Associate
Carolyn Cole, MA, AMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
Location: Chicago
Hi! My name is Carolyn Cole and I am a Marriage and Family Therapist. I graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a Masters Degree in Family Therapy. I also have a Bachelors Degree in Rehabilitation Services, and a minor in music, from Penn State University.
I have 11 years of experience working in the mental health field, in hospital, residential, and community based settings. I have worked with men, women, children, adolescents, families, and couples. Additionally, I have experience working with adults diagnosed with a mental illness.
My goal as your therapist is to help you to create and live the dreams you envision for yourself. I want to challenge you to visualize who you want to become, what you want for yourself, and how we can work together to get you to that place.
I see therapy as a partnership, where you are the expert on your life, and I have tools to guide you. I will strive to ensure our session time is a comfortable and non-threatening environment and that we are working on the areas that are important to you.
I also understand that sometimes, it can be difficult to verbally express your concerns or needs in therapy. I have found that the expressive arts can be a powerful source of healing and I have experience using strategies such as writing, art, music, and play therapies.
I will leave you with one of my favorite quotes:
“You can’t go back and make a brand new start, but you can start from now and make a brand new ending”
~ Carl Bard.
I look forward to our therapeutic journey together.
Issues treated
Individual, couples, family, and group therapies. Parenting skills, behavioral concerns, relationship and communication difficulties, social skills, life adjustments, parent/child/family interactions, anxiety, panic, depression, bi-polar, adolescent self-mutilation, self-esteem, body image, self-growth, traumatic brain injuries, wellness, and grief and loss.
Techniques
I have received training in harm reduction, motivational interviewing, strength based solution focused therapy, strategic therapy, family systems therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, couples counseling, expressive arts (art, play, music, writing), and group therapy.
What should I do next?
Contact us to arrange for face to face therapy in Chicago (city, north, west and southsides) and in the Northern, Southern and Western Suburbs or online therapy in other areas by phoning 1-888-870-1775 or by contacting us.