Dr. Dr. Carol V Carlson

Dr. Carol Carlson is a Clinical, Consulting, Forensic, Organizational Psychologist and Executive Coach practicing in Orange County, California. Dr. Carlson treats psychological difficulties with a compassionate, yet results-oriented approach. When someone suffers from a medical disorder, a comprehensive assessment of the problem is required in order to obtain an accurate diagnosis. If the diagnosis is incorrect, treatment will repeatedly fail. As an expert diagnostician, her focus is to treat people, many of whom had been non-responsive to previous psychological / medical treatment since an inaccurate diagnosis thwarts the ability to heal from psychological illnesses. Only with a correct diagnosis will treatment be effective. Once determined and goals discussed, a treatment plan is put into place and then the therapy begins. With time and work, individuals grow to experience enhanced emotional health along with interpersonal, emotional, professional, spiritual, and relational contentment.

She specializes in Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mediation in Legal Disputes, Executive (Life) Coaching, Forensics, all mood Disorders, Marital, Couples & Relationship Conflicts, all types of Abuse victims (Sexual Harassment / Clergy); Survivors who have lost loved ones due to Suicide; Attachment / Intimacy difficulties; Professional, Relational and Faith-Based struggles.

Prior to becoming a Psychologist, Dr. Carlson's career was spent working in Fortune 50 corporations where achieving measurable results was essential. As a Psychologist, she strives to do the same. Having taught undergraduate and graduate classes at 3 universities on the East and West Coasts, Dr. Carlson seeks educate individuals to become more conscious, to develop greater self-awareness and to thoroughly heal from the psychological or professional struggles they have. Upon leaving her office one tends to have greater knowledge, insight, hope and clarity than existed prior to meeting with her.