Caroline Morton, MFT, ATR-BC: About Me

Caroline Morton, MFT, ATR-BC (License No. MFC44169) Half Moon Bay, California.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (License No. MFC44169) and Registered, Board Certified Art Therapist. I obtained my Masters in Counseling with an emphasis in Art Therapy from the University of Notre Dame de Namur in 2001 and have been providing psychotherapy since 1999.

My undergraduate degree was in Studio Art and Painting and it was during my undergraduate studies that I first gained perspective on the power of counseling. I volunteered as a Crisis Intervention Counselor for survivors of rape and childhood molestation and witnessed the healing power of telling one's story. Soon after graduating I began working in the corporate world of the videogame industry but because I was unsatisfied with my work, I began volunteering at a shelter for women and children fleeing from domestic abuse. It was then that I made a deliberate career change in the direction of counseling.

Most recently, I have been working within the Cabrillo Unified School District in San Mateo County providing short-term therapy to elementary and middle school-aged children and their families coping with a variety of issues including grief/bereavement, separation/divorce, anxiety, depression, ADHD, peer pressure, gangs, drugs/alcohol, oppositional defiance and bullying issues. I have also provided therapeutic supervised visits between estranged parents and their children as well as individual therapy to children/adolescents and their families healing from abuse. My experience also includes working in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. My clients were adults challenged with clinical Mood Disorders, PTSD, Schizophrenia and Personality Disorders.

In addition to providing individual, family and couple therapy, I have facilitated long and short-term therapy groups including: Anger Management Groups for adults and elementary and middle school-aged children, Socialization Groups for elementary and middle school-aged children, Psyco-educational Parenting Groups, Conflict Resolution Groups for elementary-aged children and an Empowerment Group for sexually molested girls.

I am a mother of two and have been married for over 15 years. I am fluent in Spanish and am bicultural, Peruvian. I believe that the combination of my professional background and my own life experiences provides me with a well-rounded perspective that helps me connect with my clients. My treatment methods are eclectic by nature and tailored to the needs of my clients and include, but are not limited to, Art Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Play Therapy.




About Me Caroline Morton, MFT, ATR-BC (License No. MFC44169) Half Moon Bay, California. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (License No. MFC44169) and Registered, Board Certified Art Therapist. I obtained my Masters in Counseling with an emphasis in Art Therapy from the University of Notre Dame de Namur in 2001 and have been providing psychotherapy since 1999. My undergraduate degree was in Studio Art and Painting and it was during my undergraduate studies that I first gained perspective on the power of counseling. I volunteered as a Crisis Intervention Counselor for survivors of rape and childhood molestation and witnessed the healing power of telling one's story. Soon after graduating I began working in the corporate world of the videogame industry but because I was unsatisfied with my work, I began volunteering at a shelter for women and children fleeing from domestic abuse. It was then that I made a deliberate career change in the direction of counseling. Most recently, I have been working within the Cabrillo Unified School District in San Mateo County providing short-term therapy to elementary and middle school-aged children and their families coping with a variety of issues including grief/bereavement, separation/divorce, anxiety, depression, ADHD, peer pressure, gangs, drugs/alcohol, oppositional defiance and bullying issues. I have also provided therapeutic supervised visits between estranged parents and their children as well as individual therapy to children/adolescents and their families healing from abuse. My experience also includes working in an outpatient psychiatric clinic. My clients were adults challenged with clinical Mood Disorders, PTSD, Schizophrenia and Personality Disorders. In addition to providing individual, family and couple therapy, I have facilitated long and short-term therapy groups including: Anger Management Groups for adults and elementary and middle school-aged children, Socialization Groups for elementary and middle school-aged children, Psyco-educational Parenting Groups, Conflict Resolution Groups for elementary-aged children and an Empowerment Group for sexually molested girls. I am a mother of two and have been married for over 15 years. I am fluent in Spanish and am bicultural, Peruvian. I believe that the combination of my professional background and my own life experiences provides me with a well-rounded perspective that helps me connect with my clients. My treatment methods are eclectic by nature and tailored to the needs of my clients and include, but are not limited to, Art Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Play Therapy.