Therapist profile
Carla Anderson, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and relationship concerns
Continue with CarlaAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Addiction and grief
About Carla
Carla Anderson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia with 39 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and issues linked to identity and relationships.
Carla helps people who bring worries about mood, anger, addiction, grief, and self-esteem. She also supports adults facing work stress, relationship strain, and life transitions such as separation or blended family challenges. She lists LGBT concerns, multicultural issues, and intimacy-related difficulties among the areas she addresses.
Her approach is practical and conversation-based. Sessions focus on clear goals and on strategies you can use between meetings. She adapts what she covers to each person's situation rather than following a fixed script.
Clients can expect a counselor who draws on long experience to offer steady feedback and straightforward options. She mentions phone sessions or live chat as possible ways some people prefer to connect. Before booking, readers should confirm the session formats currently offered.
Carla practices in Georgia and works in English. She highlights support for adults dealing with addiction, post-traumatic stress, workplace difficulties, women’s concerns, young adult issues, and related family or interpersonal problems. If you want to explore next steps, follow the site's process to see online therapy options and schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques include structured, goal-focused methods that help people manage symptoms and learn new skills. For example, cognitive approaches look at unhelpful thoughts and teach ways to test and reframe them, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Trauma-informed techniques address the effects of past abuse or frightening events by helping people process memories and reduce their day-to-day distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will look at your concerns, goals, and what feels most workable. They will try approaches and adjust them based on what helps most, working together to choose strategies that fit your life.
The profile notes phone sessions and live chat as ways some people connect, so check what formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, or school commitments. They can also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or sessions without video when bandwidth or focus is a concern. Confirm the exact session options available and how they fit into your routine before scheduling.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
39+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she focus on?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, addiction, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy, self-esteem, and related issues listed in her profile.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is conversation-based and practical, focusing on clear goals and strategies you can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 39 years of professional work experience as a counselor.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people abroad work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
The biography mentions phone sessions and live chat as options some people prefer; confirm current session formats before booking.
How are sessions priced and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.