Dr. Carole Matlen, CA Psychologist

California · 30 years in practice

Dr. Carole Matlen is a California psychologist with three decades of clinical experience.

License and registration

Psychologist, California: 17461 · expires July 2027
NPI: 1295806826 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Carole

Dr. Carole Matlen is a California psychologist with three decades of clinical experience. She brings a broad background that includes teaching and ministry, and she combines those perspectives to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.

Her approach aims to build on a person's strengths and increase self-confidence. Over 30 years she has worked in many clinical settings. That variety helps her adapt methods to each person's needs.

She focuses on a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy issues, grief and loss, eating and body image problems, addiction, and parenting challenges.

Background and approach

Dr. Matlen uses practical, down-to-earth methods in sessions. She draws from emotionally-focused work to look at feelings in relationships.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral tools to help with current problems and coping skills. Her style is collaborative and respectful. She aims to listen carefully, reflect what matters, and try different ways forward that fit the client.

Many people come for help with anger, family-of-origin issues, or major life changes such as separation or loss. Clients can expect a focus on clear goals and steady progress. Dr.

Matlen combines exploration of emotional roots with practical steps people can use between sessions. She works to empower people to handle everyday challenges and regain a sense of control.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Carole lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Addictions
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Carole names

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Online support

Emotion-Focused and Practical Approaches Online

Dr. Matlen uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name strong feelings, especially in close relationships, and to change unhelpful interaction patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people accept difficult thoughts while taking actions that match their values. Attachment-Based Therapy explores early connection patterns to understand how they shape current relationship behavior and emotional responses.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and situation. Sessions often blend approaches so the work matches what a person needs in the moment.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for full conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in, and chat or text can fit into busy days or provide ongoing touchpoints between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family, or travel.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image problems, addictions, grief, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and respectful, combining emotionally focused work with practical tools. Sessions often mix feeling-focused conversation with actionable strategies for daily life.

How much experience does she have?

She has 30 years of experience working in a variety of clinical settings, plus a background in teaching and ministry that informs her work.

What credentials and location apply?

She practices as CA Psychologist 17461 and provides services from California.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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