

Headway connects Wilmington residents with Aetna insurance to experienced mental health providers across diverse neighborhoods including downtown and surrounding areas. With copays as low as $0 and flexible scheduling, finding the right fit for your needs has never been easier.
Hello all, and welcome to Beach Brain PLLC. I am a board-certified Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with 15 years of psychiatric experience. As a psychiatric nurse, I have always wanted to provide more accessibility and care for my patients. My treatment approach is relaxed, and patient focused. My areas of treatment include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, PTSD, substance abuse, ADHD, mood disorders and sleep disorders.
I approach sessions as an experienced professional and a real person. My goal is to create a space where you can show up as your full, uncensored self—say the hard things, the messy things, even the things you’re not sure how to put into words—and still feel accepted, heard, and supported. Many people reach out to me feeling overwhelmed by everyday stress, big world events, or the sense that things keep changing without much warning. It can feel like there’s no escape from stress, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Therapy can be a place to slow down, breathe, share humor, & talk things through with someone who’s really listening. My career spans 20+ years in mental health, addiction treatment, and disability services.
With more than twenty-five years of clinical social work experience, Carolyn offers thoughtful, compassionate care grounded in both evidence-based practice and deep respect for each client's lived experience. Her work integrates somatic and focused mindfulness, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioral approaches to help clients gently explore and heal overwhelming emotions, thoughts, and bodily sensations.
Throughout her career, Carolyn has served individuals and families with complex and co-occurring mental health and substance use needs across community behavioral health settings. Her extensive experience includes direct clinical practice, supervision, and leadership in outpatient, enhanced, justice-involved, and crisis services. In addition to her clinical practice, Carolyn teaches social work practice and finds great joy in learning alongside her students, traveling, and conctinuing to expand her perspective though education and connection.
I hold a masters degree and am a licensed mental health counselor. I also hold a hefty life school certification. I am a nerd. I am an artist. That combination is pretty cool and useful in relating to you as a person and not a collection of problems to be fixed.
I am a safe space for children, adolescents, and families to discuss their experiences, stressors, and trauma. I am passionate about improving the well-being of children and their families during our work together.



Headway makes it easy to get affordable in-network mental health care with Aetna — from finding the right therapist or psychiatrist, to understanding costs, to booking your first session.