About Caroline
Caroline Schnarrs is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, addiction, and relationship or family struggles. She works with people dealing with parenting challenges, grief, intimacy concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Caroline practices in Utah and brings 23 years of experience in human services to her work.
Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people set clear, practical goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on real-life steps that fit each person's situation. Caroline treats clients with dignity and expects the work to be a team effort. Caroline often uses client-centered approaches that follow each person’s pace and priorities.
She pairs that with cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses dialectical skills to help manage strong emotions and motivational interviewing to build readiness for change. In sessions, Caroline aims to make ideas simple and useful.
People can expect to talk through problems, try new coping skills, and practice ways to handle difficult moments. She encourages small steps and tracks progress so change feels doable. Her background includes long-term work in community and social service settings, including support for people experiencing homelessness and addiction.
That experience shapes a practical, down-to-earth approach that focuses on strengths and resilience.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following each person’s pace. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to explore goals at their own speed. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing everyday stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which helps when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they will pick strategies to try and adjust them as needed so the plan fits the person and the situation.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and teaching skills visually. Phone calls can fit into a work break or be easier on low-bandwidth connections. Live chat and messaging are handy for quick check-ins, homework, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into a busy life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
What kind of professional background does she have?
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
Which languages are supported for sessions?
What session formats are available?
How does payment and cost work?
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English