carol gieg

CAROL GIEG

Author

Carol Gieg grew up in New York and Pennsylvania. She graduated from Dartmouth College, then worked to support herself through graduate school at UC Berkeley. She managed a North Face store in Berkeley, tutoring individual students on the side to support herself during this time.  She earned a Masters Degree in Social Welfare and a Masters Degree in Public Health.

During her 30+ years of working as a licensed clinical social worker, Carol held a number of different positions. These included: psychotherapist in private practice, case manager with developmentally disabled clients and their families, child therapist in Alameda County, working with abused and neglected children. She completed her career at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Rosa as a Behavioral Medicine Specialist (BMS) and SubChief, working with the patients of various medical providers, to provide behavioral health services, in the Family Medicine clinics.*

Now retired, Carol lives in Benicia, California, with her husband, Luis, and is writing to her heart‘s content.

Carol has written two books, the first being a memoir. TBI to Be Injured – Surviving and Thriving after a Brain Injury (2017).She suffered a traumatic brain injury, followed by neurosurgery and returned to work  three months later, not only surviving, but thriving. Carol hopes to reach others who have experienced a traumatic brain injury and encourage them to look beyond the prognosis to possibilities. They are not destined to be limited in ways predicted medically, unless they choose to believe that.

Her second book was written for children, Bella, the Best of Two, the story of a dog and the girls who own her. Bella is not a purebred, but is a mix of breeds. The girls learn about the value of being different through Bella’s bravery and love for them.

Carol‘s poetry and prose, has been published, in a number of anthologies such as:

  • I Can’t Breathe - a Poetic Anthology of Social Justice (Edited by Christopher Okemwa)
  • Fast Fallen Women (edited by Gina Barreca)
  • The Weight of Motherhood (Moonstone Press)

She’s been published in the Benicia Herald and aired on Ozcat radio. Her work has been featured in newsletters for various social advocacy groups.

* A BMS is responsible for providing behavioral health services including assessment, diagnosis, brief interventions, referral, case management consultation and staff education.