Carole Kaufman, LISW

Carole Kaufman is an Ohio LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and challenges such as codependency and caregiving stress.

She retired from private practice and from the Cleveland Clinic, where she worked in inpatient geriatric and adult psychiatry. That background means she has experience with aging issues, sudden or chronic illness, and complex mood and medical situations.

Carole uses straightforward, talk-based sessions. She practiced maternal and child health work and completed a yearlong postgraduate course in cognitive behavioral therapy, which she integrates into short-term work on thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring patterns that affect relationships and self-worth.

In sessions she often focuses on practical problem solving and specific steps clients can try between meetings. Solution-focused methods are used to set small goals and track progress over time. When caregiving stress or family-of-origin issues come up, she helps people sort priorities and set boundaries that feel do-able.

Carole commonly supports people dealing with life transitions, midlife questions, fertility and parenting concerns, eating and food-related issues, and chronic health challenges. Her approach mixes conversation about past experiences with present-day strategies to manage symptoms and cope with change.

How her approaches translate to online sessions