Dr. Carla Barnes, LPC
Texas · 9 years in practice
Dr. Carla Barnes began her professional path in education more than 25 years ago and has spent the last nine years focused on mental health.
License and registration
- LPC, Texas
- 82736 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1497375125 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Carla
Dr. Carla Barnes began her professional path in education more than 25 years ago and has spent the last nine years focused on mental health. She holds a master of science in nutrition and works as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC.
Her combined background in teaching, counseling, and wellness shapes a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She also supports those struggling with relationship and intimacy questions, addictions, body image, sleep and eating concerns, and challenges related to parenting and caregiving.
Background and approach
Clients bring a mix of life changes, chronic stress, or specific events that have disrupted daily routines. Her sessions are collaborative and person-centered. She listens for what matters most and then outlines small, manageable steps.
Depending on each person, she may use cognitive behavioral strategies to spot unhelpful thinking, DBT skills for emotional regulation, or attachment ideas to understand patterns in relationships. Dr. Barnes also draws on existential themes to address meaning, choice, and identity when life feels uncertain.
She speaks plainly about goals and homework so people know what to expect between sessions. Practical habits around sleep, nutrition, and routine are part of the plan when they matter to recovery. Clients can work with her by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and she accepts people in Texas as well as international clients who prefer online care.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carla lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carla names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches that guide online care and how they help
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and identity when life feels confusing or empty. It can help people facing big transitions, grief, or questions about purpose by naming what matters and what choices are possible.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice repeated ways of relating, improve communication, and build more stable connections in close relationships.
Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathy, and helps people find their own solutions to problems like anxiety, depression, or burnout.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That collaboration shapes whether more existential discussion, attachment work, or client-centered listening is used over time.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people see facial cues and practice conversations, phone needs less bandwidth and can fit a quick check-in, and chat or messaging can suit shorter reflections and between-session support. These options make it easier to match therapy to a person's routine, energy level, and access needs.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, and a wide range of life difficulties listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and direct. Sessions are person-centered and often include practical tools, homework, and discussion of meaning and choices.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of experience as a mental health professional and began her career as an educator more than 25 years ago, bringing teaching and wellness knowledge to her work.
Which credentials and region apply to her practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC and practices in Texas.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients who prefer online care.
What formats are available for meetings?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How is payment handled and what do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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