Carly Tolbert, LCSW, IFECMHS, RPF II

Founder. Facilitator. Dreamer.

Carly Tolbert is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has spent more than a decade in service to children and families in community mental health settings in and around Los Angeles. She is the Founder of Kaftan Collective, an organization grounded in the practice of embodied awareness as a pathway to communal healing for Black, Indigenous and BOC individuals, families, and communities. With a passion for supporting children ages birth to five and their families, Carly has dedicated much of her career to promoting trauma-informed, reflective and culturally attuned clinical care. 

Born and raised in Hyde Park, Los Angeles, Carly is committed to the work of decolonizing mental health; particularly in South Los Angeles where resources for holistic, culturally appropriate, mental health treatment are limited. Carly has dedicated her work to helping others find their voices, embody their power and bask in beauty of their lived experience. She believes wholeheartedly in the practice of rest as a birthright and necessity to sustaining the path of liberation and wellness.

In addition to her extensive experience in community mental health, Carly Tolbert has received specialized training in psychedelic-assisted therapy, a cutting-edge approach to mental health treatment that has shown promising results in addressing a range of psychological and emotional challenges. Carly is trained by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) in MDMA-assisted therapy and is certified to provide Ketamine-assisted therapy to clients. Her expertise in these modalities allows her to offer innovative and evidence-based treatments to individuals seeking healing and transformation.

Carly is a magna cum laude graduate of Pitzer College, and holds a Master’s in Social Welfare from UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs. Carly holds professional endorsements as an Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist as well as a Reflective Practice Facilitator II with California Center for Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health at WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention. She is certified in Child Parent Psychotherapy as well as Reflective Parenting.