Testimonials

“My wife and I had recently experienced a significant loss and we were grieving in different ways. I was just discovering how much my diagnosis of ADHD was affecting my relationships, mostly my marriage. It was affecting our 3 year old.

Immediately Carolynn brought a sense of calm to our marriage and was able to listen to both of us without judgement. She was completely engaged throughout our sessions and was intentional with her feedback. We both felt like Carolynn took the time to get to know each of us and the more we learned about ourselves, the easier it was to communicate. She also provided us with many tools and strategies we could implement outside of our sessions. Carolynn created a safe space for both of us and made it easy to talk to her and to each other. We had tried couples counseling a few times in our relationship and Carolynn was by far the most effective therapist we’ve had! We are very grateful for Carolynn and our time with her.”

“We came looking for an impartial mediator because we had basically stopped all intimacy and were beginning to fear we could not overcome this alone.  

Carolynn has a very non-confrontational way of making you aware of your body language and your tone.  She is truly gifted at teasing apart the knots of emotion and fears that can make communication almost impossible.  She recommended both physical touch exercises and emotional check ins to help us find ways to reconnect and to express things before they reached a boiling point. Probably the biggest breakthrough came when she encouraged us to assume the other person was coming from a place of love, not malice or control. 

After working with Carolynn for a few years, we finally felt safe enough in ourselves and our relationship to get married.  We still use the check ins when we feel any drifting happening and are happily negotiating married life and love on our own.”

“My counseling sessions with Carolynn Aristone have been absolutely amazing.  She’s caring, compassionate, insightful, warm and knowledgeable.  I appreciate her candor and demeanor as she listens intently to my heart, my stories and my soul.  I am very much looking forward to starting my sessions again this fall as I’ve come to look forward to them.”

“Carolynn guided me, as she has an innate ability to be direct, yet gentle and compassionate in sharing her wisdom.  I felt a sense of comfort in her philosophy and therapeutic approach.  A most invaluable lesson I learned is to be conscious of how my breathing parallels my response(s) and or reaction(s) to life circumstances.  Learning how to breathe was/is life changing for me.  A daily practice, as I continue to become more in touch with my real true “authentic” self, mind, body and soul.  Though not an easy task to achieve, it was a life lesson I may have never learned had I not allowed Carolynn to walk alongside me, on this path of my ‘life’ journey. With appreciation, I am forever grateful.”

“My experience with Carolynn has been a very positive one.  Her gentle nature provided a safe environment for me to express myself and her keen insight helped me to understand and accept my own behaviors.  She inspires confidence and trust.”

“There aren’t enough words to describe how my experience with Carolynn has helped me as a person.  I have learned more about myself in the past two years of therapy than in most of my life.  I feel much more prepared to deal with my anxiety in various situations.  Because of my therapy, I am now much more assertive as well.  Carolynn Aristone uses a variety of different strategies, including talk therapy, writing activities, role playing, art, and breathwork to help address problems that might otherwise be uncomfortable to discuss.  I want to thank Carolynn for the past two years.”

“We were searching for someone to help us enhance an already good marriage. Carolynn Aristone has provided us with a friendly, warm, comforting place to discuss some of our concerns with one another while she guides us through the process of improving our marriage. Her techniques are extremely effective and she adapts these techniques as issues arise seamlessly and without interrupting our previous work. She has helped us realize things we never knew existed and helped us improve on them in a short amount of time. We look forward to meeting with her weekly!”

“Thank you so much for your support and guidance and ability to provide calming perspective during the most stressful time in our relationship as a couple. Thank you for being consummately trustworthy and committed to your work.  Your ability to create a safe space for listening to our points of view was invaluable.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.”