Carrie Farrell

About Carrie Farrell

Prior to becoming a counselor, Carrie spent most of her life in the world of athletics both playing and coaching at the collegiate level. In addition to coaching, she also spent 8 years as an administrator where her main focus was on counseling individuals through depression, performance anxiety, addiction, self-harm, life transition, and pain management. You can connect to Carrie at The Playground Counseling www.theplaygroundcounseling.com in Vancouver, WA.

The Expectation of Perfection
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The Expectation of Perfection

Carrie Farrell2020-07-13T22:00:54+00:00July 13th, 2020|Anxiety, Counseling, Depression, Parenting, PTSD, Relationships, Self Care, Stress, Trauma|

Perfection. It seems like the societal expectation. We expect it from the guy that makes our sandwich at Subway. We expect our children to get straight A’s and never make mistakes as they try to figure out who [...]

Empathy—A Risk Worth Taking
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Empathy—A Risk Worth Taking

Carrie Farrell2019-08-12T18:26:41+00:00August 12th, 2019|Counseling, Mental Health Awareness, Relationships, Self Care|

The current generation is lacking the ability to truly relate to the people in their lives ie. empathy. They are more comfortable living in a digital world while keeping their relationships at surface level than to be willing to [...]

Battling Chronic Pain
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Battling Chronic Pain

Carrie Farrell2017-11-08T03:27:13+00:00November 8th, 2017|Counseling, Mental Health Awareness|

Battling Chronic Pain Chronic pain impacts over 100 million people in the United States. The main issue with this population is that there are very few answers or cures to help them improve their situation. After countless trips [...]

How to Survive Borderline Personality Disorder
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How to Survive Borderline Personality Disorder

Carrie Farrell2017-08-15T03:35:41+00:00August 23rd, 2017|Counseling, Mental Health Awareness|

How to Survive Borderline Personality Disorder Imagine the ground being pulled out from under your feet with no notice or indication at all. You would feel frightened, unsure of yourself and others, and constantly wondering if your life [...]