Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cara
Cara Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 10 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, and anger. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and clear.
Cara keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She helps people name what is causing distress and then works with them to try new skills that reduce overwhelm. Conversations are calm and direct, not full of jargon.
Background and approach
The goal is useful tools that fit day-to-day life. She emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental approach where people can share hard feelings honestly. That space helps when dealing with grief, trauma, relationship strain, or trouble with self-esteem.
Cara also supports work on boundaries, life changes, and challenges like chronic pain or addiction. In sessions she blends listening with action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their reasons to change when habits feel stuck. Client-Centered Therapy means the person’s goals drive the work. Cara works with adults on a wide range of concerns including panic, post-traumatic stress, ADHD, and issues around intimacy and purpose.
She encourages steady progress rather than quick fixes, and she helps people build skills that hold up outside the therapy room. Practical matters are handled simply: sessions can happen by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Cara supports clients who want a clear plan and usable steps toward feeling better.
What Cara works with
Everything Cara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Cara lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Cara’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experience, offering attentive listening and support so people can find their own path forward. This approach is helpful for building trust and clarifying what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, panic, and anger. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative method that helps people find internal motivation for change and is useful for addictions, habit shifts, and resolving mixed feelings about change.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cara will work with each person to identify goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods best fit needs and preferences rather than using a one-size-fits-all model.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow full conversations similar to in-person meetings. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can fit into busy days and support ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to get consistent support while balancing work, parenting, or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Cara
What concerns does Cara commonly address?
Cara works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, parenting issues, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and related struggles.
What is the therapy style like in sessions?
Sessions are practical and person-focused, combining listening with skill-building. The approach aims for clear steps people can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Cara has 10 years of professional work experience supporting people through a variety of mental health and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Georgia and practices with that credential in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Cara?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients within the therapist's permitted region.
What formats are available for therapy sessions?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.