- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
About Carla
Carla Baker is a BACP-registered counsellor working in England with 14 years of clinical experience. She trained in integrative psychotherapeutic counselling and holds a postgraduate qualification in attachment, trauma and mental health across the lifespan. Carla commonly helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and grief.
She also supports people with self-esteem, intimacy-related problems, sleep difficulties, anger and career concerns. Her practice includes work with LGBTQ clients and those coping with life changes and parenting pressures. She offers help for issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and blended family strains.
Carla blends approaches to match each person’s needs. Sessions are based around open dialogue and practical steps. She uses ideas from attachment-focused work to look at patterns in relationships and how early experiences shape current feelings.
She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping strategies. Dialectical behaviour therapy skills are used when people need tools for managing intense emotion and improving interpersonal effectiveness.
Hypnotherapy may be offered alongside these methods when appropriate, for issues like sleep or strong habitual responses. The overall aim is to find manageable changes that fit everyday life rather than large, quick fixes.
How her approaches work in online therapy
Carla uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. This approach helps when trust, intimacy or repeated relationship problems are the focus. Client-centred work means sessions are shaped around the person’s priorities and rhythm, giving space to speak and be heard without a fixed agenda. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioural experiments to change those patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Carla will discuss options with the client and decide together what to try first. That choice is based on the person’s goals, what has worked before, and practical needs such as managing emotions, sleep or relationship difficulties.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around study, shifts or travel, and it can reduce time spent commuting. Some people prefer shorter phone check-ins when energy is low, while others find video sessions better for conversational depth. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors and therapists, often use online appointments to help therapy fit into everyday life.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and related issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is integrative and conversational, combining attachment-based work with CBT and DBT skills and sometimes hypnotherapy to address practical problems.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working in England with a postgraduate qualification in attachment, trauma and mental health.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
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