Dr. Carole Matlen, CA Psychologist
Calm, practical psychologist focused on anger and life stress
Book with CaroleWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
How Carole works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- CA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carole
Dr. Carole Matlen is a California psychologist with three decades of clinical experience. She brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to sessions and focuses on helping people manage anger, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain.
Dr. Matlen also supports clients facing grief, trauma, eating concerns, and work or career stress. She trained and worked across a range of clinical settings and also has a background in teaching and ministry.
That variety shaped a flexible style that adapts to each person's situation instead of applying a single method to everyone.
Background and approach
She identifies and builds on a person's strengths while helping them meet immediate problems. In the therapy room she uses a mix of techniques such as cognitive behavioral work for current patterns, client-centered methods to boost self-understanding, and attachment-focused ideas to untangle relationship pain. She also draws on acceptance-based and emotionally-focused approaches when relevant.
Sessions are practical and conversational with clear goals and steps. Dr. Matlen often helps people with family-of-origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, communication and control problems, and coping after separation or loss.
She addresses intimacy, body image, and codependency concerns in straightforward ways. Her work includes support for those dealing with compassion fatigue and life transitions. People who prefer a calm, steady therapist who listens and offers concrete next steps tend to fit well with her style.
She works by consulting with clients, setting shared goals, and adjusting methods to match what is most helpful in the moment.
What Carole works with
Everything Carole lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Carole's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Carole lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and situations where avoidance increases distress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which is often helpful for anger, anxiety, and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current relationship patterns and helps people repair connection and trust in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is tracked. That means approaches may be combined or shifted as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper processing. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, tracking changes between sessions, or when writing helps people organize thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
Questions people ask about Carole
What concerns does Dr. Matlen commonly address?
She helps people dealing with anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, eating concerns, addictions, career stress, and parenting challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is practical and collaborative. She listens, builds on strengths, and works with clients to set clear, achievable steps.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 30 years of clinical experience and has worked in a range of settings, with a teaching and ministry background that informs her work.
What credentials and region are listed for the therapist?
She is listed as CA Psychologist 17461 and practices in California.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dr. Matlen?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.