Carole Kaufman

Carole Kaufman is an Ohio LISW with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, mood changes, grief, relationship strain, and questions about life purpose. She also addresses parenting concerns, compassion fatigue, and the impacts of illness and aging.

Carole spent much of her career in private practice and at the Cleveland Clinic in inpatient geriatric and adult psychiatry. She has focused on maternal and child health and completed a one-year postgraduate training in cognitive behavioral therapy. Her range of approaches also includes client-centered, psychodynamic, and solution-focused work.

Sessions are conversational and practical. She helps people talk through what’s happening now, learn skills for managing symptoms, and reflect on patterns that repeat in their relationships and choices. When relevant, she brings in brief behavioral tools from CBT to try between meetings.

Carole commonly works with people facing life transitions - midlife shifts, caregiving stress, or the sudden onset of illness. She also supports those dealing with long-standing family-of-origin concerns, abandonment issues, and eating or body-related problems.

Her background in geriatric psychiatry informs how she approaches aging, chronic illness, and caregiver burden. Clients can expect clear discussion of goals, practical steps to test changes, and periodic reflection on deeper personal patterns. The focus is on finding workable next steps rather than rushing to conclusions.

How Carole’s approaches translate to online work

Carole draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered work, and psychodynamic ideas in her sessions. CBT focuses on practical skills and experiments to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it can help with anxiety, mood shifts, and coping with life changes. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and building a supportive conversation to clarify goals and values. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns and relationship themes that influence current choices.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Carole will collaborate with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with short CBT exercises, then adding reflective psychodynamic conversations over time, or keeping the work primarily focused and solution-oriented.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Carole’s clinical background in geriatric psychiatry and maternal health also helps her adapt sessions for people juggling caregiving, work, or chronic illness while working toward clearer next steps.