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Online therapist

Carla McGehee

Compassionate counselor focused on emotional control

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
13 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Carla

Carla McGehee is a Licensed Professional Counselor who uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage strong emotions and life transitions. She combines clear, step-by-step tools with empathy so clients can notice what’s happening and try new ways of coping. Sessions move at the client’s pace and focus on achievable goals rather than digging into every painful memory.

Carla brings 13 years of counseling experience in community mental health and outpatient settings in Texas.

Background and approach

She has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, chronic pain, and problems with emotional control. Her background includes intake work and several years as a mental health counselor at a community center, followed by outpatient practice experience. Her practice often uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to make thinking and emotions easier to talk about.

She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy when those methods fit a person’s situation. With permission, she will incorporate a client’s spiritual beliefs into sessions when that is helpful. Typical sessions last about 45 minutes and are paced to the individual.

Carla avoids unnecessary probing and works with clients to set treatment goals together. She emphasizes practical steps so people leave feeling more hopeful and able to handle the next challenge. Carla holds Texas LPC number 71823.

She practices in Texas and offers a mix of remote session formats to suit different needs.

Evidence-based approaches for online support

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It helps with anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep problems going. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling interpersonal stress. These skills are useful for people who struggle with emotional control and negative coping.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods, review what helps, and adjust the plan as needed so the work fits the person’s life.

Online sessions can be done by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different comfort levels and schedules. This variety makes it easier to keep appointments around work, caregiving, or health needs. Remote formats allow consistent follow-up and practice between sessions, so skills learned in therapy can be used right away in daily life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, career transitions, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and straightforward, using step-by-step tools from therapies such as CBT and DBT while staying collaborative and paced to the client.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in community mental health and outpatient counseling roles in Texas.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - with Texas license number 71823 and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
13 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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