- CBT strategies
- Client-centered work
- Spanish speaking
About Carolina
Carolina Dudley is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in Michigan with 18 years of experience. She works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship issues, parenting strain, and social anxiety and phobia. Sessions are available in English and Spanish.
Carolina draws on her own lived experience with ADHD and autism to inform how she listens and responds. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Conversations tend to be direct and focused on present concerns, with space to notice how strengths and identity affect day-to-day life.
Her approach blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work. That means she helps people name goals, test small changes, and notice what works. Sessions often include setting manageable tasks, checking how strategies fit real routines, and adjusting plans over time.
Clients report working on things like reducing social avoidance, managing mood shifts, improving communication, and handling caregiver stress. Carolina also supports people facing career strain, seasonal mood changes, and other life transitions. She pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes coping and relationships.
Practical details are discussed at first contact. Carolina asks about current routines and daily challenges to shape a plan that fits. People choosing to work together start by completing a short questionnaire and scheduling a first session, where priorities and next steps are laid out.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. In practice this means sessions start with what matters most to the client and use that as the basis for goals and next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks worries into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. Online sessions often use CBT to try small experiments, test unhelpful thinking patterns, and build coping steps for social situations or panic moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, habits, and preferences and then recommend approaches to try. That choice is revisited as progress is made so the plan stays practical and useful.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking since they are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people try strategies in real-life moments and then discuss how they went in the next session.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Michigan, Ohio
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to social worry?
She helps people with anxiety, social anxiety and phobia, isolation, and issues tied to communication and confidence.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses client-centered listening alongside cognitive behavioral approaches, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to set concrete goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience working with a range of mood and anxiety concerns and neurodivergent clients.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds MI LMSW and OH LISW credentials and practices from Michigan.
Can I work with her in Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.