Dr. Carole Matlen
Psychologist
About Carole
I am a licensed clinical psychologist in California for over 20 years . I have a teaching and ministry background that I also bring to help you. I have worked in many different clinical settings that affords me a wide, accepting, thoughtful view of helping people. I have a commitment to helping in the areas of increased levels of anger, anxiety and depression, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, women independence and empowerment, domestic violence (men as well as women as victims), grieving and loss, family dysfunction (conflict resolution, isolation and abandonment, parenting problems ), sexual abuse, emotional and physical trauma, and relationship issues (separation, divorce, death of a spouse).
My way of helping is to foster your strengths and self confidence. I have used Cognitive Behavioral (” here and now” reality based) , Humanistic (client-centered) , Psychodynamic( your beginning emotional roots), Mindfulness, Trauma Focused Therapy , Existential Therapy approaches in a combined way that “suits just you.”
I look forward to working with you , as a team, to help make your life much better!
What Carole helps with
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Carole works
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “Dr. Matlen acknowledges and respects you as well guides you to a deeper place in therapy. She’s been a true blessing in my life.”
- “Dr Matlen was calm, conscientious and a pleasure to meet with. She helped me a lot during a time I was in loss and grieving. I would highly recommend her.”
- “I love and appreciate Dr. Matlen's ability to see me truly, and support me. She is helping me to release old thought patterns, and step into the best version of myself. She has such a gift of connecting and seeing what it is that someone is needing. Grateful to have found her.”
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- “She listens well and really can understand and get to the heart of the issues. She is supportive and helps work through difficult and emotional issues.”
- “Love Dr Matlen! She doesn’t sugar coat, is straight forward and has years of experience!”
- “I have only had one session with Dr. Matlen. I would highly recommend her. Her skills are excellent. She is very kind. I'm looking forward to our next session.”
- “Dr. Matlen has been such a wonderful person and so much help to us! She’s always respectful & challenges us to think of things from different perspectives. I have never felt pressured or judged in any of our sessions! Session with Dr. Matlen are a complete safe space. My husband & I thank her very much!”
- “Dr. Matlen has been supportive for myself and my wife. She’s transparent, while staying supportive. She has great energy and always does her best to make us feel supported. We highly recommend Dr. Matlen.”
- “Dr Matlen is helping greatly. I highly recommend.”
- “Very Understanding and listens very well. Clearly has a lot of experience! I recommend her to anybody that values wisdom.”
- “Dr. Matlen is one of the MOST experienced and professional therapists I've had the honor of working with. She has offered me tremendous support during a very challenging time where I felt very alone and somewhat dark. From her very first session, she was very clear about how she works and she listened intently while offering me deep reflections and questions that helped me see things through another lens. I HIGHLY recommend working with her! <br /> She's a a true gem!”
- “Dr. Matlen has been a great help to our marriage. While we are going through difficult and challenging times, Dr. Matlen has made sure we are both supported and made to feel we are valued on our journey. We highly recommend Dr. Matlen to anyone who needs assistance with their marriage. Thank you, Dr. Matlen!”
- “A lovely, caring, responsive professional. She meets all issues with grace and nuanced support.”
- “Dr. Matlen clearly has a lot of experience ! She was able to quickly help me tackle the first issue. And in subsequent sessions we tackled my other issues. Just what I needed!”
- “Dr. Matlen is amazing! She really cares and goes out of her way to make sure you are okay when going through a difficult time! I have had many therapists and I am not the easiest client, I recognize that. But Dr. Matlen is such a breath of fresh air and she will tell it to you straight, which I appreciate. She's clearly an expert in her field, has extensive knowledge and expertise in many areas of therapy, and communicates with me all of the time. Better Help really lucked out by getting Dr. Matlen, she's as good as they come.”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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