Carla Baker , BACP

Carla Baker is a counsellor with 14 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration, and she trained in integrative psychotherapeutic counselling. Carla works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship struggles. She also supports those coping with trauma, grief and intimacy-related concerns.

Carla uses an attachment-informed lens to understand how early relationships affect current patterns. She draws on client-centred methods to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and to try out small changes in daily life.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. Carla listens first, then agrees goals and a plan with each person. Sessions combine talking, skill-building and problem-solving tailored to the situation.

She also works with issues such as parenting strain, blended family problems, body image, caregiver stress and chronic health challenges. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties and commitment or communication problems.

Carla supports LGBT concerns and helps people facing career pressure, sleeping problems, anger or coping with life changes. She has postgraduate study in attachment, trauma and mental health across the lifespan. That background informs how she thinks about trauma and relationship patterns in therapy.

How Attachment and CBT Work in Online Therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. In sessions this might mean talking about key relationships and noticing patterns that affect trust and intimacy. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses straightforward exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviours that reduce anxiety or low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, relevant history and preferences, and then suggest options. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan over time if something is not helping.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection, or people who prefer not to use audio or video. These formats help make regular therapy easier to fit around work, family or travel.