Carole Kaufman, LISW

Carole Kaufman is an independently licensed social worker (LISW) with twenty years of experience. She builds warm, trusting relationships and focuses on helping people facing big life shifts, including midlife concerns. Carole listens closely and helps clients figure out practical next steps when life feels overwhelming.

She recently retired from private practice and from the Cleveland Clinic, where she worked in inpatient geriatric and adult psychiatry. That background shaped her work with aging issues, chronic illness, and complex mood concerns. Carole also has a long history supporting people with anxiety, grief, relationship stress, parenting strain, and career transitions.

Carole completed a one-year post-graduate training in cognitive behavioral therapy, and she also uses client-centered, psychodynamic, and solution-focused approaches. In sessions she helps people see patterns, try new behaviors, and set realistic goals. Her style blends practical tools with attention to personal history.

People come to her for help with depression, bipolar challenges, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related struggles, and caregiver stress. She also works with those dealing with abandonment, attachment, family of origin issues, and midlife re-evaluation. Her work often addresses the overlapping stresses of caregiving and career demands.

Carole aims to make the first steps straightforward. She helps clients prioritize concerns, choose strategies that fit daily life, and adjust the plan as needs change. Sessions emphasize clear goals and manageable progress.

How these approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a safe space to sort feelings and decide what matters next.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. It offers concrete skills for anxiety, depression, eating-related concerns, and adjusting to life changes by testing new ways of thinking and acting.

Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to patterns that come from past relationships. It can be useful for attachment issues, family of origin concerns, and long-standing relationship patterns that keep repeating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate on goals and try methods that match a person’s needs and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time as progress and priorities shift.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is tight, and allow more consistent follow-up during periods of change. Licensed professionals can use the approaches described here to help people move toward clearer priorities and practical changes.