Carolyne Cole

Compassionate therapy grounded in practical skills

LMFT Florida

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Languages: English

About Carolyne

Carolyne Cole is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida with eight years of clinical experience. She draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, to help people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and challenges to self-esteem and motivation.

Background and approach

Carolyne emphasizes clients' strengths and views each person as the expert of their own story, offering guidance aimed at building skills and resilience. Her work also extends to relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting and caregiver stress, and life transitions such as divorce, midlife shifts, and end-of-life matters.

Carolyne brings a supportive, empowering presence while helping clients explore communication patterns, family of origin issues, and questions of purpose and meaning. She partners with clients to identify practical strategies, foster insight, and move toward more satisfying daily life and relationships.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Carolyne commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused therapy to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing concrete coping strategies, which can be especially useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and motivation challenges. Emotionally-focused therapy emphasizes understanding and reshaping emotional responses and interaction patterns, helping people address relationship distress and intimacy concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process in sessions. She will work with clients to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adapting techniques over time rather than relying on a single method. This partnership helps tailor interventions to each person's needs and life context.

Online formats offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules or manage care from different locations. These options allow for ongoing skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and continuity of care while accommodating the practical realities of clients' lives.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Carolyne commonly address?

She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, coping with life changes, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, and career-related stress.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

Her style combines skill-building and reflective work using methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, narrative techniques, and emotionally-focused interventions to tailor support to each person's needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Carolyne brings eight years of professional experience in therapeutic settings addressing mood, relationship, and life transition concerns.

What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - FL LMFT MT3655 - and practices in Florida.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available for meeting with her?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English