About Carole
Carole Sandusky is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and ADHD. She emphasizes practical support for everyday struggles and focuses on building motivation and confidence. Carole frames clients as the experts on their own lives and works alongside them to set realistic goals.
Her style is straightforward and supportive. She listens first, then offers tools and steps people can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Carole draws from evidence-informed approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based work to reduce symptoms and improve daily routines. Carole has 17 years of professional experience as an LCPC in Illinois. Over that time she has worked with people coping with grief, trauma, bipolar mood concerns, caregiving stress, and relationship-related issues such as communication and commitment challenges.
She also supports those navigating life transitions and career questions. In sessions she uses client-centered principles to follow the pace that feels right for each person. She may bring in dialectical behavior skills when emotion regulation or intense reactions are a concern.
Her aim is practical change - clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better sleep habits where relevant. People can expect a calm, nonjudgmental atmosphere and concrete next steps after conversations. Carole accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
She encourages prospective clients to consider small first steps toward change and to match the pace of therapy to their needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice stressful thoughts without getting stuck in them and to clarify what matters most in life. It often focuses on small actions that align with personal values and can reduce avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, then tests new ways of thinking and acting to relieve anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers specific tools for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness when emotional reactions feel overwhelming.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals, try an approach, and adjust as progress and preferences become clear. That way therapy stays practical and aligned with what the person hopes to change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to use tools in real time where challenges occur.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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