- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting challenges
- CBT and IFS
About Carolyn
Carolyn "Ashley" Wanyonyi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Maine and Nevada with 11 years of practice experience. She sees adults for common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, and mood disorders including bipolar. She also lists blended family issues among her focus areas.
She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Conversations commonly center on what is happening now, what patterns keep repeating, and small steps clients can try between meetings. She uses client-centered ideas to listen and follow each person's priorities.
Carolyn draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors. She also works with solution-focused techniques to set clear goals and find workable changes quickly. Internal Family Systems ideas are used when clients want to understand inner parts that influence emotions and decisions.
Her background includes clinical roles that involved foster care and supporting parents of medically fragile children. That experience informs her work with people who carry caregiving stress, grief, or role changes after family transitions.
People who contact her can expect a collaborative tone, practical exercises, and attention to daily routines that affect mood and relationships. Cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and how online work fits
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. It helps when someone needs a steady, respectful place to sort through decisions, relationships, and daily stressors.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete experiments and exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and mood management.
Solution-focused therapy narrows in on small, achievable goals and practical steps to change what feels stuck. This approach suits people who want clear, short-term progress on specific problems like co-parenting routines or stepfamily logistics.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods based on their goals, preferences, and what shows results in early sessions. That decision is revisited as needed so the plan stays useful.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, for example by reducing travel time, enabling shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoiding the need to be on camera. Confirm the available session options when you schedule so arrangements match your day-to-day needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Nevada, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she focus on?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strains, parenting challenges, and blended family issues among other concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and client-centered, combining listening with hands-on strategies from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches.
What is her clinical background?
She has 11 years of experience and has worked in settings that included foster care and supporting caregivers of medically fragile children.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Maine and Nevada and practices from Nevada for the services described.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How is pricing handled?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.