Carlisle Bergquist

Carlisle Bergquist is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) with 35 years of experience. He draws on a client-centered approach that emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Carlisle focuses on helping people navigate relationship and family difficulties, grief, addiction, anxiety, depression, and separation concerns.

He began his work in California, including time at a school for troubled children and later in a maximum security jail. Those settings gave him wide exposure to different life challenges and behavioral issues. He also studied transpersonal psychology at John F. Kennedy University and Saybrook Institute in the San Francisco area.

Sessions center on the person in front of him. Carlisle listens first, then tailors the work to each individual’s needs. He aims to encourage, witness, and participate in a client’s growth rather than impose a fixed plan.

His stated methods include client-centered work, mindfulness therapy, and motivational interviewing. He uses these approaches to address motivation, self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, and life transitions such as divorce and separation.

Carlisle believes people can heal when given understanding and steady support. He invites those ready to make a change to share their story and to explore practical steps forward together.

How client-centered and mindfulness approaches work online

Carlisle uses client-centered methods that prioritize listening and tailoring the work to each person's needs. That approach focuses on building trust, reflecting what you say, and helping you make decisions about the next steps. It can be helpful for relationship stress, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions including separation.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple present-moment skills like breathing and noticing thoughts without judgment. Those tools can reduce anxious thinking, improve sleep patterns, and make strong emotions easier to manage. Motivational interviewing supports change by helping people clarify their own reasons and strengthen commitment to goals like reducing substance use or improving relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carlisle will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit best with their goals and preferences. He adapts techniques over time based on what is helpful and what isn’t.

The biography did not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to connect with a licensed professional from different locations, which can be useful for people managing work, caregiving, or relocation.