Carol Paxson, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Berkeley, CA
Online & In-Person
About me
Hi! If you would like to get to the root of your challenges in life and make lasting change, I'm here to help. You may have particular issues you want to work on. Or you may be discouraged, depressed, or constantly anxious. You may feel trapped by obligations and everyday pressures. Or you might just have a sense that you're not living your best, fullest life. I am here to affirm that your life can be better.
I'm a clinical social worker with experience working in prisons and inpatient psychiatry. I am oriented towards psychodynamic and psychoanalytic thinking, meaning that I am open to making your therapy what you need it to be. -- Lasting change takes time and self-understanding. You may come to therapy wanting to deal with a certain relationship or career issue. But as we freely explore, we come to understand the whole context and the internal and external barriers that you are confronting. Sometimes just having someone deeply understand a problem with you can loosen its hold.
License
License(s)
Education
U.C. Berkeley
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$100 - $160Accepted payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Venmo
Accepted insurance plans
- Optum
Specialties and clinical interests
- Anxiety
- Binge Eating
- Bipolar & Other Mood Disorders
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Career
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Criminal Justice Involvement
- Depression
- Divorce & Separation
- Domestic Abuse/Violence
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief & Loss
- Hoarding
- LGBTQIA+
- Life Coaching
- Mental Health Professionals
- Obesity & Weight Management
- Parenting & Parent-Child Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias & Fears
- Pre-Marital & Marital Issues
- Relationships
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Injury
- Sex Offenders
- Sex and/or Pornography Addiction
- Stress/Stress Management
- Substance Use Disorders
- Suicidality
- Trauma & PTSD
- Women's Issues
Therapy types
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Psychodynamic
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
Community specialties
- Single Parents
- Trauma Survivors
- Health at Every Size (HAES)
Faith-based specialties
- Christianity
- Judaism
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Adults (18+)
- Older Adults (65+)
- Individuals
- Couples
- Groups
- Parents & Caregivers
Languages
- German
- English
Website and social media