Carolyn Sultana

Carolyn Sultana is a licensed clinical social worker who offers warm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and food or body image concerns. She uses straightforward conversation to help clients find next steps and make small changes that matter.

Carolyn draws on more than three decades of experience in clinical work. She listens closely and adapts sessions to each person's needs instead of using one fixed approach. Her manner is respectful and sensitive, and she focuses on building trust so people can talk honestly about what hurts.

In sessions she helps people manage symptoms of depression, panic, and post-traumatic stress. She also addresses struggles with abandonment, control issues, guilt and shame, and isolation. Practical problem solving and clearer communication are frequent parts of her work with clients.

Carolyn uses client-centered approaches alongside cognitive behavioral ideas and emotionally focused methods. That combination lets her balance day-to-day coping skills with attention to relationships and strong emotions. She explains techniques plainly and works with clients to decide what will help most.

To begin, she asks people to take a first step and complete a short questionnaire through the site's matching process. From there she and the person schedule sessions that match their needs and availability. Carolyn practices in New York and brings 31 years of experience as an LCSW to her work.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person in front of the therapist. It prioritizes empathy and the client's own goals, helping people feel heard and understood while they work through stress or body image concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises. It is often used to manage anxiety, panic, mood concerns, and patterns that feed low self-esteem through skills and structured practice.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and process strong feelings and improve how they relate to others. It can be useful when relationship issues, attachment wounds, or trauma-related emotions are central to the problem.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Adjustments are expected as the work progresses to keep therapy useful and relevant.

Confirm the available session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to keep continuity of care during life changes, while the therapist and client decide together how best to use the time.