Hi! I’m Carrie.
I graduated with an M.S. in Counseling, Option in Marriage and Family Therapy from CSUN in 2021. In 2016, I decided to make a big career-switch and started researching MFT programs. I found the entire process unnecessarily confusing, so when I got accepted to CSUN in 2017, I created MFT California. I have been coaching other future-MFTs ever since.
I have a deep and abiding love for Antiques Roadshow on PBS and a passion for all things postmodern and metaversal. I think processes like applying to graduate school should be more transparent and less traumatizing, and I really, really like talking about things I’ve learned. This website is my effort at making it easier to understand the process of becoming a psychotherapist and to help get you started on your journey. Our world is increasingly craving connection and community, and therapists can play an important facilitative role for many people. At the end of the day, sometimes all we really need is to be heard. And for some, making a life’s work out of listening is a calling. This website is for you.
This is Chance!
He has been my faithful research assistant since day 1 of grad school. In fact, he’s entirely responsible for me becoming a therapist in the first place. There was something about having him in my life that pretty quickly shook up my priorities—I was an actor when I adopted him, and suddenly no part of that seemed anywhere near as important as finding out what kind of squeaky toy he liked best. I started to think about what kind of lifestyle would allow me to spend more time with my dog, and what would be fulfilling enough to justify spending any time away from him at all. He changed my life completely, and I am eternally grateful.
