Carol Simmons

Greetings to you, on my website. I have over 40 years of experience in the mental health and medical social work field. My focus in the last 10 years has been in Dialectical Behavior therapy for emotion regulation. It has been a very effective research based tool. I also work with Trauma survivors, OCD, and Anxiety Disorders

For fun, I play with my dogs. I practice Mindfulness and yoga, go dancing, walking and hiking . And I tend to my garden.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Regular psychotherapy may not translate into change. So, there are expectations related to learning new skills, and doing homework between sessions. The treatment contract is very important for therapist and client to sync understanding and expectations. .

Psychotherapy means doing "the work" in a framework of self compassion, non judgmental stance, and opening up one's life in the present moment to build a life worth living. It is learning to express feelings without fear, and to build a life worth living ..it is an exciting journey.