Carolyn Mullas

Carolyn Mullas is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 20 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD-related struggles. Carolyn also helps people dealing with life purpose questions, midlife reassessment, and challenges tied to adoption and foster care or veteran and armed forces issues.

Her style centers on practical conversation and clear goals. She treats the person as the expert on their own life and builds on strengths that are already present. Sessions focus on improving attention and memory problems related to ADHD, reducing panic and anxiety, and addressing mood-related difficulties.

Carolyn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on specific problems. She helps people break down overwhelming issues into manageable steps. That might mean tightening daily routines, practicing new ways to handle triggers, or working through painful memories at a steady pace.

She pays attention to family of origin issues, communication problems, control struggles, and feelings of guilt or shame. She also supports people facing isolation or impulsivity and those coping with disruptive emotional states like DMDD or mood disorders. Practical tools and clear next steps are a regular part of sessions.

To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules an initial session. Carolyn practices in Michigan and conducts work in English.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online work

Two common evidence-based techniques she relies on are cognitive-behavioral approaches and skills-based coaching. Cognitive-behavioral approaches look at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and help people practice different ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and depression. Skills-based coaching focuses on building routines, organizational strategies, and attention supports that can help with ADHD symptoms and day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting plans when needed so the work matches the person’s situation.

Confirm the available session formats before booking since the listing does not specify formats here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins can fit a work break, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and remote meetings remove travel time. The practical benefit is scheduling that aligns with daily routines while keeping focus on steps and skills that address stress, attention, mood, and life purpose concerns.