Carla Harper, LPC

Carla Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, mood changes, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and changes in life roles. She supports those coping with trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and concerns related to body image or self-esteem. Carla also addresses issues such as communication problems, codependency, and caregiver stress.

She uses a relationships-focused way of working and centers the client in sessions. Conversations aim to uncover everyday patterns of thinking and behavior. Carla emphasizes practical skill building so people can manage daily life more easily.

Carla blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening. She also draws on emotionally-focused and mindfulness approaches when useful. Sessions typically look at thoughts, habits, and interactions that keep problems going, then test small changes that add up over time.

Her work reflects nine years of counseling experience and a broad clinical background. That includes work with adolescents who have experienced abuse, trauma, and family disruption, and with people navigating divorce, infidelity, or blended family challenges. The focus is on building clearer communication, stronger boundaries, and coping strategies that fit daily life.

Carla practices in Connecticut and offers services in English. She accepts international clients as well. People who choose her can expect straightforward conversation, concrete tools, and step-by-step plans to address thoughts and everyday habits.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Carla uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and daily habits. CBT sessions often involve setting small experiments, tracking patterns, and trying concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety or lift mood.

She also relies on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people understand and shift interaction patterns in relationships. That work focuses on identifying emotions behind conflict and practicing new ways of connecting that reduce tension and increase trust.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT skills, emotionally-focused work, mindfulness, or a mix of methods that match the client’s needs.

Session format details were not specified in the original biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also allows people to use tools learned in sessions immediately in their everyday routines, which can speed practice of new habits and thinking patterns.