- Years in practice
- 14
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Carla
Carla Baker is a counsellor with 14 years of clinical experience based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation, and her background includes integrative psychotherapeutic training and a postgraduate qualification focused on attachment, trauma and mental health across age groups. Carla aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where parents and adults can talk about what matters to them now.
She specialises in concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationships, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy.
Background and approach
Parenting is a named focus, so she supports parents who are juggling the demands of child-rearing alongside their own emotional needs. She also works with people facing grief, sleep problems, anger, career questions and wider life transitions. Carla combines several approaches to match each person’s situation.
She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and elements of dialectical behaviour work, help with practical skills for mood and stress. She may also use hypnotherapy where appropriate.
Sessions are shaped around the individual. Conversations and any suggested tools are adapted to what a person finds useful and realistic. Carla stresses collaboration - she and the client plan the next steps together and review progress as they go.
People often come for short-term work to manage a specific problem, or for longer support through a major life change. The focus is on clear, down-to-earth conversations and usable strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
What Carla works with
Everything Carla lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carla helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carla lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches shape online therapy
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections affect current bonds. It helps people understand recurring tensions with partners or family and find new ways of relating. Client-centred counselling focuses on listening without judgement and building a trusting space; it supports people who need to be heard and helped to find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they try different techniques and agree what to continue or change as work progresses.
Online therapy can fit around a busy life. Video calls let people use body language and see facial cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options give flexibility so the work can continue even when travel or timing would otherwise be a barrier.
Questions people ask about Carla
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Carla supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, grief, sleep problems and parenting challenges.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Conversations are tailored to practical tools and strategies that clients can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of professional experience and holds a postgraduate qualification in attachment, trauma and mental health for children, young people and adults.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Carla sees people by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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