About me
Welcome! So you decided to check this out? Im glad you did. My name is Carolina Palacios, and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California.
Deciding to take on therapy can be a nervewracking task but it's really not. Therapy is a place for you to express your thoughts and understand your emotions in a safe and supportive environment. My method is non traditional in the sense that I engage in back and forth dialogue rather than you doing all the talking. My experience with community mental heath and psychiatric hospitals influenced a Cognitive Behavioral and solution focused approach. That means that the skeleton of what I do is skill building. So I do have the tendency to sound a little like a coach. However this does not mean we won't do some of that soul searching stuff you see on TV. Yes, we will dip into those past childhood experiences because they tend to have huge impact in what we do today. I am EMDR trained which is a great modality that can help address those traumatic events. Not just those big traumas but the little ones too. Like the one with that nasty coworker or boss. Or, the one where mom or dad called you that nickname you hate. Or, that friend who you thought was your friend but really wasn't. I love inserting humor so please count laughing, crying, or laughing and crying all at the same time.
All in all, we can address those feelings of emptiness, loneliness, unsettled, and even those 'I don't know why I feel this way' thoughts. I look forward to meeting you and hopefully you choose to higher me. Therapy is a journey and it's mostly about riding the wave.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
LGBT , Relationship issues , Intimacy-related issues , Parenting issues , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Coaching , ADHD , Abandonment , Attachment Issues , Caregiver Issues and Stress , Codependency , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Solution-Focused Therapy
Services offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video
Languages
English
Spanish
Licensing
CA LMFT 105737
Reviews
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You have to be willing to work on your issues if you’re working with her. But that’s not a bad thing
Carolina is wonderful and supportive. She is a great listener and helps me to see things from new perspectives. I feel like my path for growth is a lot clearer after our sessions.
Carolina is amazing. She has been the perfect fit and truly has done wonders for me. I appreciate her so much. I am a very stubborn person and Carolina has been able to break things down for me even when I am hard headed about certain things.
Carolina is insightful, honest, and the most helpful mental health provider I have worked with.
Carolina has been a lifesaver. I came to therapy at an incredibly dark time in my life and since I started therapy with her I have been able to feel my load lighten. She has helped me with anger problems, depression and low self esteem amongst many other things. She is very understanding and has always communicated with me in a way that I can understand and be open to.
She's the best!!
Carolina is great. The best counselor I have ever had.
Carolina is patient and respectful. She relates to you and asks you the right questions for reflection. I would highly recommend Carolina!
Carolina is amazing, she and I have built a good rapport over the months that she’s been my therapist. She calls me out when I need it, checks in when she knows I’m going through it, and does her best to change her approach if something isn’t working for me. She’s very understanding and a good listener and always has great insights.
Carolina has helped me interpret my feelings. She also coached me on how not to be so hard on myself.
Another great meeting!!!
Carolina is easy to talk to, she has many good tools to share. She is kind, responsive, non-judgmental, observant and very very capable as a therapist.