Carla Harper, LPC

Carla Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Connecticut who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and jealousy. She also supports those coping with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and parenting strain. Carla speaks English and works with a wide range of personal and family issues as part of her practice.

Her approach centers on practical skills and strong therapeutic connection. She blends client-centered listening with structured methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on improving day-to-day functioning, managing intense emotions, and repairing relationship patterns that cause recurring conflict.

Carla draws on nine years of clinical experience with adolescents and adults. That background includes work with people who have faced physical or sexual abuse, trauma, dysfunctional family dynamics, and developmental differences such as autism and Asperger syndrome. She emphasizes developing coping tools that feel usable in real life.

In sessions she aims to build trust quickly so conversations can get to the heart of problems. Expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and goal setting that is paced to each person’s needs. The goal is steady progress on concrete concerns rather than abstract theory.

Carla also integrates attention to body and spiritual aspects when clients find that helpful. Her work includes support around career stress, caregiver strain, codependency, infidelity, forgiveness, and self-esteem issues.

To begin, prospective clients use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Carla uses Client-Centered Therapy to make space for each person's experience. That means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people identify their own priorities and strengths. This approach is useful when a person needs validation and a clearer sense of their goals.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into smaller parts and teaches practical tools for anxiety, mood shifts, and relationship reactions. Those tools can be practiced between sessions to create steady change.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Carla will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people work from quieter surroundings or avoid camera use when that is preferable. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and communication to suit remote sessions so therapeutic work remains practical and focused.