Carol Fritzsche, LPC

Carol Fritzsche is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 11 years as a mental health therapist. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anger, relationship and family concerns, grief, and low self-esteem. Carol also supports those facing career worries, bipolar mood challenges, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related struggles.

She brings a practical, person-focused style to sessions. Carol listens first, then works with clients to set clear, manageable goals. She draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs rather than using the same plan for everyone.

Her background includes long experience in education and social services prior to her clinical work, which shapes how she talks with parents and caregivers. That history informs her work with caregiver issues and stress, aging and geriatric concerns, chronic illness and disability, and the practical realities of family life.

In sessions Carol uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to the client, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Mindfulness techniques to build present-moment coping skills. She also integrates Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused ideas to understand patterns and find workable changes.

People who come for help will find a collaborative, respectful approach. Carol aims to help people notice what gets in the way and practice simple changes that fit daily life. She invites clients to be active partners in planning their work together.

How Carol’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's concerns and building a trusting, collaborative relationship. It helps people who need a space to be heard and to set their own goals for change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and homework. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with focus or mood regulation.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve coping with stress and difficult emotions. These skills can be practiced in brief daily moments and reinforced between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Carol will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. The plan can change as progress is made and new priorities arise.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. In general, remote therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, enable shorter check-in sessions when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, CBT worksheets, and mindfulness practices to work well in online sessions so the work can fit into everyday life.