Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
How Caroline works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Caroline
Dr. Caroline Bertolet is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who blends counseling and life coaching to help people move forward. She has six years of clinical experience and works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and identity or career questions.
She helps people focus on the present moment and on practical steps they can take now. Sessions often center on identifying small, workable changes that lead to clearer thinking and better day-to-day functioning.
Background and approach
She pays attention to each person’s background and values while keeping goals in sight. Her work often uses Solution-Focused Therapy to highlight strengths and possible next steps. She also draws on person-centered ideas and Gestalt-influenced attention to what’s happening in the room.
That mix helps people gain insight and try new behaviors between sessions. Clients come for help with relationship concerns, intimacy issues, grief, parenting stress, and challenges tied to ADHD or compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with trauma, burnout, and the emotional fallout of life changes such as divorce or caregiving responsibilities.
Dr. Bertolet offers a straightforward, goal-oriented style that aims to make progress feel manageable. She works with adults and accepts clients from Virginia and internationally.
Sessions are offered in English and use formats that fit busy schedules.
What Caroline works with
Everything Caroline lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Caroline's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Caroline lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online work
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, achievable steps rather than long explanations. It helps people identify what is already working and build on those strengths to address stress, anger, career moves, and daily challenges.Person-centered ideas focus on respect and listening. This approach creates room to talk through what matters most and to set goals that feel authentic. Gestalt-influenced attention brings focus to present thoughts, feelings, and actions so people can experiment with changes in real time.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as progress is made. Together they decide which techniques feel most helpful and practical for the client’s life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits into a workday. Live chat and messaging let people send thoughts between sessions and use brief check-ins on the go. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Caroline
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, career and identity concerns, ADHD, and many related life challenges.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her work is goal-oriented and practical, using Solution-Focused Therapy alongside person-centered and Gestalt influences to build clarity and small steps forward.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working as a Licensed Professional Counselor and life coach with adults facing a range of concerns.
Where is she based and licensed?
She practices from Virginia and holds a Virginia LPC credential.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.