Carla Baker
Compassionate, practical therapy for everyday struggles
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About Carla
Carla Baker draws on 14 years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She holds an integrative psychotherapeutic counselling qualification and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Carla focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or depression and those dealing with relationship and family difficulties.
She has a postgraduate qualification in attachment, trauma and mental health spanning children, young people and adults.
Background and approach
That background informs her work with trauma, abuse and attachment-related concerns. She describes her approach as adaptable and rooted in respect and compassion. Sessions are personalised to each person’s needs.
Carla aims to listen first, then offer ways to manage difficult feelings and rebuild connections. She also supports people facing grief, intimacy issues, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, anger and career stress. Her methods include attachment-based work, client-centred conversation, cognitive behavioural techniques, dialectical behaviour ideas and hypnotherapy.
These tools are selected to suit individual goals rather than applied the same way for everyone. People often come for help with long-standing patterns such as abandonment worries, codependency or communication problems. Carla also works with concerns linked to adoption and foster care, ageing, chronic illness, autism spectrum conditions and body image.
She encourages a steady, collaborative pace so that people can make sustainable change. Taking that first step can feel hard, and she aims to be a steady presence as clients work toward clearer choices and better day-to-day coping.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 14
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 391896
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Carla's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Carla works with
Everything Carla lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carla lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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How Carla works online
She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and test small changes in behaviour. That can reduce anxiety, improve sleep and make practical differences in day-to-day mood. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work; Carla will discuss options and agree a plan that fits the client's goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are offered before booking. Confirm current options so you know how sessions will be held. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler for international clients to see a therapist without relocating. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework for an online setting so progress continues between sessions.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and intimacy-related issues, plus a range of life and career stresses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is adaptable and person-centred, starting with careful listening and then using practical techniques that match the client's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of professional experience and a postgraduate qualification in attachment, trauma and mental health across different age groups.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by location and availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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