Caroline Erak, LPC

Caroline Erak (pronouns: she/her) is a licensed professional counselor who works with adults, couples, and families. Her specialty interests include: trauma, anxiety, neurodivergence, relationship concerns, identity, women’s and gender-related concerns, and life transitions. She is EMDR-trained and provides trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming care tailored to each client’s individual experiences, needs, and goals.

Caroline earned a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from John Carroll University. She previously earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Cleveland State University and completed coursework in anthropology, sociology, and women’s studies at Miami University. Her interdisciplinary background has shaped a holistic approach to counseling and an appreciation for the many interconnected influences that contribute to who we are and how we experience the world.

Prior to joining Wellness Grove, Caroline worked as an environmental consultant and pursued her creative interests as a freelance artist and calligrapher. She also spent time caring for children and adolescents with complex special needs, an experience that deepened her empathy, patience, and appreciation for the many ways people experience and navigate the world. The varied chapters of her own life continue to inform the curiosity, openness, and authenticity she brings to her work as a counselor.

Caroline’s approach to counseling is person-centered, relational, feminist, and trauma-informed. She recognizes that our experiences do not occur in isolation and that relationships, culture, identity, environment, and systems can all shape how we understand ourselves and move through the world. She believes meaningful growth is fostered through safe, authentic, and empowering relationships where clients feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, Caroline works collaboratively with clients to explore emotions and experiences, understand patterns with curiosity rather than judgment, recognize existing strengths, and develop new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Her strengths include: warmth, authenticity, empathy, honesty, and curiosity to the counseling relationship while supporting clients as they work toward greater self-understanding, resilience, self-acceptance, and meaningful change.