Carrie Bican, LMFT

Carrie Bican holds a hopeful principle - "Hardships are a detour not a dead end" - and values the courage it takes for someone to seek support. She earned a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marital and Family Therapy from California Lutheran University and practices as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. Her LMFT credential identifies her as a clinician trained to work with families, couples, and individuals.

Her clinical background includes work as a school-based counselor in the Ventura County school system and service as a primary clinician in psychiatric care. Through these roles she developed experience addressing the complexities of family relationships, stress and anxiety, grief and loss, life phase changes, work-related concerns, motivation and self-esteem challenges, adjustment disorders, and persistent diagnoses such as Depression. She maintains a compassionate perspective on how people experience the world both individually and collectively.

Carrie practices from a person-centered stance while integrating multiple therapeutic approaches to tailor treatment to each person rather than applying a single curriculum. She frequently draws on Family Systems Theory, Solution-Focused strategies, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment Theory, and mindfulness practices. In session she supports the development of coping skills, life skills, independent living abilities, and greater insight and awareness.

Influenced by Carl Jung's view that psychological growth is not a linear path, she attends to multiple angles and strategies when working with clients. She honors being considered as part of someone’s therapeutic journey and welcomes the opportunity to engage thoughtfully with those seeking change.