II am passionate about helping people break free from addictive and compulsive behaviors. My clients include adults of all ages, as well as older adolescents, and my professional focus is on self-destructive behavior, binge eating, drug and alcohol use, and sexual compulsivity. I understand the pain and hopelessness that comes from repeating the same mistakes. It can feel like you are helpless in this cycle. Therapy empowers you with the truth that you are in control at all times, no matter how powerless you may feel. I will seek to thoroughly understand your experience and align your behavior with your core values and identity.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

During our first session I will offer you the transformative power of feeling and being deeply understood. This experience eases the intensity of emotion. Sharing your pain with a non-judgemental person allows you to see yourself with compassion. Self-observation from this new perspective of gentle acceptance helps us to see solutions and the paths we can take to achieve them. I am a therapist who is skillful at facilitating this powerful mindset shift. My natural ability to tune into my clients' needs and understand their unique experiences allows me to offer insights that help you to transform pain and frustration into self-affirmation and problem resolution.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

Some of my strengths include my ability to facilitate motivation and readiness for change, my knowledge of and nonjudgmental approach to addictive behaviors, and my capacity to draw upon each client’s innate strengths. It is a privilege to be trusted with people’s innermost thoughts and feelings; as such, I approach therapeutic relationships from a place of genuine care.

About Cara Carleton

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