Carolyn Hollingshead, LCSW, LISW-CP

Carolyn Hollingshead is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship struggles, and jealousy. She brings 22 years of experience to sessions and aims to help people remove what gets in the way of a better life. Carolyn works in Utah and conducts sessions in English.

Her style is direct but kind. She uses practical tools so people can try new ways of coping between meetings. She pays attention to the whole person, including medical or pain-related concerns, and draws on a long background in nutrition when health and eating are part of the problem.

Carolyn combines talk-based work with short exercises that teach new skills. She commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered listening to help people notice patterns and make different choices. She also integrates mindfulness practices and relationship-focused methods when appropriate.

Her training includes a PhD in Nutrition, a Master of Social Work, and over two decades as an LCSW and LISW-CP. Those years include work with grief, chronic pain, eating issues, blended family dynamics, and end-of-life concerns. She has also completed grief counseling certification and foundational Gottman Institute training.

Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, small experiments, and developing lasting skills. Carolyn encourages collaboration and uses evidence-based methods to tailor the work to each person's needs. To begin, people use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule with her.

How her approaches translate to online work

Carolyn often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice troubling thoughts without getting ruled by them and focuses on actions that match personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns.

She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize listening and building a trusting working relationship. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help pick methods based on the person’s goals, needs, and preferences in a collaborative way.

Confirm the session formats that are currently offered before booking, since this profile does not list specific delivery options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find it simpler to attend regularly and to try new skills between meetings when sessions are easier to schedule.