Carol Behrens

“When you think about personal, marital or family counseling, can you imagine a therapist working with you? What qualities would you appreciate? I would like a compassionate, experienced person who can relate to me as a real person, with new ideas and suggestions to allow me to get through my dilemma as quickly and throughly as possible. As a licensed clinical social worker with 20-plus years of experience, I can provide these qualities. My clients don't just have problems, they are real people with strengths and skills that, with assistance, can help them cope.

Social workers are trained to see each individual, couple or family as a system. Systems become out of balance and sometimes dysfunction. My goal is to assist in bringing the system back into balance using a variety of resources, depending on the nature of the client system's difficulties.

My training includes the importance of cultural and societal influences. It also includes an understanding of developmental stages throughout the lifespan, and in marriage and family development. I help assess stress, depression, anxiety and the effects of trauma that can lead to relationship conflicts, or children's difficulties in school.”