Carol Baumgardner, LCSW

Carol Baumgardner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Kentucky with 27 years of practice. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. Carol uses straightforward conversation and practical strategies to address everyday pressures at work, home, and in relationships.

Clients can expect a focus on strengths and real-life skills. Carol frames each session around what the person finds important and workable. She listens for patterns such as attachment concerns, codependency, control issues, or isolation, and brings interventions that fit those patterns.

Therapy often mixes short-term skills and longer-term exploration. Carol draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy inform how she approaches relational patterns and past hurt.

She pays attention to caregiver stress, first responder issues, and the strain of major life changes like divorce and separation. Sessions address anger, guilt, shame, and feelings of emptiness in everyday language. Carol helps people practice communication skills and set clearer boundaries.

Her style is practical and task-oriented. Carol helps clients define small steps, try them between sessions, and check what works. She asks for input about goals and adjusts methods as needed. The work aims to make daily life more manageable and steady.

To begin, people choose the online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Questions about session formats should be confirmed before booking.

How therapy approaches guide online sessions