CLINICAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

Active member the American Counseling Association, the Colorado Counseling Association, the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors, and the Colorado Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

PHILOSOPHY OF TREATMENT:

Carole has a special place in her heart for Blended Families, and considers her own Blended Family, "My best work." She takes a systemic or "big family pix" approach to her counseling, even when she is working one-on-one: "Systems therapists believe the problems exist primarily in the interaction between individuals, and that therapy is not about placing blame," she says. Her thumbnail philosophy: "Life is what you make it."

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Southern Colorado, December 15, 1988

Master of Arts in Community Guidance and Counseling, Adams State College, May 5, 1990

Colorado Institute for Marriage and Family, 2005