I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Texas. I've worked as psychotherapist and crisis interventionist in the Dallas Metro area since 1979. I work with clients presenting with a broad range of issues, including depression, anxiety, childhood abuse, marital and family problems, trauma and stress disorders, post-trautic adjustment disorders, and bereavement.
My counseling style is interactive and straight forward. Person-centered and cognitive behavioral theories of psychotherapy are my primary approaches to treatment. Person-centered therapy is used to build and maintain a healthy therapeutic relationship and cognitiv behavioral therapy is used to explore and expose destructive self-defeating thinking and coping behaviors. I also believe humor is the "spoonful of sugar" that helps the medicine go down.
Clients tell me I am a kind person. I appreciate that because I genuinely care about others and want to help them when I can.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
TX LCSW 11120
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Thanks to Dr Greenleaf I have been able to get back to enjoying life without feeling anxious all the time like I was before starting therapy.
Couldn’t have a better therapist than I have with Dr G!
Written on Apr 06, 2024 after therapy with Carolyn for 11 months
Dr Greenleaf is kind, understanding, listens and is personable. Her conversations are natural, which has helped me open up. She has given me her undivided attention, unlike other therapists I’ve seen on BetterHelp.
Written on Feb 15, 2024 after therapy with Carolyn for 1 month on issues concerning trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
I do feel comfortable with Dr. Greenleaf after just 1 session. I appreciate her experience and her recommended approach to moving me forward.
Written on Jan 22, 2024 after therapy with Carolyn for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
Dr. Greenleaf has been an absolute pleasure to work with! She is caring and compassionate. I am so grateful for her!
Written on Jan 10, 2024 after therapy with Carolyn for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
I have been seeing Dr. Greenleaf for about nine months and she's been an irreplaceable part of my healing journey. Her decades of expertise and experience gives me confidence to share anything with her and know that I'll be given what I need. I was lead to her by a spirit guide and I knew right away she was the therapist for me!
Written on Dec 02, 2023 after therapy with Carolyn for 8 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and sleeping disorders
Very intellectual and responsive
Written on Jun 19, 2023 after therapy with Carolyn for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue