Therapist profile
Dr. Caroline Bertolet, LPC
LPC counselor - stress and parenting support
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- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Work-life balance
- Parenting concerns
About Caroline
Dr. Caroline Bertolet is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, career questions, parenting strains, and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, intimacy-related issues, and relationship challenges.
Her practice often focuses on present-moment concerns and practical change. She uses Solution-Focused Therapy alongside person-centered and gestalt ideas to help people identify small, workable steps. Sessions tend to be about spotting strengths, clarifying goals, and testing changes that feel manageable in day-to-day life.
Caroline pays attention to how work, identity, and home life interact. She has experience with professional identity and imposter feelings, high-performance work pressures, and navigating transitions. She also lists adoption and foster care, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and aging or end-of-life concerns among areas she addresses.
People can expect a direct, present-focused way of working that emphasizes what helps now. Conversations often include short-term strategies, clearer priorities, and ways to reduce overwhelm. The tone aims to be straightforward and practical rather than abstract.
She accepts sessions in English and welcomes people who live outside the United States. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and formats to match their scheduling needs.
How sessions work
Approaches used and how they work online
Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, concrete changes and clear goals. Sessions focus on what is already working and on practical next steps that a person can try between meetings. This approach can help with stress, career decisions, parenting strains, and getting unstuck from unhelpful patterns.Person-centered ideas bring attention to the client's own perspective and values, giving space for honest feedback and reflection. Gestalt-influenced work looks at present-moment experience and how thoughts, feelings, and behavior show up in daily life. Together these approaches keep sessions focused and action-oriented while still addressing personal meaning.
Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean short-term goal work, a few coaching-style conversations, or ongoing sessions to handle longer transitions.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a quicker check-in on a break, or remove travel time when balancing caregiving and work. Therapists generally adapt the way they work to match a client's schedule, attention, and communication style.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, career questions, parenting worries, ADHD, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work emphasizes the present and practical steps using Solution-Focused Therapy with person-centered and gestalt influences to clarify goals and try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) working with adults on a range of life and work challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LPC licensed in Virginia and practices from that location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients who live outside the United States.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session when ready.
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