Client Testimonials

  • I completed 3 sessions with Carl. I had a lot on my plate and kept thinking, "Do I really have time for another thing to add to my non-stop schedule?" I'm glad I pushed through it and made it happen. I was running on empty and the burnout from work and life was breaking me down. I lost sight of what to focus on - the why. Why did I choose to work with people in this capacity as an investigator with a social worker's heart and a full-time mother's schedule of a child with special needs? Carl brought me back to my why. He helped me define my why again. I saw the many, many obstacles and allowed it to block the reason I came into this field. I truly want to help people and I began thinking I was not good enough to do it and went down a rabbit hole of other reasons so my why started fading with the negativity caused by burnout. I would mention scenarios to Carl during our sessions and he would explain why we should celebrate moments/our accomplishments - whether big or small. Now, I find myself using the word "celebrate" for myself and for others. It makes me and others around me understand we are making strides daily. Carl could hear the stress I was under and did not minimize it one bit. He recognized it and helped me switch gears on the never-ending changes on how to do my work correctly. I now understand and see again that my work equals people I am helping, not just another checkmark on a task list. These millions of steps I have to do to complete a case - they are there as a triple check to ensure the people I am serving are safe. Changing the way I saw these steps helped the quality of my work which also increased the amount of cases I was able to close. I would recommend anyone who lost their why to go to Carl. Even if you didn't lose your why and you're just trying to keep the burnout away, Coaching with Carl would be beneficial for maintenance.

    K.A. 2023

  • Getting Carl as my therapist goes way beyond luck. Our paths crossed for a reason, and because of him, I enjoy a drug free life. But more importantly, he helped me to find and rebuild my self confidence. I will forever be grateful to God for making my path cross with Carl’s. Carl not only gave me confidence in myself, but also in others. Shortly after I got out of rehab Carl moved to Seattle, and a few years after that I moved back to IL. I am proud to be drug free, and coming up on seven years clean, and I’m equally proud to call Carl my friend!

    D.G., former client