About Me
The Relationship Matters
I’m Carolina Lancastre, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor providing online individual therapy to adults throughout Massachusetts.
Therapy is deeply personal. It asks you to bring forward experiences, feelings, and parts of yourself that may be difficult to share. I believe meaningful therapy depends not only on the approaches a therapist uses, but also on the relationship created between therapist and client.
Feeling safe, understood, and able to speak honestly—including about uncertainty, ambivalence, or something that does not feel right—is part of what makes deeper work possible.
How I Show Up
As a therapist, I am warm, curious, and engaged. I listen carefully, ask questions, and offer observations rather than assuming that I already know what something means for you.
I bring empathy and acceptance to our work, but I will also help you look more closely at patterns or experiences that may be difficult to see on your own. At times, that may include gently challenging you, noticing something happening between us, or inviting you to consider a different perspective.
I want therapy to feel collaborative: a place where we can think together, make room for complexity, and approach even difficult parts of your experience without judgment.
What Guides My Work
I am interested not only in what someone is struggling with, but also in how it came to make sense.
Many of the responses we later criticize in ourselves began as ways of adapting, protecting ourselves, maintaining relationships, or getting through difficult experiences. When we approach these patterns with curiosity rather than shame, it becomes possible to understand what they have been trying to do—and to begin responding with greater freedom and choice.
Understanding the past does not mean remaining there. I believe therapy should also help you engage with your life as it is now: recognizing what you need, communicating more clearly, navigating difficult emotions, establishing boundaries, and developing ways of responding that better reflect who you are today.
A Little About My Perspective
My perspective has also been shaped by living across different countries and cultures and by the many roles and transitions that come with family life. These experiences have deepened my appreciation for the ways identity, relationships, belonging, and responsibility can shift over time.
They do not tell me what your experience means. That is something we discover together, with respect for your particular history, values, relationships, and way of seeing the world.
Professional Background and Training
I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Massachusetts with experience supporting adults navigating trauma, life transitions, and complex emotional and relational patterns.
My training includes:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) through the EMDR Institute
Internal Family Systems (IFS) through the IFS Institute
Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC)
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Psychodynamic, somatic, and trauma-informed approaches
My work is integrative rather than limited to one model. You can learn more about how I bring these approaches together on the Work With Me page.
Considering Therapy?
Finding the right therapist is personal. A free consultation gives us an opportunity to talk briefly about what is bringing you to therapy, what you are looking for, and whether working together feels like a good fit.
