Carrie Gajowski

Carrie Gajowski is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California who helps people navigating stress, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. She works with clients who are coping with emotional hurt, LGBT concerns, and challenges to self-esteem. She also supports people facing big life changes and women dealing with issues tied to identity and purpose.

Carrie uses a mix of practical tools and conversational therapy. Sessions focus on spotting unhelpful patterns, building better communication, and finding steps that feel doable. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and behaviors, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and move toward them, and client-centered methods that center the person's experience.

Her approach includes attention to trauma, codependency, forgiveness, and feelings of isolation. She helps people sort through guilt, shame, and questions about sexuality or non-monogamous relationships. Work in therapy is paced to match each person's readiness for change and goals.

With seven years of clinical experience, Carrie aims to make therapy feel straightforward and practical. She encourages small, consistent changes rather than quick fixes. Conversations in sessions emphasize clarity about what matters and how to take the next steps.

People interested in starting are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Carrie practices in California and conducts sessions in English.

How Carrie blends talk therapy with practical work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps clients clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values. It often helps when people feel stuck or torn about big life choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and offers concrete techniques to change patterns that fuel anxiety or low self-esteem.

Client-centered therapy places the client's perspective at the center of sessions. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and helps people name their needs and priorities. Carrie will work with each person to choose approaches that match their goals and comfort level, and she treats this as a collaborative process rather than imposing a single method.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing easier scheduling around work or caregiving, and supporting shorter check-ins when that is helpful. Online work also makes it easier to continue therapy during relocations or schedule changes. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and client-centered work to an online setting to keep the focus on practical skills and steady progress.