Carole LaFreniere

Carole LaFreniere is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and problems with self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, career transitions, and life changes. Carole uses practical talk, steady support, and clear goals to help people move forward.

Carole holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington and lists eight years of experience in mental health. She has worked with inpatient psychiatric patients and with individuals in the community. Her background includes work with grief and integrative mental health approaches as part of her broader clinical practice.

Her approach is collaborative and person-focused. She emphasizes the client-therapist relationship and works with each person to design a treatment plan that fits their needs. Sessions draw on cognitive behavioral ideas, client-centered methods, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and EMDR when appropriate.

Carole describes herself as nonjudgmental and empathetic, and she brings a sense of humor into sessions. She favors a strengths-based view and looks at how a person’s environment affects well-being. Her style aims to be practical and down-to-earth, focusing on clear steps people can take between sessions.

Evening and weekend appointments are offered to accommodate working adults. To begin, readers are invited to complete the intake steps listed on the site to match with her.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Trauma-Focused Therapy here focuses on helping people process distressing memories and reduce their impact on daily life, using careful pacing and grounding techniques. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small actions toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, empathetic therapist stance where the person’s goals and perspective guide the work.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, history, and preferences and then suggest ways to proceed. Adjustments are made along the way so the work fits the person rather than the person fitting a single method.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for evening or weekend appointments. It can also let someone use a shorter check-in when needed, or choose an option that doesn’t require video when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Licensed professionals can work with these approaches remotely, helping people apply coping skills and process material between sessions without promising a particular session type.