Personally, my sessions with Carla were friendly. I feel welcome, heard, and truly seen. She listens to what I say and identifies what I haven’t said. She listens, which matters to me because I was looking for healing, and that is happening; I’m not finished - but I am living and present.

Carla is honest and genuine. She truly cares about her clients and never makes me feel small or less than. This is important because healing is complicated and emotional.   The person you work with and confide in needs to be someone you can trust with your heart, and Carla is precisely that.

She suggested that we focus on the root causes of my depression with the goal of healing and making peace with myself.  She let me have input into the process I was both heard and understood. My treatment goals have shifted. I focus on dealing with my emotions, healing, and ‘living’ rather than ‘coping.’ For the first time in a very long time, I feel hope.

Carla identified destructive patterns in my life that I had not been aware of. She also opened a door that put me in touch with my true self, which, although somewhat scary, was very exciting.

Within the first two sessions, I felt more understood than at any time in my previous (off and on) 13 years of counseling.

I was in a complete tailspin downward until I started working with Carla. I wanted to settle my panic attacks, bring myself out of depression (or at least learn how to cope) and plan a course for my life short-term so that I could get back on track.  I avoided help in the past and sought distraction and attention from unhealthy people. I was using vices like eating or not eating to cope. I never looked for help in other ways as I didn’t see myself worthy of it. 

Carla provides a safe and welcoming space to talk openly and feel all the feelings. She gives insight and clarity. I was in a place in my life where I was feeling lost, unfocused, and haunted by my past. I wanted to get to the root of my struggles with relationships. The discussion showed it stemmed from so much more than I realized. I always tried to use external validation in the past, but I realized I was craving talk therapy.

Carla and I talked a great deal about the ego model of psychology, which really spoke to why I thought and behaved so negatively. Carla told me about early childhood experiences and how they shape our adult lives. I thought to myself, “Yes, this is it! I get to talk about these things that I’ve gone through!”

Carla helps people sort through their chaos. She enables you to see feelings and thoughts and identify the source while guiding you through constructively processing them. She is a lighthouse guiding you to balance.

By working with Carla, I could set boundaries, take care of myself and not feel guilty about caring for myself.