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Dr. Carla Barnes, LPC

  • Experience9 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Carla

Dr. Carla Barnes combines nearly a decade of clinical counseling experience with a longer history in education to support adults navigating stress, mood concerns, relationship challenges, trauma, and life transitions.

Background and approach

As an LPC practicing in Texas, she emphasizes whole-person well-being and blends evidence-informed techniques to address anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, addiction-related concerns, and related difficulties such as attachment issues, body image, and caregiver stress. Her style centers on respectful collaboration and practical skill-building, drawing on approaches that foster emotional awareness, improve communication, and reduce unhelpful patterns.

Clients can expect a therapist who values self-care, nutrition, and broader wellness as part of treatment planning while tailoring strategies - from cognitive and behavioral tools to emotion-focused interventions - to fit individual goals. She accepts international clients and offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging formats to increase accessibility.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dr. Barnes frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering practical tools for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related strategies, and coping with life changes. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people explore and organize emotional responses and improve how they relate to others, which can be useful for relationship strain, attachment concerns, and intimacy-related challenges.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, try different strategies, and adapt methods based on what proves most helpful for the client's needs and preferences rather than assuming a single path from the start.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling more flexible and reduce travel barriers. These options support ongoing skill practice between sessions and allow the therapist to integrate homework, check-ins, and timely coaching into care in ways that fit busy lives.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, ADHD, and a range of related topics such as attachment and caregiver stress.
What is the therapist's general approach or style?
She blends client-centered collaboration with structured techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, attachment-based, and emotionally-focused therapies to build skills and deepen emotional understanding.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The therapist has nine years of experience working as a licensed professional counselor and brings prior experience in education to her clinical work.
What credentials and location apply to this clinician?
She is licensed as an LPC in Texas with license number TX LPC 82736 and practices from that state.
Can non-English speakers or international clients work with her?
Services are provided in English and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameImmigration issuesIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

9+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

What Carla can help with

Dr. Carla Barnes works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression.

How Carla approaches therapy

Carla's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Mindfulness Therapy.

Experience and training

Carla is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas, with 9 years of clinical experience.