Practitioner record · Checked 9 Oct 2026

Carol Watler has been in practice 17 years and is licensed in New York. Carol lists stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and parenting issues among 24 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.

Everything below is either quoted from Carol's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.

17years in practice
24subjects listed
4approaches listed

01 · Who Carol works with

Carol works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and parenting issues

Carol lists 16 specialisms and 8 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Carol chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

Specialisms
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Relationship issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Depression
  • Coping with life changes
  • Addictions
  • Family conflicts
  • Trauma and abuse
  • Grief
  • Anger management
  • Self esteem
  • Career difficulties
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Coaching
  • Compassion fatigue
  • ADHD
Also experienced with
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Communication problems
  • Life purpose
  • Mood disorders
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Self-love
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Workplace issues

02 · In Carol's own words

What Carol says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Carol Watler has lived in the Orlando area for over 20 years. She has been a mental health therapist for approximately 17 years total (including training) and also served as a hospital Chaplain for 7 years. She is Board Eligible for Certification with the Association of Professional Chaplains and a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors with a Certification in Critical Incident Stress Management. She obtained her Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University and her Masters of Divinity from Regent University. She is licensed by the State of Florida as a Mental Health Counselor and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst Candidate. Ms. Watler provided spiritual and emotional care for patients, families and staff at Orlando Health Systems from 2003 to 2009. As the Manager of the Chaplaincy Department at South Seminole Hospital, she ministered to patients and families at various levels of the grief process. She also ministered to hospital staff to assist them in coping with the day-to-day stressors often seen in emergency room personnel.

Ms. Watler began her career as a therapist in 2003 with Lakeside Alternatives while completing her Master of Arts in Professional Counseling. She meshed her skills as a chaplain and her training as a therapist to enhance the service she provided to her clients. In 2009, Ms. Watler made the decision to embrace her calling and her career as a mental health counselor. She obtained her license from the State of Florida and returned to Lakeside Alternatives from 2009 to 2010 as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor wherein she found herself providing counseling, therapy and psychotherapy to juvenile clients and their families.

In November 2010, Ms. Watler opened another chapter in her life in furtherance of her mission statement which is based on Isaiah 61:1-3. Ms. Watler became Founder and CEO of Hope For Tomorrow Mental Health Services, LLC which provides individual and group counseling and psychotherapy to adults and juvenile clients and their families.

Ms. Watler is the proud mother of three young adult professional women and the grandmother of three. She volunteers her services within her local community by conducting workshops that assist attendees with managing certain life issues such as stress, grief and other coping skills. She also provides assistance with referrals, as needed, to various advocate groups, churches and parish nurses to name a few.

Ms. Watler is truly able to provide her clients with “HOPE FOR TOMORROW” by ensuring that each client receives effective psychiatric treatment strengthened by faith, encouraged by hope and inspired by love.

Carol provides clients with straight-forward counseling services that produce results through the use of the following components:

Comprehensive: treatment focuses on all aspects of the individual’s life to achieve the stated goals. Counselors take a holistic approach and create treatment plans that address the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being of an individual.

Effective: results in months not years. While every client cannot be “cured” instantly, therapy will produce tangible results. Clients are motivated to continue to better themselves when they can see tangible evidence of progress. Being able to obtain that progress in a shorter time than most of the competition positions Hope for Tomorrow in a position for success.

Carol Watler, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Carol works

The 4 approaches Carol lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Carol lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Carol's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Carol runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian
The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.
Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT
Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and ReprocessingEMDR
A structured trauma protocol in which you hold a distressing memory in mind while following a repeated side-to-side cue. The mechanism is still debated; the outcome data in post-traumatic stress is strong enough that it appears in national treatment guidelines.
Trauma-Focused TherapyTF-CBT · trauma-informed
CBT adapted for people whose difficulty is rooted in a frightening or overwhelming event. Pacing is the point: safety and stabilisation come first, the memory itself is approached gradually and only when you are ready, and the aim is that recalling it stops hijacking the present.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Carol practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Carol's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

  1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

    BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Carol at this point.

  2. Naming Carol specifically

    BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Carol is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Carol.

  3. If the caseload is full

    You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

  4. The first conversation

    A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

  5. If the fit is wrong

    Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

4 questions worth asking Carol

Built from what Carol actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Carol's - Carol has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

  • “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

    Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

  • “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

    Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

  • “With 17 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”

    Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.

  • “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

    On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential
LMHC
Licensed in
New York
Licence
NY LMHC 008662
Licence number
008662
Licence expires
31 Oct 2026
NPI
1740511583
Years in practice
17
Gender
Female
Languages
English
International clients
Accepted
Listed since
15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Carol's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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