About Carla
Carla Harrison is a Maryland-based clinician with six years of professional experience. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she focuses on practical ways to help people manage stress and anxiety. Carla keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented to help people feel steadier in daily life.
She helps people who are carrying depression, low self-esteem, or the effects of trauma and abuse. She also works with those facing big life changes and with people who want to build more self-love, handle guilt and shame, or improve communication.
Background and approach
Conversations aim to spot patterns that cause distress and replace them with doable habits. Carla believes each person is the expert on their own life. She listens for strengths and uses them as the basis for change.
Her style is collaborative - she asks questions, offers tools, and adjusts steps to match what feels manageable for the client. Sessions focus on small, concrete actions clients can try between meetings. That might include short behavior experiments, shifts in daily routines, or simple communication skills to practice.
The goal is to create steady progress rather than sudden fixes. People who reach out should expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space and clear next steps. Carla supports clients as they test new ways of coping, build confidence, and move toward a more balanced life.
She encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready.
Evidence-based approaches and online options
Carla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a practical way. One common approach she uses focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and low mood. This method helps people notice thinking habits and try alternative actions to see what feels better.Another approach centers on building coping skills after trauma or difficult events. It involves pacing recovery, practicing grounding strategies, and developing routines that reduce overwhelm. These steps aim to increase daily stability and emotional control over time.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carla discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods as they try things and report back. Together they decide what feels most useful and realistic for the client’s life.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes or questions between sessions and fit support around a busy schedule.
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Also listed
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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