Carla Wenger
Support for parenting and relationship challenges
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed in
- Indiana, Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Carla
Carla Wenger offers support for parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and challenges tied to parenting. She writes plainly and listens closely, helping people find clearer ways to communicate and manage strong emotions. Carla holds the Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and uses those to guide practical, day-to-day work.
She is based in Indiana and conducts sessions in English.
Background and approach
Carla takes a steady, down-to-earth approach in sessions. She focuses on helping people build self-compassion and stronger communication skills. Treatment often includes learning coping strategies for anxiety, addressing difficult memories from trauma, and sorting through relationship patterns that keep repeating.
Her work also addresses family-related problems such as blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, and family of origin wounds. She helps clients notice patterns like codependency, attachment difficulties, or problems with commitment and communication. Substance concerns and co-occurring mental health struggles are part of the picture she addresses when relevant.
With seven years of clinical experience, Carla blends evidence-based techniques into practical steps clients can use between sessions. She pays attention to how past experiences shape current reactions and helps people develop daily skills to reduce overwhelm. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different needs.
To begin, prospective clients follow the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that works with the therapist's availability. Payment uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time, with cost varying by location and therapist availability.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Carla often draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and patterns. One common approach helps people learn concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing strategies, grounding exercises, and step-by-step plans to manage panic or worry. This approach is useful for people who need tools they can use in the moment.Another focus is on addressing attachment and relationship patterns by helping clients recognize repeating behaviors and try different ways of relating. Sessions work on communication skills, boundary-setting, and understanding how past relationships shape current reactions. This helps when intimacy, commitment, or family patterns are causing strain.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then adjust methods as therapy progresses. The plan is shaped together, not fixed at the start.
Online therapy provides flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer alternatives for those who prefer shorter check-ins or steady written support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work lives and to keep consistent momentum 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
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