About Carol
Carol Mackiewicz is a licensed mental health counselor who uses art and conversation to help people make changes in their lives. She combines creative activities with talk-based support so clients can practice new ways to cope and feel more confident. Carol works from Massachusetts and offers sessions in English.
She centers sessions on Client-Centered Therapy, which means the person sets the pace and goals. Carol guides art-making as a way to notice feelings and patterns without requiring any art skill.
How Carol works
The creative work is followed by straightforward discussion about what arose and how to use it in daily life. Clients learn simple self-soothing and grounding techniques during sessions. Carol helps people focus on what matters to them and take small steps toward those goals.
Sessions often mix making, reflection, and practical skill-building to support change. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Painting and a Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling. Carol brings 11 years of experience facilitating art-based work alongside counseling practice.
This blend shapes how she frames problems and designs steps forward. People who seek help for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, grief, parenting strain, trauma, and caregiver stress may find this approach useful. Sessions also address relationship and communication problems, self-esteem, life purpose, and recovery from postpartum or other life changes.
Carol keeps the tone encouraging and nonjudgmental.
Carol lists one way of working on the entry:
What Carol works with
The areas below are the ones Carol selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
How client-centered care and art-making work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's goals and pace, with the therapist following the client rather than directing them. In practice this looks like listening closely, reflecting what the client says, and helping them name what matters most so they can set practical next steps.Using art in sessions gives a nonverbal way to notice feelings and patterns. Art-making is guided rather than judged, so no art skill is required; the created work becomes a prompt for discussion, self-soothing, and planning. This can help with stress, anxiety, grief, and changes in life circumstances.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Carol will work with each person to decide how much art-making to include and which techniques fit their goals. Together they clarify priorities, try methods, and adjust the plan as needed to match the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video lets people see one another and do shared art exercises when useful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when moving around is necessary. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, written reflection, and ongoing contact between longer sessions, making it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.
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