- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Carolyn
Carolyn Westgate is an LCPC with 22 years of clinical experience. She offers steady, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and related concerns. Carolyn aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space so clients can talk and make clear next steps.
She uses everyday language and hands-on methods rather than clinical jargon. Sessions focus on small, doable changes that help reduce worry, manage emotions, and improve daily routines.
Background and approach
Carolyn blends several therapy styles to match what each person needs at the time. Her background includes long-term independent practice combined with program leadership experience working with professionals. That mix has shaped a flexible approach to common problems like mood disorders, panic, postpartum depression, and caregiver stress.
She also brings experience supporting people dealing with adoption and foster care, blended family concerns, and veteran and first responder issues. Carolyn tailors each plan to a client's goals and life circumstances. She listens first, then suggests techniques from cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, and solution-focused strategies.
Trauma-focused methods are used when past events are affecting present life. Her work is collaborative: clients set goals and measure progress together. If someone needs a different fit, she will help them find alternative options.
Carolyn practices in Kansas and conducts sessions in English.
What Carolyn works with
Everything Carolyn lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carolyn helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
Approaches Carolyn lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters most to a person and taking small actions toward those values even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and struggles around parenting choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thought patterns and practical behaviors. It teaches skills to reduce panic, manage mood swings, and change routines that contribute to stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carolyn will discuss the options and decide together which methods match the client's goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative step helps shape short-term plans and long-term goals.
Online therapy offers several ways to connect that fit different days and schedules. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or times when a shorter exchange is preferred. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and build skills without long travel or schedule disruption.
Questions people ask about Carolyn
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, ADHD, grief, parenting challenges, trauma and related issues listed on her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using short-term techniques and skills practice to address immediate problems and longer-term patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of clinical experience and has worked in independent practice plus program leadership roles supporting professionals.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCPC licensed in Kansas and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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