Carla Fort
Empowering change through practical, strengths-focused care
LPC California
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Carla
Carla Fort brings 14 years of counseling practice to her work, offering an experienced and compassionate presence for people navigating life's challenges.
Background and approach
She is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - who centers her work on listening closely and building on each person's strengths while guiding practical steps forward. Her approach balances warmth and energy with steady support, and she aims to celebrate small gains as part of lasting progress.
Clients may find her style encouraging and straightforward; she combines a client-centered stance with techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, existential thinking, narrative ideas, and psychodynamic perspectives to help clarify patterns and shift unhelpful habits.
Carla has supported people through concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, career and parenting challenges, and struggles with self-esteem, codependency, and life purpose. She emphasizes collaboration, positivity, and practical movement toward goals, inviting clients to explore meaning and change while honoring individual experience.
Carla practices in California and conducts sessions in English. She frames therapy as an active partnership, guiding clients to notice progress, try new strategies, and build confidence one step at a time.
Therapeutic approaches and online flexibility
Carla draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered therapy to support change in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns of thought and behavior and practicing concrete strategies to shift those patterns, often helping with anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating a supportive space where clients' own goals and values guide the work and strengths are brought forward.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and may combine elements from different orientations to best support progress. This decision is revisited over time so plans can adapt as needs change.
Online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer practical flexibility for fitting therapy into busy lives. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from home or elsewhere, reduce travel time, and allow people to select the interaction style that feels most comfortable while working on issues such as anxiety, relationships, grief, and life transitions.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
Georgia, Texas, California
Languages
English