About Carla
Carla Rodgers is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana with more than 20 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, anger, family problems, parenting strain, and addiction concerns. Carla writes plainly and listens closely to each person's story.
Carla believes people bring strengths to therapy and are experts on their own lives. She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space for talking through hard feelings and confusing choices.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings. Her work often addresses attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication breakdowns, and family of origin patterns. She also supports people coping with mood disorders, impulsivity, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and the effects of domestic violence or separation.
Over two decades, Carla has helped people manage disruptive behavior concerns such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) and navigated substance use and recovery issues. She adapts her approach to each person’s situation instead of using a one-size-fits-all plan. Carla offers sessions in English and provides several online formats including video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect someone to the right session rhythm and scheduling option.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Carla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and practical change. One common approach she uses emphasizes understanding attachment and relationship patterns; this helps people see how past bonds affect current interactions and supports learning new ways to connect. Another focus is on managing mood and anxiety with structured coping skills such as breathing, activity planning, and breaking problems into smaller steps to reduce overwhelm. Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Carla works collaboratively to match techniques to each person's goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts methods over time if something isn’t helping. She will talk through options and try strategies together so the plan fits day-to-day life. Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and varied needs. Video calls let people see facial expressions and body language during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill practice, or when a quick thought needs to be shared between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into work, school, or family routines.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English