Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
How Carolina works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Carolina
Carolina Magnussen is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of clinical experience. She provides calm, direct support for people coping with strong emotions and life changes. Carolina speaks English and Portuguese and works with clients in Florida and beyond.
She relies on practical approaches that help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. In sessions she uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge thoughts that feed worry or anger.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques are used to build steady attention and reduce reactivity. Carolina also draws on motivational interviewing to help people find the motivation to change habits. Narrative and solution-focused approaches help clients tell a clearer story about themselves and identify small steps that make a difference.
These methods are useful for concerns like anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship struggles. Her work often centers on everyday problems that pile up - parenting strain, family conflict, career stress, and managing intense feelings such as anger. She supports people dealing with trauma, domestic violence, chronic illness, body image, and fertility concerns.
Sessions aim to be practical and paced to each person’s needs. Carolina emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She helps clients set clear goals, try specific strategies between sessions, and track what helps.
The focus is on real change that fits into a person's life.
What Carolina works with
Everything Carolina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Carolina's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Carolina lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-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.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Carolina commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness in sessions. CBT focuses on spotting and shifting thoughts and behaviors that worsen mood or anger, and it gives clear exercises to practice between meetings. Mindfulness therapy builds the ability to notice feelings and bodily reactions without immediately acting on them, which can help reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress.She also often uses motivational interviewing to help people find the drive to change habits. This approach asks curious, nonjudgmental questions to clarify goals and strengthen motivation. Together these methods help with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and anger-related concerns in a step-by-step way.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Carolina will collaborate with each person to choose what fits their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and encourages small, measurable steps so clients can see what helps.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video best supports face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of techniques. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people share brief updates, ask questions between sessions, or fit support into a busy day. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care and to practice new skills in daily life.
Questions people ask about Carolina
What concerns does Carolina help with?
She helps people with relationship problems, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, self-esteem, and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style?
Carolina uses practical, skills-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. She combines these with motivational interviewing, narrative, and solution-focused techniques to suit each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with people across a wide range of concerns and life stages.
What credentials and location are listed?
Carolina holds the credential LMHC and practices from Florida as a Florida LMHC.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She meets with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to get started?
Begin by choosing the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.