Carolina Magnussen, LMHC

Carolina Magnussen is a licensed mental health counselor with extensive experience helping people through major life shifts. She uses practical conversation and goal-focused planning to address relationship strains, family conflict, trauma, grief, and other common stresses. Carolina speaks English and Portuguese and aims to make starting therapy a straightforward step toward feeling better.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. Mindfulness techniques are used to build awareness of present-moment experience and reduce reactivity. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and needs to find their own reasons to change.

Carolina adapts sessions to each person’s situation rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. She listens for practical patterns, then works with clients to set short-term goals and manageable steps. This approach is useful for coping with anxiety, depression, grief, and midlife transitions.

Her background includes nearly two decades in clinical settings where she supported people facing addiction, parenting stress, chronic illness, and intimacy concerns. That experience informs a calm and steady style that centers people’s values and strengths.

When working together, clients can expect clear problem-solving, exploration of meaningful stories, and tools to handle day-to-day setbacks. Carolina emphasizes collaboration so progress fits real life and pacing feels sustainable.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Carolina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing new ways of doing things to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to help people notice reactions and respond with more choice rather than acting on impulse.

She also draws on Motivational Interviewing when someone feels ambivalent about change. That method helps people clarify their own reasons for change and set realistic next steps. Choosing the right combination of approaches is collaborative; the therapist and client discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful over time.

The biography does not specify which online session types are offered, so confirm formats before booking. Many people find online sessions help make therapy fit their schedule, reduce travel time, and allow steady check-ins during busy weeks. Others appreciate shorter or focused sessions for specific goals, or phone options when bandwidth is limited. Carolina will work with each person to make therapy practical and suited to their daily life.