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Carleen Waller

Practical, compassionate therapy for everyday challenges

LPC Texas

Experience
15 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Carleen

Carleen Waller is an LPC with 15 years of clinical experience practicing in Texas. She draws on a client-centered stance alongside cognitive behavioral tools to help people manage depression, anxiety, stress, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

Her background includes work with trauma, intimacy-related concerns, and mood disorders, and she weaves practical skills into conversations about self-esteem, communication, and life transitions. Carleen emphasizes collaboration and compassion in clinical work, offering a steady presence while helping clients identify patterns that contribute to distress and develop alternative ways of coping.

Her practice also attends to issues such as panic, sleep difficulties, eating and body image concerns, and questions of purpose and isolation. She uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to set achievable goals and to support forward movement.

Clients can expect an approach that balances validation with concrete strategies drawn from mindfulness and cognitive behavioral methods. Carleen frames therapy as a process of building resilience, improving emotional regulation, and strengthening interpersonal skills so individuals can move toward clearer priorities and more satisfying daily functioning.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and goal-driven work



Carleen uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors; this approach is often applied to anxiety, depression, panic, and sleep or avoidance patterns. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which prioritizes empathic listening and collaboration so clients can explore feelings and values at their own pace. Mindfulness therapy is part of her toolkit as well, offering present-focused exercises to reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. She works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors methods from CBT, client-centered work, or mindfulness to suit the situation. The emphasis is on trialing strategies together and adjusting course based on what helps the client make progress.

Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can increase flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity of care. These formats allow for regular check-ins, skills practice, and goal-setting while fitting into busy routines and varying comfort levels with virtual communication.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, sleep problems, parenting and career matters, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
The approach is collaborative and compassionate, blending client-centered work with cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience providing therapy and has developed skills working with a range of emotional and interpersonal difficulties.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LPC in Texas with license number TX LPC 68992 and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCommunication problemsControl issuesEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English