About Carole
Dr. Carole Matlen is a California psychologist with three decades of clinical experience. She brings a background in teaching and ministry into her work and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or trauma-related concerns.
She holds the CA Psychologist 17461 credential and works in English. Her practice centers on strengthening a person’s existing resources and building confidence. Sessions emphasize practical skills for coping with anger, grief, eating and body-image concerns, addictions, and changes like separation or loss.
How Carole works
She also helps people address parenting strain, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Dr. Matlen draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used for tackling patterns of thinking and behavior. Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused methods look at how relationships and early bonds affect current feelings and reactions. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered principles to help people clarify values and make grounded choices.
These tools are combined to create a practical, stepped plan rather than a one-size-fits-all recipe. People who come to her can expect a collaborative style. Dr.
Matlen works with each person to set goals, practice new skills, and track progress. She aims for straightforward conversations and concrete steps that fit everyday life.
Carole lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Carole works with
The areas below are the ones Carole selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | CA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Dr. Matlen often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches to address symptoms and relationship patterns. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or problematic habits. Attachment-Based work looks at how early bonds shape reactions in relationships and helps people develop more supported ways of connecting.She also uses Client-Centered techniques that emphasize listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace. The therapist and client decide together which approach or blend fits best, adjusting methods as goals and needs evolve. This collaborative process helps people find strategies that feel right for them.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different situations. Video sessions are useful for in-depth work and visual connection, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue consistent care when schedules or locations change.
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