- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Anger management
About Carla
Carla Rodgers is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Indiana with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, and she includes anger among the issues she treats. Carla also brings experience with addiction and family conflict.
She frames clients as experts in their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps and on talking through the moments when anger or frustration show up. The tone is direct and respectful, with straightforward discussion of what’s working and what needs to change.
Carla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address patterns of behavior and mood. She helps people recognize triggers, rethink automatic reactions, and practice alternative responses. Work may include skill-building for communication and impulse control, and guidance around family and relationship dynamics.
Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Indiana and extensive work with addiction-related problems alongside mood and impulse difficulties. Carla has treated issues linked to attachment, abandonment, codependency, and obsessive-compulsive tendencies that often coexist with anger and stress.
Clients can expect a practical, problem-focused approach that mixes talk with concrete exercises. The aim is to reduce the frequency and intensity of angry reactions and to improve daily functioning. Prospective clients are asked to confirm current session options before booking.
Practical approaches for anger and related issues
Carla draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns. Cognitive-style methods focus on recognizing thoughts that fuel anger and testing them against facts. These approaches help reduce automatic hostile reactions and support calmer decision-making.Behavioral strategies emphasize learning and practicing new responses. That can mean practicing breathing and grounding routines, rehearsing communication skills, or setting small behavioral experiments to test different ways of handling conflict. These techniques are useful for impulsivity, mood swings, and recurring arguments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Carla will talk with each person about goals, how symptoms show up, and which methods feel most workable. Together they choose techniques and adjust them over time based on what helps most.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking so you know which online formats are offered. Many people find that remote sessions fit better around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Ask during the intake if you have practical needs such as shorter sessions, phone-only check-ins, or scheduling outside work hours.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
Carla works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and anger. She also addresses related issues like addiction and family conflict.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a practical, direct approach focused on skills and problem solving. Sessions include talking through triggers and practicing alternative responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has about 20 years of professional experience working in mental health. That experience includes work with addiction and family-related issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Indiana. Her practice is based in Indiana.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. The site questionnaire will clarify how sessions are delivered.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the intake process.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and scheduling process.