About Carolyn
Carolyn Mullas is a licensed counselor with two decades of clinical experience. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD symptoms, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. Carolyn aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and respectful of each person’s story.
She focuses on practical work in sessions. That means identifying what feels most overwhelming and breaking it into small, doable steps.
Background and approach
Carolyn helps with attention and concentration problems tied to ADHD, and she supports people coping with panic, low mood, and the lingering effects of abuse or trauma. Her approach treats clients as the expert on their own lives. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and partners with people to use their strengths when facing hard choices.
Sessions look at patterns of thinking and behavior and then try different strategies to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Carolyn has worked in both Illinois and Michigan over a 20-year career. She brings experience with issues connected to family of origin, adoption and foster care, guilt and shame, and finding purpose during midlife.
She also has experience with concerns that affect veterans and people wrestling with impulsivity or isolation. People can expect straightforward, goal-focused conversations. Carolyn offers steady support while helping clients test new ways of coping.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step lets people connect and plan their first session.
Evidence-based approaches and how they translate online
Carolyn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people make practical changes. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach emphasizes building routines and skills to improve attention, focus, and daily organization for people with ADHD symptoms.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carolyn partners with each person to set clear goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what works. That means clients and therapist review progress together and change strategies when needed.
Many people find online therapy helpful because it can fit into a busy life more easily. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins, and make it simpler to schedule sessions around work or school. Session formats for this therapist are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking. The emphasis is on making therapy practical and manageable while testing approaches that address stress, anxiety, trauma, and ADHD-related challenges.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Michigan
- Languages
- English