About Carla
Carla Frankoviglia-Gilfry is a licensed professional counselor in Missouri who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions. She brings 24 years of experience and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work centers on improving self-esteem and coping when things feel overwhelming.
Carla often supports women facing midlife changes, workplace pressures, and concerns about body image and self-love. Sessions focus on clearer communication, recognizing values, and finding small habits that build confidence.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward tools to help people handle day-to-day stress and improve how they relate to themselves and others. Her style is collaborative and warm. Carla listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps set realistic goals.
She balances exploring what matters most with simple techniques to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Carla draws from approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and Solution-Focused ideas add practical ways to notice the present moment and test small changes that can make a difference.
People who work with Carla often leave sessions with clear action steps and new ways to cope. She encourages self-compassion, more direct communication, and steady progress toward life purpose and balance. Her practice aims to be a calm place to sort through change and build lasting skills.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and supporting a person's own goals. In online sessions this means the therapist reflects what matters most and helps clients clarify their next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Online CBT sessions often include short exercises to try between meetings and review what changed.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision can shift over time as progress is made and new concerns come up.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and use screen-shared worksheets. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or ongoing support between fuller sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and keep momentum between appointments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English