Carla Baker , BACP

Carla Baker is a licensed therapist in England with 14 years of professional experience, holding qualifications in integrative psychotherapeutic counselling and a postgraduate qualification focused on attachment, trauma, and mental health across children, young people and adults. She combines training in attachment and trauma-informed work with an integrative approach to tailor therapy to each person's needs.

Carla has supported people facing stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, family conflict, and experiences of trauma and abuse, and she also works with couples. Her practice emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate engagement, shaping conversations and treatment plans around the individual circumstances and goals of each client.

Carla aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and supported. She works collaboratively to identify priorities and practical strategies, helping clients move toward a more fulfilling and happier life at a pace that suits them.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy

Carla commonly draws on attachment-based therapy to explore how early relationships influence current patterns of relating. This approach helps when difficulties in intimacy, trust, abandonment, or family dynamics are central concerns. Client-centered therapy is also a key part of her work - it focuses on creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where a person's own strengths and goals guide progress, and it is useful for building self-esteem and clarity about life choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical strategies for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself. Carla works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods and techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to connect across distances. These options increase flexibility for scheduling, allow continuity when travel or relocation occurs, and make regular contact with a licensed professional more accessible for a wider range of clients.