Carla Harper , LPC

Carla Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, and relationship strain. She supports parents, people navigating family conflict, those managing ADHD, and clients dealing with trauma, abuse, or questions about identity and body image. Carla brings nine years of counseling experience and practices in Connecticut. She keeps sessions straightforward and focused. Conversations aim to clarify what feels most urgent and identify small, practical changes clients can try between meetings. Carla leans on client-centered work to build trust and on solution-focused strategies to set clear, short-term goals. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Emotionally-focused ideas guide conversations about attachment and closeness when relationships are central. Mindfulness practices are offered to help manage stress and increase moment-to-moment awareness. Carla’s background includes substantial work with adolescents who have experienced trauma, abuse, and difficult family dynamics. She also has experience with autism and Asperger syndrome and with blended family concerns. That history shapes a calm, patient approach when managing painful or complex life events. Many clients come seeking help with parenting strain, job stress, caregiving burden, or recovery from betrayal and loss. Sessions are practical, compassionate, and aimed at helping people find clearer choices and regain a sense of control.

How her approaches work online

Carla uses client-centered work to build a trusting connection and shape sessions around what matters most to the client. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and supporting each person’s own goals, which helps when sorting out relationship and identity concerns.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and action-oriented, which can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD challenges, and managing mood swings. Emotionally-focused ideas are used when attachment and closeness are central to the problem; these strategies guide conversations that aim to improve emotional connection and repair hurt in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Carla will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest strategies to try. That collaborative process helps shape an individualized plan rather than imposing one method from the start.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues in deeper conversations, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers voice only, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life rhythms.