Carolyn Hollingshead, LCSW, LISW-CP

Licensed in Utah · 22 years in practice

Carolyn Hollingshead helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship troubles, and parenting strains.

License and registration

LCSW, Utah: 294863-3501 · expires September 2026
LISW-CP, South Carolina: 15501 · expires December 2026
LCSW, North Carolina: C016211 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1114964459 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 22
Languages: English

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About Carolyn

Carolyn Hollingshead helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship troubles, and parenting strains. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - with more than two decades of practice. Her approach aims to make daily life feel more manageable and purposeful.

Carolyn uses straightforward talk therapy and practical strategies. She draws on methods like cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new responses.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on small, usable changes rather than jargon or labels. Her background includes long experience with chronic pain, eating issues, and end-of-life concerns. She also has a strong nutrition and health foundation from prior professional work and a PhD in Nutrition, which informs how she looks at body image and medical-related challenges.

This makes her comfortable discussing how physical health and emotions interact. Carolyn pays attention to family of origin themes and blended family dynamics when they come up. She has experience with grief, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and life transitions.

Her work blends insight-focused conversation with concrete tools to manage symptoms and relationships. She has practiced social work for more than 22 years and holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials. Sessions are practical and collaborative, aimed at helping each person set realistic goals and try steps that fit their life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Carolyn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Depression
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues

Approaches Carolyn names

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Online support

How Carolyn’s Approaches Work Online

Carolyn uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening and reflecting so the person feels understood and able to guide the pace of change. That approach is helpful when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings about grief, relationship shifts, or parenting challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carolyn will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the plan practical and collaborative.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different rhythms and needs. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and brief check-ins work well by chat or text. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and health appointments.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Carolyn address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship problems, parenting issues, eating and body image concerns, chronic pain, and related life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Therapy is conversational and down-to-earth. Carolyn blends insight-focused talk with practical steps people can use between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Carolyn has over 22 years of social work practice and long experience supporting people through grief, chronic pain, and eating-related issues.

What credentials and where is she based?

She holds LCSW and LISW-CP credentials and practices from Utah.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Carolyn offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How does payment work?

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

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