, or step-by-step skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a day and keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Carolyn
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, eating issues, parenting strain, trauma and many life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining conversation, practical tools, and moments of reflection to help people change habits and reach personal goals.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 22 years of clinical experience and a long background in nutrition and health education to her therapy work.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials and practices from Utah.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.