Rev. Carolyn Simon , LPC

Rev. Carolyn Simon is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Michigan with 14 years of experience. She centers therapy on the person in front of her and helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She often supports clients working through relationship struggles, low self-esteem, ADHD concerns, and issues affecting women.

Her style is warm and straightforward. Sessions are relaxed and nonjudgmental so people can talk through hard things. She prefers practical steps and exercises that fit into daily life alongside deeper emotional work.

Carolyn uses a mix of well-established approaches. She draws on client-centered listening to understand each person, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and emotionally-focused ideas when relationship patterns are central. She also offers EMDR for trauma processing and hypnotherapy when appropriate.

She brings a holistic view to issues like parenting stress, caregiver strain, workplace pressure, and intimacy-related worries. Her background includes helping people cope with divorce, grief, panic attacks, phobias, and smoking or vaping cessation.

Sessions can be adapted to individual needs and goals. Carolyn aims to build practical skills people can use between meetings while also addressing the emotional roots of problems. She speaks English and Estonian and practices from Michigan.

Online approaches that meet you where you are

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and helping people feel understood; it is useful when someone needs space to sort out feelings and make their own decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and action and offers concrete strategies to change behaviors that increase anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when relationship patterns or emotional bonds are a central concern by clarifying feelings and creating new ways to connect.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then recommend one or a combination of methods. That collaborative planning can change over time as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people keep face-to-face contact when schedules allow, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and messaging works well for brief updates or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments.