Meet Carolyn

Eating Disorder Therapist & Parent Coach

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Hi, I'm Carolyn. Pull up a chair. Let’s get to know one another!

As a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist & Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, my passion is helping people heal from the wounds that bind them. 

Whatever you’re facing, wherever you’ve come from and whatever you’re hoping for, I believe with all my heart that:

You don’t need to face it alone.

I have shared a home with an eating disorder. I know how excruciatingly difficult it can be to make it through a single day, let alone imagine a time when you are not consumed by worries about what you eat and how you experience your body. I will help you feel safe and supported so you can access your bravest self in order to find healing and joy.

You can triumph over your battle.

You are stronger than you imagine. With genuine support and skilled guidance, you can find the inner strength to uncover, overcome and face up to your darkest struggles. As a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, I provide a holistic, personalized approach that respects your unique situation and incorporates both the art and science of eating disorders treatment.

My confidence that you can find recovery is rooted both in my family’s eventual triumph over this devastating disorder and in the experience of journeying with many clients over the years. 

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My Approach

My clients have taught me that authenticity, flexibility, and creativity are essential for growth and change.

Every one of us is an unique expression of being human.   That’s why my approach doesn’t follow a formula. Instead, I draw on various methods and training to meet you right where you are, right now.  

A typical therapy journey may include:

  • Evidence-based eating disorder treatment

  • Neuroscience based trauma treatment

  • Cognitive therapy

  • Somatic therapy

  • Internal Family Systems therapy

  • Spirituality

  • Family therapy

  • Experiential or nature based therapy

What I bring…

Vast expertise & clinical experience

With over 20 years (and counting) engaging with treatment centers, recovery teams, and medical providers, I’m grateful to be able to treat and consult on extraordinarily complex ED cases. 

Deep compassion, warmth & nurturing

Being a therapist is my great privilege. My respect for and belief in each client shows up in the nurturing, protected space I provide, the humility and curiosity I bring to each session, and the authenticity and compassion that underpins my work. 

My experience + qualifications

I enjoy working with families, individuals, couples, and groups, whether heterosexual or LGBTQIA+.

My focus areas include:

Disordered Eating in Children, Teens, and Adults
Trauma and Dissociation
Overspending and Money Issues
Family and Couples Therapy
Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Disordered Eating

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    Qualifications

    ☑ Master of Social Work, UNC Chapel Hill

    ☑ Master of Divinity, SEBTS

    ☑ Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    ☑ Certified Eating Disorder Specialist

    ☑ Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist

    ☑ Certified Safe and Sound Protocol Provider

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    Experience

    ☑ 20+ years lived experience as a family member of a person with food and body concerns

    ☑ 20+ years lived experience in a larger body

    ☑ 20+ Experience in non-profits, community mental health, residential, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings

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    Further Training

    ☑ Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Levels 1 and 2

    ☑ Embodied Recovery, Levels 1 and 2

    ☑ Internal Family Systems

    ☑ Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    ☑ EMDR

    ☑ Family-Based Treatment

    ☑ SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions)

    ☑ Brain-Based Therapeutic Applications

It would be an honor to accompany you on your journey to a more abundant, peace-filled, and authentic life.

  • “Carolyn gets it that we all have growing edges, wounds, and possibilities, so she works with people realistically and hopefully. She has gifts of empathetic understanding, solid training, personal and professional experience, and capacities for deep listening and wise guiding.“

  • “Carolyn is passionate about helping people with disordered eating and eating disorders heal. Her warmth and compassion combined with her skill and experience working in this field, for a very long time, while learning and growing with best practices make her one of CRC for ED's go-tos for referral.”

  • “Carolyn has so much wisdom that also leaves room for the client's knowing. She has depths of experience and is innately curious, which I think makes her the perfect combination of a therapist! You can't fake the kind of care that lives in Carolyn.”

  • “Carolyn has extensive knowledge and skills in treating complex ED presentations. She is also a provider who deeply cares for her clients, and puts her heart and soul into her work and the clients she serves. Her authenticity shines through in all she does!”

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Professional Associations

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