- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Carolina
Carolina Magnussen is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical tools that help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship concerns. Carolina speaks English and Portuguese and aims to make therapy clear and approachable for parents and individuals juggling many demands.
Carolina uses straightforward techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.
Background and approach
She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing skills that reduce reactivity. Motivational Interviewing is part of her work when someone needs help finding motivation for change. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from the story they tell about a problem and see new possibilities.
Solution-Focused Therapy is used to build quick, practical steps toward goals. Sessions are shaped around each person's life and priorities. Carolina works with concerns such as parenting stress, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep and eating issues, mood disorders, and compassion fatigue.
She also supports people facing fertility challenges, blended family issues, caregiver strain, and chronic illness challenges. Her style is respectful and direct. She helps parents and individuals set clear goals, try small experiments, and track what works.
Making a change can feel hard; she concentrates on practical next steps that fit into a busy life.
What Carolina works with
Everything Carolina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carolina helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Carolina lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Carolina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change thoughts and behaviors that feed stress, anxiety, or mood problems. Sessions often include short exercises and homework that are easy to practice between appointments. She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus during busy days.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Carolina collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and lifestyle. She will check in and adjust the mix of CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, or solution-focused steps based on what is helping most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversations and guided exercises. Phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support quick progress checks, homework exchanges, or brief coaching between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Carolina
What concerns does she commonly address?
Carolina helps with parenting stress, family conflict, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, sleep and eating problems, and related concerns such as caregiver stress and chronic illness.
What approach does she use in sessions?
She blends practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, and Solution-Focused techniques to tailor sessions to each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are offered and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps start the process?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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