Carla Fort , LPC

Carla Fort brings 14 years of counseling experience to her work, combining warmth, energy, and a strengths-based focus to support people through life transitions and persistent struggles. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a certified rehabilitation counselor, she applies both clinical expertise and vocational rehabilitation knowledge to help clients rebuild functioning after significant life changes. Her style is client-centered and encouraging - she notices progress, highlights individual strengths, and uses positive psychology to help people recognize and celebrate each step forward.

Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, grief, intimacy issues, parenting and career challenges, and bipolar disorder. She also works with issues such as abandonment, codependency, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia. Carla draws on multicultural experience gained from living in and visiting many different countries, and she respects cultural differences while adapting approaches to each person’s background.

In sessions she is compassionate, supportive, and energetic, using humor and positivity when appropriate to create momentum. Her approach centers on listening carefully, empowering clients, and collaboratively building practical steps toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Carla Fort integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to tailor online sessions to each person's needs. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens closely and supports the client's own goals and insights - this approach is often helpful for improving self-esteem, communication, and relationship concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offers structured techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and provide practical skills for daily challenges. She may also draw on existential therapy when clients are exploring meaning, life purpose, or deep questions about values and direction.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Carla works with each person to determine which methods fit best with their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds so therapy remains practical and relevant.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - provide flexibility for people balancing work, family, or health needs. These formats make it easier to maintain consistent care, access support from home or on the go, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with licensed professionals and therapists.