Carrie Bican, LMFT

Carrie Bican greets newcomers with a belief that hardships are detours rather than dead ends, and she acknowledges the courage it takes to reach out for support. She began working with high-need populations while studying at California Lutheran University, where she earned a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marital and Family Therapy. Carrie practices as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California - LMFT - and brings experience from roles as a school-based counselor in the Ventura County school system and as a primary clinician in psychiatric settings.

Carrie has worked with the complex interactions of family relationships, stress and anxiety, grief and loss, life phase transitions, work-related concerns, motivation and self-esteem, adjustment challenges, and persistent diagnoses such as depression. She approaches each person with compassion for how individuals experience the world both alone and within larger systems.

As a person-centered clinician, Carrie uses an integrated approach rather than a single fixed curriculum, tailoring care to each person. She frequently draws on Family Systems theory, Solution-Focused techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment theory, and mindfulness practices. Carrie also supports the development of coping skills, life skills, independent living skills, and insight, and she values exploring life from multiple angles rather than following a strictly linear path.