Carole LaFreniere, LCSW, CSW

Carole LaFreniere is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of experience. She works with adults managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction-related concerns, and anger. Carole also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, ADHD, and career or life-change struggles.

She trained in social work at the master's level and has worked with people in inpatient psychiatric settings and in community care. That background informs a practical way of working with strong emotions and life transitions. Sessions focus on clear goals and step-by-step problem solving rather than abstract theory.

Her style emphasizes collaboration. She talks through problems with clients, helps identify strengths, and builds a plan that aims at concrete changes. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to challenge unhelpful thoughts and to teach calmer responses when anger or anxiety rises.

Carole also brings work influenced by client-centered and narrative ideas. That means she listens for the stories people tell about themselves and looks for small shifts that change those stories. She may use trauma-focused tools when past events continue to impact day-to-day life.

Sessions are offered to adults and scheduled to fit working lives, including evenings and weekends. People interested in starting are asked to follow the service's matching and scheduling steps to set up an initial appointment.

Therapeutic approaches available for online work