- Licensed inTexas
- License82736
- NPI 1497375125
- Experience9+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Carla
Dr. Carla Barnes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with nine years of counseling experience. She began her career as an educator and later moved into mental health and school counseling.
She emphasizes practical self-care and overall wellness as key parts of emotional health. Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals, learning skills to manage symptoms, and improving close relationships.
Background and approach
She also uses emotion-focused strategies to help people name and work through difficult feelings. Carla works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, and relationship and intimacy issues. She also addresses eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career transitions, and attention-related challenges.
Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and dissociation. Her background in education influences the way she structures sessions: she explains ideas simply and offers practical tools people can use between meetings. People can expect collaborative goal-setting, skill practice, and check-ins on progress.
Her style aims to be steady, respectful, and focused on small, doable changes. Services are offered in English and are available to international clients. Therapy sessions are provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, using a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 82736 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1497375125 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carla lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carla names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-informed care and online therapy options
Dr. Barnes uses attachment-based ideas to understand how people connect and respond in close relationships. This approach helps identify patterns that cause distress and supports building more supported ways of relating, which can ease anxiety and relationship strain.She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most to the person. That approach helps people feel heard and involved in deciding goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolbox too; CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches skills to manage mood, anxiety, and coping with life changes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs and goals, trying strategies and adjusting based on what helps. Sessions often combine listening, skill practice, and checking progress together.
Online therapy makes these approaches easier to access. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction from different locations. Phone sessions are a lower-bandwidth option for check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, homework exchanges, or ongoing support between meetings. These formats offer flexibility for work schedules, travel, or short check-ins while maintaining consistent care.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
Dr. Barnes works with many concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and sleep or eating problems.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines listening-centered care with practical skill-building, using attachment-informed ideas and cognitive-behavioral tools to address emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of counseling experience and a background as an educator and school counselor that shapes her straightforward, teachable approach.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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