- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Caroline
Dr. Caroline Bertolet is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who combines practical coaching with psychotherapy. She has six years of experience helping people who are juggling work, relationships, and big life changes.
Caroline meets people where they are and focuses on what can make life more manageable now. Her work centers on present-day concerns rather than long histories. She pays attention to what is happening in the moment and helps clients notice patterns that get in the way.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to increase insight and produce small, useful changes that add up over time. Caroline often helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and feelings of low self-worth. She also supports those dealing with career questions, transitions, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues.
Parenting is one of the areas she lists as a focus, including challenges that come with caregiving and blended family situations. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens for what matters to each person and then works with them to set clear, practical steps toward their goals.
This can include short-term coaching tasks or ongoing therapeutic conversations depending on what the person needs. People who value a present-focused approach and practical steps often find her way of working helpful. She welcomes conversations about values, cultural background, and personal priorities when shaping a plan together.
What Caroline works with
Everything Caroline lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Caroline helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Caroline lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Solution-focused work delivered online
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes practical steps and small changes that build toward a clearer outcome. It asks what a preferable future looks like and helps people identify concrete, achievable actions to move in that direction. This approach is often helpful for stress, career decisions, parenting questions, and coping with life transitions.Caroline pairs solution-focused techniques with attention to the present moment and coaching-style support. She and the client work together to test ideas, adjust plans, and track what helps. Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process that depends on a person's goals, daily life, and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier for quick check-ins. Live chat or text messaging can fit short updates, coaching prompts, or moments when typed conversation feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep regular contact while working toward specific goals.
Questions people ask about Caroline
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, career issues, coping with life changes, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, intimacy-related issues, and more.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is direct and collaborative with a focus on the here and now and practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has six years of clinical experience and combines counseling with life coaching to address both emotional and practical challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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