Hi, I'm Carrie Mikulka!
I'm happy you are here.
I believe therapy is a collaborative process guided by the client. Therapy is most successful through an authentic connection and trusting therapeutic relationship. My work is centered around getting to know your unique story and creating an authentic and trusting alliance to ground our therapeutic work. My hope is to build a trusting bond to help you reach your goals, gain trust in yourself, and obtain new skills to help cope with hardships life throws at us.
I provide individual therapy for adolescents (14+), emerging adults, adults, and older adults. I utilize interventions from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based modalities. My work is attachment and trauma informed, developmentally focused, and relationally based. My focus is getting to know your unique story and creating an individualized process specific to you.
I would be honored to be a part of your story. Whether you are exploring aspects of your identity, facing new life challenges, or unpacking old behavior patterns, I will join alongside you through this exploration to witness your courage, growth, and authenticity to lead the life you want to live.
I was born and raised Florida and moved to Nashville for graduate school in 2018. I graduated from Stetson University with my B.S. in psychology and earned my M.Ed. at Vanderbilt in Human Development Counseling (clinical emphasis). I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) (#5602).
In my free time, you can find me enjoying time in nature (especially near water), hanging out with my boxer-mix puppy (Murphy) and 2 cats (Linus and Lucy), playing board games with my partner, or painting. My favorite self-care activities include dancing, lounging in the sun, singing along to my favorite music, and solving puzzles (jigsaw, crossword, sudoku, you name it!).
