Carla Baker, BACP
Carla Baker is a counsellor with 14 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
About Carla
Carla Baker is a counsellor with 14 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She trained in integrative psychotherapeutic counselling and holds a postgraduate qualification in attachment, trauma and mental health across the lifespan. Carla works with adults on common life struggles and often helps people find clearer ways forward.
Her practice focuses on everyday problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, parenting pressures and career strain.
Background and approach
Trauma, abuse and attachment concerns are central to her work and often shape the conversation in sessions. Carla uses a flexible blend of approaches rather than one fixed method. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at early patterns, client-centred listening to follow what matters to the person, and cognitive behavioural methods to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
She will explain options and adapt her way of working to each person’s needs. Her sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful. Conversations are shaped to be practical and manageable, with steps you can try between meetings.
Carla emphasises kindness, sensitivity and working at a pace that feels safe. If you are weighing up therapy after a difficult period, she will help you map out realistic goals and next steps. The focus is on making small, sustained changes that fit your life and values.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 391896 | April 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carla lists on their public professional profile, 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
Ways of working Carla names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Carla's approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when worries about trust, closeness or abandonment keep repeating in adult life. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. Its aim is to make space for reflection and to build self-understanding. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and offers practical exercises to change them, often useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep issues.Finding the best approach is part of the process. Carla discusses options with each person and decides together what to try first. That might mean blending approaches across sessions, testing practical strategies, or focusing on attachment themes depending on the presenting concern and personal preference.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection between sessions, or people who find typing easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the therapeutic focus intact.
Frequently asked
What issues does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related problems, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain and career difficulties among other concerns.
What is her way of working in sessions?
Sessions are practical and person-centred. She listens first, then helps you try small changes and coping strategies between meetings.
How long has she practised?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Carla is listed with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live abroad or outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions can be arranged across different time zones.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are delivered via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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