Caroline Schnarrs , LCSW

Caroline Schnarrs is a licensed clinical social worker who has devoted 23 years to the helping professions. She holds an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and practices in Utah after earlier living and working in Michigan. Over the course of her career she has supported individuals and families facing homelessness, mental health challenges, addiction, family conflict, and other significant life events, bringing sustained compassion and practical experience to each case.

Her counseling style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in respect for each person's story. Caroline prioritizes the therapeutic alliance and treats people with dignity, recognizing the courage it takes to seek help. She blends evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered principles, solution-focused strategies, and motivational interviewing to tailor care to each person’s needs. She believes that the ways people think about themselves influence how they engage with the world, and that shifting perspective can reveal options even in difficult times.

Caroline encourages clients to tap into their existing strengths and supports them in building new skills for coping, relationships, and life transitions. She looks forward to offering encouragement, support, and empowerment to those taking steps toward positive change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Caroline integrates client-centered therapy, which focuses on building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship and helping people clarify their own goals and values. This approach supports issues related to self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns by emphasizing collaboration and empathy.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT offers practical tools for changing behaviors and improving daily functioning.

Motivational interviewing is another approach Caroline draws on when people are ambivalent about change. It helps uncover personal motivation and strengthens commitment to goals, particularly in areas like addiction, health behavior, and readiness for life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Caroline works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it possible to fit care into busy schedules, manage energy or mobility limitations, and maintain continuity of support across life changes.