Carla Fort, National Certified Counselor, GA

Licensed

Online Counseling

(73 reviews)

NCC, CRC, LPC Carla Fort

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

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Carla Fort is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

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Licensing: NCC, CRC, LPC Years in Practice: 10 State: Georgia

You're here! Right here, right now! You may not be there yet, but you have already taken a step towards facing challenges with a strength you never knew you had. Besides, it doesn't hurt to get a little assistance on the way. I'm here to help you. Let me tell you something. Nothing is as remarkable as seeing positive change in my client! Helping you make even the smallest steps towards your goal every day brings me joy and I like to do these silly dances when I've noticed your progress. Even when they seem too small to notice, I'll notice! I can even tell a corny joke or two. You’ll be surprised how much a little positivity can help.

I have been a counselor for almost a decade. I am a licensed professional counselor and a certified rehabilitation counselor with additional experience in helping individuals get back to work to attain the highest success possible after experiencing any life changing issues. I have helped people with almost everything you can think of. I have helped those with severe mental health concerns and those with mild ones. I have multicultural experience and have lived in and visited many different countries (experience does help!). I've learned a lot about cultural differences and appreciations. I respect the variation that we have as humans. I understand that there are times when struggles and challenges approach us and we need a little extra boost to help us work through it. I am here to help! When I counsel, my style is energetic, compassionate, and supportive. I praise your progressions, and I can show you how to be proud of your efforts and steps in the right direction. I am client-centered and I want to listen to you and be as helpful as is humanly possible. I am a firm believer in positive psychology, as I love highlighting your strengths! I love to empower my clients. I can't wait to meet you!

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Anger management Self esteem Depression Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Grief Intimacy-related issues Parenting issues Career difficulties Bipolar disorder
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Reviews for Carla Fort

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Carla is the best!!!!!! I believe I already reviewed her, but she is exactly what I wanted from a therapist.

Great

Carla is fantastic. I've been working with her regarding my divorce and the death of a parent, and all of the feelings that come along with those events. Carla listens, asks questions that make me think. She really pays attention and follows up with things we touched on in previous sessions. She even checks in with me during the week when she knows I have something going on, just to make sure I'm doing ok. I feel a positive change in my life and Carla has been a big part of that. I look forward to continuing my therapy with her.

Carla is the best hands down! She has helped me grow so much! She’s a great listener, easy to talk too, she’s relatable, she pushes you to become a better person with out even knowing your being pushed. She has helped me grow so much! I love our conversations! I have been with Carla for quite a few years now and I don’t know where I’d be without her. She truly is amazing.

Carla really listens! She follows up with questions that help me look at things from a new perspective. She occasionally checks in between sessions and that sometimes gives us things to expand on next time. I would recommend Carla to anyone who is looking for an attentive, helpful therapist.

Exceptional.

Carla is the best! I wouldn’t be who I am today without her! We are about to go into our 4th year working together! She’s the best

Carla has been so helpful to me over the last few years. When I started therapy with her my anxiety levels were high, over time though, as I learned how I was being gaslighted, my anxiety decreased gradually. She patiently helped me process anger and sadness and even help make sense of some of it all. She asked a whole lot of questions too that made me do some thinking. I feel like I'm ready to move forward now to new challenges and make new decisions that will be good for me.

Absolutely love how our sessions have started and looking forward to the sessions to come. Carla really makes me feel heard and see.

Carla is really great at helping me work through what’s going on for me and move forward.

Carla has been such an amazing therapist so far and we've only had a couple sessions. I hadn't been able to see a therapist in more than a year and I was nervous about starting therapy online but Carla was really easy to open up to about past experiences. She is very compassionate, empathetic and actively listens to what I'm saying as well as being able to laugh with me about situations. She has been so helpful in getting me to look at why I think the way I think and what I can learn from situations and thought patterns. Would highly recommend her!!!

Carla is quick to respond to messages, and will communicate and help you unravel / explore the questions and concerns that you have. Carla has a professional, but also down-to-earth and relatable personality in video sessions as well, making the conversation on the call open and inviting.

I love Carla! She understands a lot of what I go through and offers a great perspective. I'm glad I have one person in my life who listens!

Dr. Carla Fort is extremely competent, empathetic and knowledgeable. She creates a safe space to really open up and encourages you to take charge of your own journey.

Carla has been wonderful. Every time I'm in a session, I feel able to be open because she genuinely cares and doesn't judge my inner thoughts or when I go on tangents haha. She also isn't overbearing; I feel comfortable redirecting if the convo starts focusing on something less helpful. HIGHLY recommend.

Carla is the best! She’s a rock star and I love working with her. We have been working together for over 2 years and she is completely amazing! She is still pushing me and unpacking my boxes. She makes me think about thing differently and she helps me even when I don’t realize she is. She’s amazing and mentally I wouldn’t be where I am and like the person looking back at me in the mirror If it wasn’t for her.

Carla is amazing. We have been working together for a couple of months now and she has helped me in more ways than I knew was possible and I am so grateful for her! Would highly recommend her to everyone.

Carla has been an amazing support in a time when I needed to seek help outside of my private sphere. It is my first time counselling and I have not been disappointed my interactions with Carla and her advice. She is a great listener and a fast thinker. She also knows what questions to ask and where to keep digging. I really feel I've been taking a few steps forward and even when things are still blurry, I don't feel as lost as I have been.

Carla is patient, attentive and personable. She is so respectful but does not shy away from telling the truth. I appreciate how she remembers details because it helps me connect things and people in my story that I would miss. I’ve made a lot of progress with her help.

I had made plans to start therapy with a specialized therapist, but they did not have availability for about a month. I knew I needed more immediate help. I tried Better Help so that I could have support in the interim, and was matched with Carla. I've been in therapy on and off for years with a number of different practitioners, and usually, very little happens in the course of a month. By contrast, Carla was extremely effective in a very short time. She was able to identify and develop a variety of different points of entry for exploration and processing over the course of only three sessions. I have greater clarity about what my needs and goals are, what challenges I'm running into, and what's generally most important to me than I did before I started working with her. Carla is warm, gracious, non-judgmental, and deeply human. If I didn't have insured therapy set up here forward, I would very happily keep working with her, and recommend her highly to anyone who is looking for help. I am so grateful to her for the work that she does, and for the kindness with which she does it.

Amazing so far

So far working with Carla has been great! She's really attentive and great at acknowledging my words and validating my feelings. Though we are still in early days working together, I look forward to reading and processing her responses.

Carla has been invaluable in facilitating my healing from trauma. She knows just when to push for more from me and when to ease off. She listens so well and is always supportive and encouraging. And such an interesting, fun person to talk to. I love her insights on my rambling messages to her throughout the week and our live sessions are always so helpful. Our counselling sessions have tangibly and significantly improved my life.

Carla really makes you feel good, asks thought provoking questions and has been a reliable source of advice during these hectic and uncertain times.

Carla is extremely attentive, patient and knows how to ask the right questions that help you come to vocalize thoughts or feelings that may have been otherwise difficult to find the right words. She truly is exceptional. She always bring good energy to all her sessions.

Easy to open up to!

Carla is incredibly patient and kind. She’s been a gift for my mental health journey.

Carla has greatly helped me over the last couple months, she’s kind, compassionate and really inspires me to keep working towards my personal goals. I couldn’t recommend Carla more strongly.

Carla has been amazing at helping me understand and dismantle different thoughts and ideas in my head. Carla is very respectful and I've had incredibly ease at both interacting with her and getting comfortable in speaking to her about my problems.

Thanks for helping out.

Carla helped me deal with anxiety around some big decisions in my life and challenged me to think more positively. She really listened and made helpful recommendations. She was good at providing literature and information that was relevant to what we discussed in our sessions. I am so grateful I found her when I did, and I definitely recommend her.

Carla and I have only been working together for two weeks and she brings so much energy and perspective to our sessions. Eager to see what we can accomplish with BetterHelp.

WOW, I have nothing but incredible things to say about Carla. I do not think she realizes how good she is. After every session, I feel like a new person. Thank you Carla, thank you!

I’ve only been working with Carla for a couple of weeks but she has instantly made me feel comfortable to share how I’m feeling and reassure me that it’s ok!

She’s a good listener and tries her best to diagnose the problem.

Working with Carla Fort has been amazing. When she works with you, you feel like you’re speaking with a friend. Someone who you can confide in without being judged. And she always makes you feel welcomed and appreciated.

I was very skeptical at first to do this but with Carla instead of me just diving in she helped me open up a bit and put things for me in different view. She doesn’t just listen because it’s her job she actually wants to help you and see you do better. I have recommended her to people I know.

Fantastic therapist, helps me feel so comfortable and listens very intently, giving honest and supportive advice always, super happy with her expertise and counseling style!

I love this woman. We’ve been working together for over a year and I am not the same human as when I started. Thanks Carla it’s been a great journey and i’ve enjoyed our meetings each week very much. Sending you all the love and best wishes for the future

Carla is extremely thoughtful and thorough in her support of me and my problems. I feel that she actively listens to me, understands, and offers the best advice. She’s a great counsellor and I’m so happy to have her!

Carla is very personable, helpful and supportive. She's given me good advice and tools on how to maneuver through life's tough moments.

Carla is more than I could’ve asked for. I’ve always been skeptical of seeking counseling, but she broke through that within the first 10 mins of our first session. She’s compassionate and understanding, she truly cares and wants to help and it’s obvious!!

I’ve only had a few sessions with Carla but I’m already feeling like I’m going to be able to successfully work through everything. She’s friendly, insightful, thoughtful and generally everything I was hoping to find in a counsellor. I can’t thank her enough for the help she’s given me so far and I look forward to every session with her.

I love Carla! She is great at helping me explore my thoughts and actions!

She is super caring and alway there to cheer for every little step forward I make!

I have enjoyed working with Carla. She is very attentive and approaches everything we discuss logically and works effectively towards my goals. She has provided me with some good knowledge and techniques to assist with my anxiety, which I have found very helpful. I'm very appreciative for all her work with me so far.

Working with Carla has been great. She is very attentive and caring. Her advice, questions and feedback have been on point and tremendously helpful in my healing. I enjoy the articles that she sends and the way she makes me dig deep to get a better understanding of myself.

She listens to me very attentively and is very good at being a rock. She identifies the issues very intuitively from a conversation without explicitly mentioning it and has been a huge support for me since the last eight months.

Carla is extremely kind and willing to communicate in any way she can to assist. Thank you Carla.

Carla has been very helpful with helping me sort through a variety of issues. Looking forward to working with her more.

Carla is extremely friendly and knowledgeable. I’ve only been seeing her for a short time but she is very understanding and has already given me many great resources!

It's still early days for me, but so far my therapist seems friendly, responsive and knowledgeable.

I love Carla. I feel like I’m making progress.

I feel like Carla understands my struggles. It feels like I carry her with me into difficult situations

Carla is a splendid counselor. She’s a very caring, understanding person. She has a good understanding of my situation, giving me practical information about the problems encountered. She was the one who let me know I am valuable during the time I was most depressed. Thank you so much for her help.

I have to say that I am quite impressed with Better Help services. I honestly read some reviews before subscribing that left me uncertain wether it could be helpful or not. But then I subscribed and met Carla and she is just wonderful. She understood me from the very beginning and even though I sent her endless messages, she read them carefully and replied me in a very short time. One of my fears was also that to be judged. I felt judged by other therapist before (not on BetterHelp), but whatever I said, she never made me feel that way. On the contrary she supports me and help me throughout my healing journey.

Carla was a great therapist to work with online. She shared carefully, thought out advice but mostly she listened (read) and helped me to realize the importance of putting myself and needs 1st to better my relationships

Carla has been a saving grace in a very difficult time of my life. I have always been skeptical of therapy but I’m so glad I gave it a try. I feel a sense of relief and enlightenment after every session with her.

Carla was easy to talk to and she made me feel heard and understood. Carla's insights and experience helped to shift my perspective which has improved my quality of life. Thank you!

Carla has been so helpful in getting me to a more positive place. She is very personable and relatable, making her very easy to talk to.

Carla is an amazing counselor. She was attentive and considerate of my needs, letting me express everything I needed to say. She is also really knowledgeable about different psychological conditions and symptoms, and was able to give me a lot of insight in that area. She regularly sent me articles and other materials that she thought would be helpful to me. Overall you can tell she really cares about helping you get to a better place. I’m very glad she was my counselor.

Carla is a very experienced counselor, always understanding and providing insightful questions to give you a new perspective! :) thanks!

First time trying therapy so it was embarrassing for me to tell someone some of these things, but she made me feel comfortable and trust that I could talk her.

Carla has been very helpful to me. She listens to me and is so receptive to what I am sharing. She is attentive to detail and sometimes questions me and pushes in ways I have never thought of. Multiple ways of communication are always offered and the one I choose is always respected. She is so encouraging and pushes me to reach further and to achieve some of my goals!

Carla is a wonderful person to talk to. She listens to me and my problems, and give me tips and tools to help me deal with some things when life gets a bit much from time to time. She knows how to brighten even the worst of days with her charm, humor, and wit. She cares about your problems as well and genuinely wants you to make progress towards fixing them. I am beyond glad I joined BetterHelp when I did, because I would still be struggling if not.

In the short time I've been working with Carla she has been so supportive and encouraging. She has such a great sense of humor and gives me great goals and strategies!

Carla’s great at checking in with me and helping me find the crack of light when life seems a bit dark. I love having Carla on my side helping me forward on tough days!

Carla is truly a blessing. As someone who was hesitant about therapy, especially online, I cannot recommend BetterHelp and Carla enough. She quickly is able to identify your problems, reiterates them to you, and provides her input in a very calming manner. She has provided me with positive, yet realistic, ways to view my current problems. I cannot recommend her enough!

Carla has been very detailed and specific. It has been comforting to speak to her and to know that she's always available for me.

Carla is a fantastic listener and does a wonderful job of not only reinforcing your positive thoughts, but helping you to understand your negative thoughts and supply you with the tools to deal with, and eventually, overcome them.

Carla is up beat and easy to talk to.

Carla has been great so far. She has really assisted me with getting through a rough time. She's able to put things in a different perspective that I was unable to because I was solely focused on some negative things. She brought me out of the negativity and has continued to help me get through life. She's incredibly understanding and very positive. I personally cant thank her enough for what she's done for me.

Even though I have never met Carla in person, I really felt like she was reading and understanding my concerns. I didn't question her expertise, I really believe she makes a difference, being able to read, write back, and most importantly, answer my concerns. I never used this method before, but I recommend it because she touched on some things that changed my perspective and she gave me the boost to really believe in myself and that the changes I made were positive. When I get an email from her, it really makes me confident that I'm not alone and sometimes, it's almost like talking to a friend.

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