About Carmela
Carmela Byus provides support for people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating issues, and stress. She also helps with struggles related to abandonment, adoption and foster care, codependency, communication problems, and substance use. Carmela brings 16 years of experience to her work and holds an LPCC credential in Ohio (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor).
She focuses on helping people recognize the strengths they already have.
Background and approach
Sessions are paced to match what each person needs. Carmela listens for practical steps a person can use between meetings, and she helps set small goals that feel doable. Her background includes many years working in substance use disorder settings starting in 2012, followed by broader mental health work.
That experience gives her familiarity with both addiction and trauma-related concerns and the ways they overlap. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and life disruptions. In sessions Carmela emphasizes collaboration.
She treats people as the experts on their lives while offering guidance, skills, and structure when needed. That approach aims to build confidence and reduce shame around difficult experiences. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical coping tools, and attention to personal values and goals.
The work may include checking thinking patterns, practicing communication skills, or developing relapse prevention and safety planning tailored to each person.
Approaches for online healing and practical change
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques form the basis of Carmela's online work. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and relapse prevention for people facing addictions and substance-related challenges; this involves identifying triggers, creating safety plans, and practicing strategies to manage urges. Another approach addresses trauma and post-traumatic stress by helping people process difficult memories at a pace that feels manageable while teaching grounding and emotion-regulation skills to reduce distress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then recommend methods that fit. Together they adjust techniques over time as progress and challenges emerge.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and more interactive exercises. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers no video. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while still working on recovery, trauma healing, and emotional well-being.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English