Carole Kaufman, LISW
About me
Carole is an experienced and highly effective independently licensed social worker whose ability to easily establish a warm and trusting relationship makes her uniquely qualified to treat the various mental health issues clients present.
Recently retired from both a private practice and the Cleveland Clinic, where she worked in inpatient geriatric and adult psychiatry, Carole is ready and eager to resume providing counseling services to clients in need.
Carole has specialized in maternal and child health and completed an intensive one year post graduate training in cognitive behavioral therapy. Additional treatment modalities include solution focused therapy, and mindfulness.
Areas of interest are: adjustment disorders, anxiety and mood disorders , dementia and geriatric care, chronic illness, grief and loss, parental guidance, issues of the "sandwich generation".
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, Guilt and shame, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Postpartum Depression, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
License information
OH LISW I.0001695-SUPV
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Carole Kaufman. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Very caring and patient. She definitely works on what you want and helps you focus on what’s important. She is easy to talk to and will remind you of your goals and help with weighing decisions.
Written on Dec 11, 2023 after therapy with Carole for 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
Very patient and kind, really listens to my needs.
Written on Sep 29, 2023 after therapy with Carole for 1 year and 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes
Carol is amazing! She really takes her time and helps understand the issues that are bothering me and gives me skills to use to work. She’s helped me so much!
Written on Feb 07, 2023 after therapy with Carole for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
She is wonderful
Written on Sep 30, 2022 after therapy with Carole for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning grief, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Carole is an empathetic person. She does not waste time on providing me with immediate after-session tools to reinforce the breakthroughs that I experienced during our session. I am so grateful to her.
Written on Sep 21, 2022 after therapy with Carole for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Carole is empathetic and kind with a good sense of humor. Meeting with her has helped me navigate grief after losing my father in addition to “ burn out” at work.
Written on May 15, 2022 after therapy with Carole for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, adhd, and intimacy-related issues