Dr. Carol Gandolfo, AZ Psychologist, CA Psychologist
Practical care for parents and life stressors
Book with Carol- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- AZ Psychologist, CA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- California, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Carol
Dr. Carol Gandolfo is a psychologist with twenty years of clinical experience. She holds licensure as AZ Psychologist PSY-005279 and CA Psychologist 16933 and is based in Arizona.
She aims to help people who are managing stress, parenting challenges, mood concerns, trauma, and addiction. Her early work included internships at a homeless shelter, a counseling center, and a developmental disabilities state hospital in California. Those roles exposed her to a wide range of needs, from developmental disabilities to serious mental health conditions.
Background and approach
She later worked at two Developmental Centers addressing autism spectrum issues, intellectual disability, bipolar disorder, and major depression. Dr. Gandolfo has experience with domestic violence, substance abuse, and family problems.
She has also been involved in forensic matters, providing expert testimony for recommitment hearings and competency evaluations. This background informs her practical, problem-focused approach. Beyond paid roles, she volunteered on a fire department Critical Incident Stress Management team and mentored women reentering the community after incarceration.
She also served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate, concentrating on trauma and suicidality in her volunteer work. In sessions she uses straightforward methods that match the issue at hand. She applies approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
The focus is on clear steps parents can try between meetings and on building skills to manage daily pressures.
What Carol works with
Everything Carol lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carol helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Carol lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online parenting support
Dr. Gandolfo commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many parenting-related stressors. Motivational Interviewing focuses on what matters to the person and helps strengthen motivation for change, useful for addictions, habit change, and making parenting adjustments.Finding the right approach is a team effort. She will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has worked before, then suggest approaches to try. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to the client’s needs and makes it easier to track progress over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy parents. Video lets the therapist and client work face to face. Phone sessions can use less bandwidth and fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school runs, or other daytime demands.
Questions people ask about Carol
What concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, and career transitions.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. She emphasizes clear steps, skill-building, and solutions parents can try between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
She has 20 years of experience working in clinical and community settings, including developmental centers and crisis response teams.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is licensed as AZ Psychologist PSY-005279 and CA Psychologist 16933 and practices in Arizona.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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