About Carolyn
Carolyn Sultana offers a warm, person-centered approach to therapy. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she brings more than three decades of experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma, self-esteem, and depression. Carolyn uses clear, direct talk and practical steps to help people move forward.
Her sessions focus on what matters most to the individual. She listens closely and adapts conversations and plans to each person's life and goals.
Background and approach
People can expect straightforward tools and reflection that connect to daily routines and choices. Carolyn draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a calm space where people feel heard. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small changes that can lower anxiety and shift mood.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when relationship patterns and emotional bonds are central to the work. Over 31 years in practice, Carolyn has helped many people sort through strong emotions and confusing life changes. She pays attention to issues such as abandonment, body image, communication problems, and control issues.
Pregnancy and childbirth, divorce and separation, and trauma-related concerns are also in her scope. Conversations cover practical matters like impulse control, panic attacks, loneliness, and life purpose. Carolyn keeps language simple and focuses on skills people can use between sessions.
She aims to help each person find manageable steps toward clearer thinking and steadier mood.
Approaches that translate to online sessions
Carolyn uses Client-Centered Therapy to create an accepting space where people can speak openly and set the agenda. This approach focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to each person, which can help with self-esteem, isolation, and life purpose concerns.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which breaks down distress into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. CBT offers concrete tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when relationship patterns and attachment issues are central; it helps people identify core emotions and reshape how they respond in close relationships.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as progress unfolds. Clients and the therapist together decide whether to emphasize listening and reflection, practical CBT tools, or emotion-focused work.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Live chat and text messaging can support short check-ins, in-the-moment coping, and ongoing tracking between sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, childcare, and daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 31 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English