Carla Baker, BACP
14 years in practice
Carla Baker is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with 14 years of practice in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 391896 · expires April 2026
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Carla
Carla Baker is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with 14 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She holds a qualification in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Carla focuses on practical, steady support when life feels overwhelming.
Her work often begins by helping people manage stress and anxiety. She gives straightforward tools and helps clients spot patterns that keep causing the same problems.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around each person's needs, not a one-size-fits-all method. Carla offers support with relationship and intimacy concerns. She helps people untangle communication issues, commitment worries and the fallout from difficult family dynamics.
She can also support those dealing with grief, self-esteem struggles or career-related stress. Her background includes postgraduate study in attachment, trauma and mental health across ages. That training informs how she sees the effects of early relationships on present difficulties.
Carla combines that understanding with methods such as cognitive approaches, client-centred listening and hypnotherapy when appropriate. People working with her can expect calm, respectful conversations and clear steps to try between sessions. She aims to help clients build coping skills, reduce distressing symptoms and make choices that fit their values.
The first meeting focuses on what matters most now and what a realistic next step looks like.
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
Approaches Carla names
- Hypnotherapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Carla uses hypnotherapy to support relaxation, change unhelpful habits and address issues like sleep problems or anxiety. Hypnotherapy in sessions often involves guided imagery and focused attention to help people connect with inner resources and make small changes. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps when people struggle with trust, closeness or recurring relationship difficulties, and gives a framework for exploring those responses in conversation. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Carla will discuss options with each person and agree a plan that fits their goals and preferences. That collaborative process means methods can be adjusted as needs shift over time. Online therapy offers practical benefits for this kind of work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions suit people with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, reflection between sessions or when someone needs flexible timing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities or travel. Registered or accredited professionals can deliver the same focused support online that they provide in person, with the convenience of remote access and a variety of ways to communicate.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What concerns does she commonly help with?
Carla supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties. She also works with trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions mix listening, reflection and straightforward tools to try between appointments.
How much experience does she have?
Carla has 14 years of professional experience working in therapeutic settings across the UK.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a qualification in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international work does she support?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Carla works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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