- LMSW LMFT
- Guilt and shame focus
- Family of origin issues
About Carol
Carol Weinberg Smith is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Michigan with forty years of experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. Carol also focuses on issues like guilt and shame, forgiveness, family of origin concerns, and communication problems.
She helps people sort through painful feelings that come from breakups, separation, or long-standing family conflict. Sessions often look at how past attachment wounds affect present relationships. Carol also supports people facing chronic illness, cancer, or aging-related concerns when those issues add emotional weight.
Her style is straightforward and relational. She listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try new ways to communicate and set boundaries. Carol addresses codependency and control issues by naming behaviors and practicing small changes in session.
When grief or loss is part of the picture, she helps people name what they miss and what feels unresolved. For guilt and shame, the work centers on understanding where those feelings come from and testing kinder, more realistic self-talk. Carol also assists people working through commitment worries and blended family challenges.
Carol has a long history of working with adults through life transitions, including midlife changes, workplace stress, and identity questions. To begin, readers should confirm current session options before booking and follow the site's process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How evidence-based methods are used in online work
Carol draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on how feelings, thoughts, and behaviors interact. One common approach looks at patterns in thinking and behavior to reduce anxiety and depression by practicing new responses and breaking unhelpful cycles. Another common technique explores attachment and family of origin patterns to understand repeated relationship difficulties and to try new ways of connecting and setting boundaries.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Carol will work with each person to identify goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those goals. Adjustments are made along the way based on how the person responds and what feels manageable in day-to-day life.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the original biography did not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow a shorter check-in during a break, or lessen travel time. Different formats also change how people use video, audio, or text during sessions, so checking the current options helps plan what will work best.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
Michigan, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain, including family conflict, divorce, and attachment issues.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She helps people trace where guilt and shame come from and tests more balanced self-talk while practicing small behavioral changes in session.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has forty years of experience and holds the LMSW and LMFT credentials listed in Michigan and California as provided.
Where is she based and what license details apply?
She practices from Michigan and holds the credentials MI LMSW and CA LMFT as noted in her profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions billed and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.