Carlisle Bergquist

Carlisle Bergquist is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) with 35 years of experience. He practices from a respectful, compassionate stance and focuses on building a trusting relationship with each person who seeks help.

He draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on what matters to the client. He also uses mindfulness techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, and overwhelming emotions. Motivational interviewing is part of his work when someone needs help finding direction or increasing motivation for change.

Carlisle has worked in varied settings, including a school for troubled children and a maximum security jail. Those experiences shaped his ability to stay calm with difficult stories and to help people notice strengths they may have missed.

He helps people dealing with relationship and family difficulties, intimacy concerns, self-esteem struggles, depression, anxiety, addiction, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, and career questions. Additional focus areas include codependency, divorce and separation, domestic violence, first responder issues, and dealing with prejudice or discrimination.

Carlisle says the most important part of starting therapy is finding someone you can trust. He aims to be a steady, encouraging presence while clients talk through their lives and goals.

To begin, he invites people who feel he might be a fit to share their story and decide together what direction to take.

How client-centered and mindfulness work translate online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting what you say, and adapting to your pace and goals. Online sessions can preserve that approach by giving space to talk through relationship, family, and emotional concerns in a steady, respectful way.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and manage strong feelings. Motivational interviewing helps people find internal reasons to change and build practical steps toward goals. Both methods can be used in conversation and in short exercises during remote sessions to address anxiety, anger, motivation, and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and pacing over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Discuss scheduling needs and any practical concerns when you arrange the first appointment so sessions match your life and goals.