Dr. Carole Matlen

Dr. Carole Matlen is a California-licensed psychologist with 30 years of clinical experience. She brings a teaching and ministry background to her work and draws on experience from many different clinical settings to offer a wide, accepting, and thoughtful approach to therapy.

She is committed to helping people who are coping with increased levels of anger, anxiety, and depression, as well as stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse including sexual and physical trauma, eating disorders and body dysmorphia, addictions, bipolar disorder, grief and loss, family conflicts such as isolation, abandonment and parenting problems, domestic violence affecting both men and women, and issues related to career difficulties, self-esteem, parenting, and adjusting to life changes. She also works with clients facing separation, divorce, or the death of a spouse and supports women’s independence and empowerment.

Dr. Matlen’s therapeutic style emphasizes building on strengths and increasing self-confidence. She combines Cognitive Behavioral techniques that focus on present-day, reality-based change with humanistic, client-centered methods, psychodynamic exploration of early emotional roots, mindfulness practices, trauma-focused therapy, and existential approaches. This blend is adjusted to suit each individual, and she approaches therapy as a collaborative team effort to help improve clients' lives.