
Carol M. Lazo
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC)
I specialize in working with diverse college students, student-athletes, and early career professionals in healthcare, business, and STEM disciplines.
About me I specialize in working with diverse college students, student-athletes, and early career professionals in healthcare, business, and scientific disciplines. I take a collaborative approach in helping clients resolve anxiety, life transitions, work-life concerns, family or relationship conflict, bereavement, and trauma. My experience spans inpatient, community counseling, employee assistance (EAP), university counseling (CAPS), and D1 athletics settings. I have a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine GSEP, an MBA from Babson College, and completed advanced training in Sport Psychology, CBT, ACT, and IPSRT modalities. My Approach My practice helps high performers overcome the complex stressors of their profession or personal lives using an integrated wellness perspective that combines evidence-based therapy, sport psychology, and holistic mind-body interventions. Taking a person-centered approach that considers unique multicultural identities, I am passionate about helping clients realize their unidentified strengths and resiliency, so they can maximize their compassion at work, in their relationships, and in themselves.
Practice hours (PDT)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Academic Concerns
- Anxiety
- Athletic/Sports performance
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Burnout
- Career
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Grief and Loss
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Injury, rehab and return to sport
- Insomnia
- Life Transitions
- Panic
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Physical Stress
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Violence/Stalking/Harassment
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Trauma
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Special groups
- Active duty military
- Adult children of alcoholics
- Athletes
- Immigrants
- Neurodivergent people
- People of color
- Professional Healthcare Providers
- Veterans
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Assessment/Evaluation
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Coaching
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT)
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Training
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – California
- Anthem – California
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – California
- Blue Shield of California – California
- Cigna – California
- Magellan – California
- UCSC Student Insurance – California
- Victims of Crime (CalVCB) – California
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- Sliding scale
- I offer a free consultation
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
CA Board of Behavioral Sciences
LPCC 17239, California
Education
Pepperdine University GSEP
MA (Master of Arts in Counseling), 2019