Carla Jones, LCSW

Licensed in Virginia · 26 years in practice

Carla Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on practical help for common life struggles.

License and registration

LCSW, Virginia: 0904003479 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1053599159 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 26
Languages: English

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About Carla

Carla Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on practical help for common life struggles. She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, mood shifts, or addiction. Carla writes in a warm, direct way and keeps sessions focused on real changes.

With 26 years of experience, she uses tools drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing new behaviors, and building small steps toward better routines.

Background and approach

She teaches concrete skills for managing sleep, mood, and anger, and for handling grief or big life changes. Carla tailors each meeting to the person in front of her. That can mean skill practice one week and problem-solving the next.

She helps people set clear, achievable goals and tracks progress in simple ways. She has run a independent practice since 2008 and has worked with a wide range of concerns, including parenting stress, relationship strain, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her experience includes helping people adjust during transitions and cope after losses.

Carla offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. She encourages people to take the first step and is ready to help figure out practical next moves.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Carla lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD

Approaches Carla names

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Online support

Practical approaches for online support

Carla uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often involves tracking moods, testing new ways of thinking, and practicing skills that ease anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger. She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, actionable steps toward goals. That approach looks for what is already working and builds on those strengths to solve pressing problems like coping with life changes or improving day-to-day functioning. Finding the right method is part of the work. Carla aims to match techniques to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She discusses options together and adjusts the plan as progress is made, keeping the approach collaborative and practical. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be simpler when internet bandwidth is limited or a hands-free check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, between-session support, or when writing feels easier than talking. These formats support flexibility and steady progress without requiring travel.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, anger, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, ADHD, and related life changes.

What is her style in sessions?

Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, blending cognitive-behavioral techniques with solution-focused methods to build skills and solve immediate problems.

How much experience does the therapist have?

She has 26 years of clinical experience and has maintained a independent practice since 2008, working with a broad range of concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia and practices with that credential.

Which languages are used for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is able to work with international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are fees and payment handled?

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

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