Therapist profile
Carolyn Westgate, LCPC
LCPC counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- CBT techniques
- ACT methods
- Solution-focused steps
About Carolyn
Carolyn Westgate is an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Kansas with 22 years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD, parenting strain, grief, trauma and relationship concerns. Carolyn also focuses on adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
She draws on several practical approaches rather than a single method. Sessions tend to include cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy methods are used to help clients notice thoughts and choose values-based action. Solution-focused work supports quick, concrete steps when people want immediate change.
Carolyn has extensive work history in private practice and as a program director for a Professionals' Health Program. That background informs her work with first responders, veterans, and people facing career and midlife transitions. She also brings experience addressing substance use, co-morbidity, panic, postpartum depression, infidelity and codependency.
In sessions she listens without judgement and helps people set practical goals. She will suggest strategies you can use between meetings. If the relationship does not feel like a fit, she will help refer you to someone more suitable.
To begin, follow the site flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The subscription-based sessions can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Carolyn uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify thought and behavior patterns and practice alternatives. CBT is practical and often focuses on homework and skill building, which can fit well into weekly online check-ins.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions aligned with their values. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress where values guide small daily changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carolyn treats approach selection as collaborative - she helps clients decide which methods match their goals and adjusts plans as needs change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy around caregiving, work, and busy days because they remove commuting and can shorten check-ins when needed. Online work also makes it possible to use written exercises and screen-shared worksheets during sessions, which supports the practical focus of CBT and solution-focused work.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
Kansas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage parenting stress, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and communication problems related to family life.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a mix of approaches including cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment methods, and solution-focused steps to set practical goals and actions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 22 years of clinical experience, including time in private practice and a decade as a Program Director for a Professionals' Health Program.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Kansas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
What session formats are used for meetings?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the listed biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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