Carla McGehee, LPC

Carla McGehee is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 13 years of clinical experience. She uses practical, skills-based methods to help people manage intense emotions and life changes. Sessions are paced to the client's needs and aim to leave people feeling more hopeful than when they arrived.

Carla began her counseling work after graduating from Dallas Baptist University in 2014. She completed an internship at Texoma Community Center and then continued there as a mental health counselor for more than four years. She later joined Tidemark Therapy in 2020 and now sees clients while building toward private practice.

In session she focuses on problems such as depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, chronic pain, addiction, and emotional control. She also supports people facing relationship strain, career crossroads, parenting stress, and the challenges that come with aging and geriatric issues. Carla draws on approaches that break skills down into simple steps so thinking and behavior feel easier to talk about and change.

Her work often uses ideas from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address negative coping and patterns that get in the way of daily life. She is willing to incorporate a client's spiritual beliefs for encouragement when the client wants that included.

Typical sessions last about 45 minutes and move at the client's pace. Goals are set together, and Carla avoids probing areas that are unnecessary to meet those goals. The emphasis is on practical change and rebuilding hope after loss or major life transition.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Carla often relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to structure sessions. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to test new ways of thinking. DBT focuses on skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships, using clear, teachable steps.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than assuming one way works for everyone. Together they choose which skills and strategies to emphasize as work progresses.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let someone use phone or video when a quieter environment or less screen time is needed. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and DBT tools to an online setting so sessions focus on skill practice, problem solving, and planning next steps.