About Carla
Carla Rodgers is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Indiana. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family and parenting concerns, and anger. She often helps people who feel stuck by listening and working with them to find practical next steps.
With more than 20 years of experience, Carla draws on straightforward, evidence-based techniques to address mood and behavioral concerns. She helps clients with issues such as obsessional thoughts, impulsivity, and substance-related struggles by breaking problems into manageable parts.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, testable changes people can try between meetings. Carla emphasizes clients' strengths and lived experience. She frames each person as the expert on their life and supports them in building skills that fit daily routines.
Conversations are direct, respectful, and free of judgment so people can name what matters most to them. Her work often touches on family of origin issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, and communication problems. She also supports people navigating divorce, domestic violence history, disruptive mood dysregulation concerns, and mood disorders.
Therapy can include talk, practical exercises, and step-by-step skill building. Carla offers in-person and online options, and sessions are paced to match each person’s needs and schedule.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Carla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that translate well to remote sessions. One common approach focuses on practical skill building and behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and manage mood. These are short, doable practices you can try between sessions to test what helps.Another common technique emphasizes improving communication and attachment patterns. This involves practicing new ways to express needs, set boundaries, and respond to conflict so relationships feel safer and clearer.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they review what’s working and adjust the plan as needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility and several ways to connect. Video calls let people see facial cues and use screen tools for exercises. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when video is difficult, and live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing reflection. These formats help therapy fit around work, school, and family demands while keeping progress steady.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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