- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Carla
Carla Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Connecticut with nine years of counseling experience. She works with stress, anxiety, mood disorders including bipolar, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and issues affecting LGBT clients. Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients.
Carla draws from Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people understand painful emotions and change repeating patterns. Her approach centers on relationships and on building practical skills to manage daily life. She uses mindfulness techniques and client-centered work to support emotional awareness and clearer communication.
She has considerable experience with adolescents who have faced physical or sexual abuse, trauma, difficult family situations, and disability. Carla also addresses teen social challenges, self-harm concerns, and the stresses families face during divorce and separation. Her background includes working with blended family issues and caregiver stress.
In sessions she focuses on developing concrete tools for handling conflict, communication problems, control issues, and codependency. She helps clients name hard-to-spot emotions and link them to behavior patterns. That makes it easier for people to try small changes and reassess what works.
Carla uses straightforward, skills-based work alongside relational exploration. She asks about goals and daily routines, introduces practical exercises, and tracks progress over time. To begin, clients use the site matching process and schedule a first session through the online options.
How her approaches translate to online work
Carla uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name the emotions that drive relationship patterns and to open new ways of connecting. EFT here focuses on noticing feelings, naming them, and trying different responses to break repeating cycles.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's experience, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes. Client-Centered work supports listening and reflection, while CBT adds step-by-step tools for coping with anxiety, low mood, and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carla will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize emotion-focused exploration, skills-based CBT, mindfulness practices, or a mix of methods.
Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins during a work break, or using audio rather than video when bandwidth is limited. The aim is to make therapy practical and workable around daily responsibilities.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, mood disorders including bipolar, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting, ADHD, and LGBT concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work combines relationship-focused exploration with practical skills training. She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy concepts with CBT, solution-focused steps, and mindfulness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of counseling experience, including substantial work with adolescents who have experienced trauma and difficult family situations.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Connecticut.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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