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Carla Harper, LPC
Connecticut
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Mood
See online therapy options- CBT informed
- Relationship work
- Trauma experience
About Carla
Carla Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Connecticut with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, mood disorders, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related issues. She also supports people facing career concerns, self-esteem struggles, and life changes.
Carla uses practical, relationship-focused methods in sessions. She emphasizes clear skills people can try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused techniques, and emotionally-focused ideas guide how she structures work with clients.
Her background includes significant work with adolescents who have experienced physical or sexual abuse, trauma, and family dysfunction. She has also supported people navigating divorce, infidelity, and blended family difficulties. This experience informs how she approaches relationship and family stressors.
Sessions focus on learning to recognize unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors that maintain problems. Mindfulness practices and client-centered listening are woven into the work when useful. The aim is to build practical coping strategies for everyday situations.
Carla accepts international clients and conducts work in English. She frames therapy as a collaborative effort and asks people to try short experiments between sessions. To get started she asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It helps with anxiety, low mood, and trouble managing daily routines by giving concrete tools and short practice tasks. Client-centered work centers on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It supports people who need space to sort values and make decisions while feeling heard. Emotionally-Focused Therapy targets patterns in close relationships and the ways people respond to strong feelings. It can help with recurring conflicts, attachment worries, and rebuilding trust between partners or within family relationships. Choosing which approach to use is part of the process. Carla will work with the person to identify goals and try methods that fit those goals. She checks in on what is or isn’t helping and adjusts the plan together. The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Those practical benefits can help people maintain steady progress while juggling work, school, or parenting.Areas of expertise
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, relationship and family issues, parenting, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related topics listed in her specialties.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She applies CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try alternative, more helpful responses. Sessions include skill practice and short experiments between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of experience, including significant work with adolescents who experienced trauma and family dysfunction.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Connecticut.
Does she conduct sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know how meetings are held.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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