Carolyn Westgate, LCPC - Therapist in Kansas

About Carolyn

Carolyn Westgate is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, mood problems, grief, and parenting challenges. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping a worried parent or adult feel heard and understood.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space and listens closely to each person’s story. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with concrete steps to try between meetings.

Background and approach

Carolyn mixes different methods to match what each person needs rather than using a single fixed approach. Her background includes long clinical practice and leadership work in a professionals' health program, giving her familiarity with many life and career stressors. That experience informs how she helps people facing burnout, caregiver strain, or career-related distress.

She also works with issues related to adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, and substance concerns. Common ways she works include helping people spot unhelpful thinking, learn new coping skills, and set small achievable goals. Trauma-informed techniques are used when past hurt affects present life.

Solution-focused ideas help people find practical next steps when they feel stuck. Carolyn practices in Kansas and holds the LCPC credential, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Sessions are offered in English and available through several online formats to fit different schedules.

Evidence-informed approaches and flexible online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and ongoing stress where avoidance has become a pattern. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It is commonly used for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and anger. Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past traumatic events continue to affect current life; it includes techniques to process memories and reduce their hold on daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into busy lives. These options allow scheduling flexibility and let people keep therapy going from home or work. Licensed professionals can meet clients in these formats and use the same evidence-based techniques they use in person, adapting exercises and homework for each delivery method.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Carolyn help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting concerns, ADHD, anger, self esteem, career issues, and related areas such as adoption and blended family matters.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is nonjudgmental and practical. She listens closely and combines methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused work to set small, actionable goals.

What is her professional background?

She has 22 years of clinical experience and has served as a program director in a professionals' health program, which shaped her work with career and caregiver stress.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LCPC credential, listed as KS LCPC LCPC 198, and practices in Kansas.

Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 22 years
Licensed: Kansas
Languages: English

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