About Carla
Carla Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and parenting pressures. She supports clients facing mood disorders, depression, bipolar challenges, and trauma. Carla draws on practical methods to help people cope with life changes and improve everyday functioning.
Her style is warm and relationship-focused. Sessions aim to build a trusting connection and to teach skills that fit daily life. She often uses clear, goal-oriented strategies so people can practice new ways of thinking and behaving between sessions.
Background and approach
Carla combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools. She also uses solution-focused techniques and emotion-focused ideas to address relationship patterns. Mindfulness strategies are woven in to help with stress and emotional regulation.
With nine years of experience, she has worked with people affected by trauma, abuse, family problems, infidelity, and issues around identity and sexuality. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, caregiver stress, and work or career concerns. Carla practices in Connecticut and holds the LPC credential.
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients. Her approach is practical, collaborative, and aimed at helping people make steady, realistic changes.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience first. The therapist listens closely, reflects what matters, and helps clients set goals that feel right for them. This approach is useful for people who need a listening space and guidance tailored to their needs.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It breaks concerns into smaller steps, teaches practical skills, and is often used for anxiety, mood problems, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice and change how they interact when emotions run high.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and daily life. That way sessions feel relevant and can adapt over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls make it possible to have a session that feels most like an in-person visit. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messages are useful for brief check-ins, homework, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options help people fit therapy into work, family, and busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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