Carmen Frederick

With over 30 years of clinical experience, I help adults and couples who are struggling with anxiety, relationship difficulties, painful patterns from the past, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck despite their best efforts to move forward. I also specialize in couples therapy and helping couples navigate infidelity, betrayal, loss of trust, and emotional disconnection.

Many of my clients are capable, high-functioning people who are accustomed to handling things on their own. Yet they may find themselves overthinking, worrying, feeling emotionally overwhelmed or disconnected, repeating relationship patterns they don't understand, or realizing that the ways they have always coped are no longer working.

My approach goes beyond simply managing symptoms. I help clients understand the patterns underneath what they are experiencing while developing practical ways to create meaningful change. My work incorporates CBT, attachment-based therapy, somatic approaches, and more than three decades of clinical experience. With couples, I also incorporate Gottman Method interventions to help improve communication, rebuild connection, and strengthen relationships.

For clients whose Christian faith is important to them, I offer the option of integrating faith, biblical principles, and spiritual values into therapy while maintaining sound clinical care. Faith is never assumed or imposed.

I provide telehealth therapy through Headway to adults and couples located in Indiana and Florida.

My approach to therapy is integrative, relational, and grounded in both evidence-based practice and decades of clinical experience. I draw from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), attachment-based work, somatic and neuroscience-informed approaches, EMDR, and relationship science to address not only symptoms, but the deeper emotional and relational patterns that can keep people feeling stuck.

For individuals, therapy may focus on anxiety and negative thinking, emotional regulation, attachment wounds and relationship patterns, difficult or painful experiences, and strengthening a greater sense of internal security. I also incorporate Somatic EMDR when appropriate, particularly when insight alone has not been enough to change how someone feels, reacts, or experiences distress in the body.

For couples, therapy focuses on improving communication, deepening emotional connection, addressing longstanding patterns, and strengthening friendship and intimacy. When couples are navigating infidelity or betrayal, I provide structured, intentional support to address what has occurred, rebuild trust, and help couples determine a clear path forward. As a Gottman Method Level 3 therapist, I incorporate research-based Gottman interventions to support communication, connection, repair, and long-term relationship health.

For clients who request it, I offer faith-informed counseling that can meaningfully integrate Christian faith, spiritual values, and biblical principles into the therapeutic process. Faith is never assumed or used in place of appropriate clinical care. Instead, it is incorporated in a way that respects the client's beliefs while supporting emotional, relational, and spiritual growth.

The first session is a calm, confidential space where we begin by understanding what brings you to therapy and what you hope will change or grow. Whether you are coming as an individual or as a couple, we will discuss your current concerns, relevant personal or relationship history, and what feels most important to address.

I am intentional about creating emotional safety from the beginning. My role is to help you make sense of what may feel complicated or overwhelming, identify important patterns, and begin developing a clear direction for our work together.

My goal is for you to leave the first session feeling heard and with a better understanding of what we will be working toward and what the next steps may look like.