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Carleen Waller

Carleen Waller

LPC

Texas

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Compassionate counselor guiding practical change

  • Anxiety and stress
  • Goal focused
  • Mindfulness informed

About Carleen

Carleen Waller is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience working in Texas. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and life transitions. Carleen aims to create a calm space where clients can talk through hard moments and find practical steps forward.

Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens first, then helps set clear, achievable goals tailored to each person. Sessions often focus on small changes that add up over time instead of big, sudden overhauls.

Carleen uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep work grounded in a person’s strengths and priorities. Motivational interviewing is used when people want extra support making decisions or shifting habits.

Many people come for worries about relationships, social anxiety, panic attacks, or problems with sleep and self-esteem. Carleen also supports those facing parenting strain, career uncertainty, and the fallout of past trauma or abuse. She works with concerns like attachment issues, body image, eating-related struggles, and feelings of isolation.

People who prefer practical, down-to-earth guidance may find her approach helpful. She partners with clients to set realistic steps, track progress, and adjust plans as needed. Prospective clients in Texas can learn more before choosing to move forward.

How therapy approaches translate online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to each person. It helps people feel heard and make choices that fit their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and offers clear tools to change patterns that keep problems going.

Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with clients about goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That plan can change as work progresses, with the client guiding what feels most useful.

Confirm the available session options with the therapist before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, scheduling during a lunch break, avoiding travel time, or using a shorter check-in on a phone call. It can also let people continue work when adjusting to life transitions or managing ongoing anxiety. Licensed professionals can offer the same kinds of skill-building, coping strategies, and goal planning online as they do in person, while keeping the process practical and focused on each person's needs.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps people with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes. Panic disorder and panic attacks are listed among her focus areas.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and supportive. She listens, helps set clear goals, and works on practical steps clients can try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

Carleen has 15 years of clinical experience working with individuals on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds the LPC credential, listed as TX LPC, and practices in Texas.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Whenever you are ready

Review online therapy options and next steps on BetterHelp, in your own time.

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