About Carleen
Carleen Waller is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience based in Texas. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Carleen aims to make therapy easy to follow and practical for daily life.
Her work often addresses relationship strain and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with parenting stress, sleep troubles, and career uncertainty. Many people come to her for support with trauma, abuse, bipolar concerns, or attention-related challenges like ADHD.
How Carleen works
Carleen uses straightforward methods to reduce overwhelming thoughts and build coping skills. She draws on client-centered ideas to listen closely and meet people where they are. Cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness exercises are woven into sessions when they fit the client's goals.
She pays attention to patterns such as attachment issues, control struggles, and communication problems. Body image, eating-related concerns, guilt, and isolation are also areas she addresses. Carleen blends practical steps with opportunities to reflect and heal.
Sessions can include motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to clarify goals and find workable next steps. Her aim is to help people notice strengths, try small changes, and track progress over time. The pace and focus change based on each person's needs and preferences.
Carleen lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Carleen works with
The areas below are the ones Carleen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches and online options for everyday struggles
Carleen often uses client-centered work to focus sessions on what matters most to the person. That approach centers on listening closely, reflecting what is said, and shaping the pace to a person's comfort level; it helps when someone needs acceptance and support while they sort things out.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT to connect thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT breaks down problems into manageable steps and teaches practical skills for anxiety, panic, sleep problems, and mood shifts.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Carleen works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so the plan stays useful and achievable.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and have longer conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief updates or coaching-style exchanges easier to fit into a busy day. These choices help people keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, or other commitments.
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