About Carla
Carla Wenger is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. She works to make sessions straightforward and practical so a parent reading on their phone can quickly grasp what to expect. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients build self-compassion, improve communication, and learn coping skills.
Sessions focus on clear goals and step-by-step strategies rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Carla emphasizes small changes that add up over time. Clients can expect a warm and nonjudgmental space to talk about difficult experiences. Conversations may include looking at family of origin patterns, attachment wounds, or co-occurring issues like substance use.
She pays attention to how past hurts shape present relationships and daily stress. Carla has seven years of clinical experience and holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, LMHC, and is also an LPC. She practices in Indiana and offers sessions in English.
Practical matters such as scheduling and session format are handled directly so people can focus on the work. Her approach often addresses abandonment fears, communication problems, codependency, blended family issues, and the strain that comes with divorce or separation. The aim is to help people feel more connected to themselves and others while gaining tools to manage intense emotions.
For parents and adults juggling many demands, Carla emphasizes realistic, doable steps. Therapy can include skill building for emotion regulation, clearer communication, and stronger boundaries so everyday life becomes easier to manage.
Evidence-based methods and flexible online care
Carla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and insight. One common approach helps people learn emotion regulation and coping strategies for anxiety and stress, teaching small but effective tools to reduce panic and manage overwhelming feelings. Another approach focuses on attachment and relationship patterns, helping people understand how past relationships shape current intimacy, communication, and trust issues. Both approaches aim to make daily life easier by changing actions and habits rather than only talking about problems.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carla will work with each person to identify goals, try out methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That way the work fits the person's needs, pace, and preferences rather than following a fixed script.
Online therapy offers flexible options to fit busy lives. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation when that works best. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when a shorter contact fits into a break at work. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care and to practice new skills between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Michigan
- Languages
- English