- CBT methods
- EMDR approaches
- Guilt and shame focus
About Carina
Carina Bedolla is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with nine years of experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, and trauma. Carina also helps with substance use concerns and with problems tied to communication, guilt, shame, and post-traumatic stress.
Carina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and focuses on practical changes people can try between sessions. She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, an approach used to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and focused on concrete steps clients can use outside therapy.
Her style centers on making it possible to talk about difficult feelings without judgment. She encourages people to name what they feel and to notice patterns that keep shame or guilt active. Together clients and Carina work on small manageable changes that can ease daily functioning.
Carina asks for openness about substance use where it affects mood or relationships so that treatment fits the situation. She invites clients to take the first practical step of completing a short questionnaire and scheduling an initial meeting. The process is paced to match what each person can do in their everyday life.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow California licensure standards for LPCC and LMFT clinicians. Before booking, confirm the current session options and any subscription details so you know how sessions are scheduled and billed.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions fit
Carina works with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives practical tools to try between meetings. This approach is often used for anxiety, stress, and problems that show up in everyday routines.She also offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which helps people process upsetting memories so those memories feel less overwhelming. EMDR is commonly used for trauma and post-traumatic stress and focuses on changing how memories affect current emotions and behavior.
Finding the right way to work is part of therapy. Carina discusses different methods with each person and decides together what to try first based on symptoms, goals, and comfort. That collaborative decision makes it easier to adjust the approach if something isn’t helpful.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Before booking, confirm which formats are currently offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for an online setting so people can practice strategies between appointments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and also addresses substance use, communication problems, guilt and shame, and post-traumatic stress.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She helps people name the feelings and notice the patterns that keep guilt or shame active, then works on practical steps to reduce their impact on daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of professional experience working with people in clinical settings and community care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is LPCC and LMFT licensed in California and practices under those credential designations.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; confirm pricing details before you start.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.