Carla Wiltshire , LPC

Carla Wiltshire is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with three years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the impact of trauma and loss. Carla emphasizes people’s strengths and treats each person as the expert of their own story.

Her work often addresses addictions, grief, and relationship and intimacy concerns. She also helps people facing bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, and a range of family and communication problems. LGBT issues and fertility or fatherhood concerns are within her stated areas of focus.

Carla approaches sessions as a partnership. She listens first, then helps clients name goals and small steps they can take. Sessions aim to build practical skills for handling difficult emotions and improving everyday interactions.

Her style is direct but supportive. She encourages clients to try strategies between sessions and to notice what helps. Progress is shaped by what each person wants to change and how fast they want to move.

People who choose Carla typically want straightforward guidance and steady encouragement. She offers a calm space to talk through painful events, addiction struggles, or relationship strain. Her work centers on realistic problem solving, steady emotional support, and reinforcing personal strengths.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Carla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and coping. One common approach helps people learn ways to manage strong emotions and anxiety through short, structured practices. This is useful for stress, panic, and ongoing worry. Another approach focuses on trauma-informed care that helps people make sense of painful events and reduce the ways those memories shape daily life. That work is paced to the person and emphasizes safety and stability.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Carla will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. She will recommend methods and adapt them based on progress so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for a full-session conversation; phone can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people send notes or brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.