Struggling with depression, anxiety, and/or complex trauma? Wanting renewed life direction and purpose?
Christopher Carlin, Psy.D. provides on-line therapy and counseling in Southeast Kansas City, Missouri and adjacent areas (including Grandview, Belton, Raymore, Peculiar, and Harrisonville) for adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and various types of trauma (including complex types--e.g., relationship trauma growing up).
Long-term Practitioner Using Evidence Based Therapy in Southeast Kansas City and adjacent Areas.
Psylin, Inc. is a solo practice run by Christopher Carlin, Psy.D. Dr. Carlin specializes in helping adults with anxiety, depression, and/or trauma including complex types (e.g., relationship trauma growing up involving neglectful and/or abusive parenting). Treatment methods include cognitive-behavioral and EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing). Dr. Carlin also utilizes existential and family systems orientations, among others, depending on a client's issues and symptoms, life history, and present life context. Currently Dr. Carlin is providing therapy in a telehealth format.
Therapy that works
Evidence-based techniques tailored to help you overcome anxiety, depression, and trauma with measurable progress.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Identify the thoughts and deep self-beliefs that play a role in your anxiety, depression, and/or trauma symptoms--including how they affect the way you experience and conduct your daily life. From there, you'll begin reducing these symptoms and build on strategies and skills that actually work for you. You will keep getting better at determining how you wish to believe and feel about yourself, your life, and your future.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing)
Process traumatic memories safely, including complex trauma. Used as well for depression, anxiety, panic disorder, grief, and OCD. In contrast to primary talk therapies EMDR places emphasis on somatic experience in the healing process.
Family Systems
Identify and begin changing unhelpful family-of-origin role(s) such as scapegoat and peace-keeper. Address and change harmful family rules such as all members have to act like everything is always okay even when not true. (Note: Dr. Carlin uses aspects of this approach for individual therapy; he no longer works with families per se).
Existential Therapy
Help clients better appreciate how to live their lives with a sense of meaning and personal-responsibility. Guide clients in improving their relationships with others. Help clients balance this with times of peace and solitude. Address mortality issues and how this impacts meaningful living.
Doctor of Clinical Psychology serving Southeast Kansas City and adjacent areas.
You'll get research-backed care from a licensed doctoral-level therapist who is trained in approaches that are proven to actually help.
Psy.D.
Clinical Psychology
The doctoral degree in clinical psychology, compared to other mental health degree types, conveys longer and more intensive training in evidence-based assessment and treatment.
Integrative Therapy
Core therapy modalities
An integrative therapy approach, including Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), EMDR, Family Systems, and Existential therapy, among other approaches as called for, is tailored to a client's needs. "Behavioral activation" is also often supported--a CBT skill to increase a client's activity/exercise levels. Dr. Carlin himself is a regular exerciser.
20s-70s
Adults served
Adults in various stages of life with various presenting problems such as: young adults navigating early careers and relationships and older adults transitioning to new careers or settling into retirement. Adults struggling with social anxiety, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, various types of depression, OCD, and trauma, including complex types.
Personal Statement
Life work
It means a lot to me to help others and I think it is fair to say I'm doing the work I was meant to do. I believe my strong motivation to help others relates to my own life challenges and gaining sufficient resolution in their regard. Also, I have a strong interest in psychology and the human condition. I live my own life with a growth orientation and support clients to do the same. It seems to me this is the primary way to have a meaningful life.
Take the First Step Toward Lasting Change
Contact Christopher Carlin, Psy.D. to schedule a consultation in helping you both decide if working together will lead to a beneficial therapeutic outcome.
Reviews
Historically, like a lot of therapists in light our ethics and professional guidelines, I have been reserved about getting reviews--so as to protect a client's anonymity. However, given recent, significant changes with on-line marketing, and Google's changed policies around leaving a review--that is, that now a person can do so anonymously--I am open to current and fomer clients leaving reviews. Importantly, this helps new potential clients make decisions about their therapy options. If a current, or former, client wishes to leave a Google my Business review, I recommend he or she does so in the following manner: First, create a new google account (Gmail) by inputting something like "Alex T" (not one's actual name). Next, choose a Gmail address that is not connected to, or suggestive of, one's real identity. Then, turn on two-step verification. Next, open Google Maps and find/click on "Christopher Carlin, Psy.D. of Psylin, Inc." Next, sign in and accept Google's policies. If prompted, sign in with one's new account credentials. Review and accept Google's terms of service. Finally, write and submit your review. To leave a review the link to my Google my Business website is: https://g.page/r/CY9TiDvu5xToEAE/review