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Carol is a private practitioner in Play Therapy, with an office on Anchor Rode Drive in the central Naples area. She specializes in the treatment of infants, children, adolescents and families using the healing power of play. Carol has been a Naples resident since 1983, and has had extensive experience in the field of Children’s Mental Health. She worked as a teaching assistant at ''Step By Step” preschool for children with special needs in 1989 to 1991. Carol worked for Collier County Public Schools for several years at the Teenage Parenting Program (TAPP) where she taught parenting classes and case-managed pregnant and parenting students, and later as District Coordinator for Peer Mediation and Conflict Resolution Programs. Carol was a Children's Counselor at the Shelter for Abused Women, where she developed and facilitated Collier County’s initial support groups for child witnesses of domestic violence. Most recently, from 2003-2005 Carol was a Bereavement Counselor for Hospice of Naples, providing counseling and support groups for grieving children and adults. Carol’s Hospice work included providing support for HIV patients and their communities. Carol graduated in 1980 with High Honors from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts with a B.A. in Psychology, and received a Master of Social Work degree from Barry University in Miami Shores in 1991. Carol obtained her license as a Florida Clinical Social Worker in 1995. She is a Registered Play Therapist and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S) with the International Association for Play Therapy, and has supervised other clinicians in learning play therapy. In 2008 Carol completed a 100-hour training course in Infant Mental Health at the Miami Institute for Child and Family Health. Carol is a member of the Association for Play Therapy (National and Florida), the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, the National Association of Social Workers, and Sigma Xi Honor Society for Scientific Research. She recently founded a Naples Chapter of the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health (FAIMH). Carol is married and has two college-age children. She homeschooled her two children Aaron and Laura from grades four through ten, and is very knowledgeable about homeschooling techniques and curriculums. Carol believes in the social work code of ethics which states that no one should be discriminated against due to age, race, sex, religion, or sexual orientation; that all people should share equally in opportunity and have a right to self-dignity and self-determination; and that any parent who provides love, consistency, and attention for a child is a blessing. Carol is excited and honored to be included in the As I Am Coalition of Counselors.
Golly, Carol A, PL, LCSW, RPT-S
Golly, Carol A, PL, LCSW, RPT-S is a member in good standing of the Coalition of Counselors.
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Carol A Golly
816 Anchor Rode Dr
Naples, FL 34103
239-417-3031
239-417-3032
Accepts Insurance? Some
Average Session Cost: Sliding Scale
Types of Payment:
Cash Check Visa MasterCard
Degree: Mount Holyoke College, Psychology, magna cum laude
School: Barry University, MSW
Years in Practice: 20
Age Specialites: Children Adolescents Adults Family, Couple, Group:
Individuals Families Groups
Languages Spoken (in addition to English): English
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Fields of Practice:
Coming Out (Inviting In) Gay Lesbian HIV/AIDS Relationship with Family of Origin Bullying Abandonment Anxiety/Fear Chronic Pain Depression Divorce/Separation Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Impulse Control Disorders Isolation/Loneliness Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Parenting Phobias Relationship Stress Self-Worth/Self-Esteem Trauma/PTSD |
Type(s) of Therapy: Humanistic Jungian Mindfulness Psychodynamic Psychoeducation Play Therapy Validation
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Hours: Days & Evenings
My focus has been in supporting children and parents in developing to their greatest potential. New neuroscience tells us that the development of a child's brain is ninety percent complete by age 5 and is fueled ONLY by relationship between the child and parent. This means that mental health was fueled for all of us by the presence of a loving and available parent, or lack thereof. It has NOTHING to do with the sexual orientation of the parent, their hair color,or where they live. I support LGBT parents in fostering,adopting,and parenting. I am trained in supporting the attachment process between parent and infant or child. I use the creative power of play in helping children heal, whether they have been harmed by abuse, bullying,parental separation, illness, substance abuse or other circumstances. We know that the creative processes that are used in play therapy, such as painting, drawing, sand tray, and water play all help children in expressing themselves. Play is truly "the language of children".
My focus is using the creative process of play in the assessment and treatment of children. In addition I can assess the strength of the attachment bond between a primary caregiver and a child, and if needed help the parent learn ways to strengthen the bond. This is particularly important for many adopted children, and children who have suffered early abuse and neglect
My inspirations are the children and families I work with every day! The strength of the human spirit even in our littlest children continues to amaze and inspire me.