Training & Experience
CaRen Ogle is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Georgia. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from Ball State University, Muncie Indiana and a Master’s of Art in Counseling Psychology from Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta Georgia. CaRen’s experience consists of working with children, pre-adolescents, adolescents, adults, and families at an individual, group, and family level. She has worked in several settings to include: volunteer, aftercare, community, in-home, group home, acute/inpatient psychiatric hospital settings and private practice.
Treatment Approach
CaRen is available to see clients starting at 12 years old and children between ages 9 to 11 for Family Therapy/Parenting. CaRen’s treatment approach to helping individuals in counseling is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Rational Emotional Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Reality Therapy. Having over 17 years of experience helping others, CaRen understands that the client knows himself or herself better than she does. She is passionate about helping others gain insight into internal suffering that leads to problems and encourage them to use newly discovered information towards changing their life.
Specialty Areas:
-Lower Functioning Youth (IQ 70 and below)
-Sexual Identity Problems
-Personality Disorders
-Behavioral/Conduct Problems
-Depression/Bipolar
-Anxiety/PTSD
-Sexually Reactive Behaviors/Offending
-Sexual Abuse
-Grief & Loss
-Anger Management (including court ordered)
-Addictions (Substance Abuse & Sexual Addiction)
-Supervises therapists in training
**Ms. Ogle sees clients in the Smyrna office.