Dr. Carol Clifton, a licensed psychologist in the Portland, Oregon area, has been treating trauma, depression, anxiety and working with couples for 30 years. Prior to becoming a psychologist, Dr. Clifton worked in magazine publishing and public relations with the National Safety Council, and in book publishing and advertising with NavPress. While at NavPress, she began working at a half-way house for troubled teens as a volunteer and then as a staff person. When she moved to Oregon, she taught journalism and writing at Warner Pacific College. She found herself counseling again, and eventually went on to get her doctorate in psychology.