I am licensed in Illinois with more than 40 years of professional work experience. My experience includes helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD & coping with life changes. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Systemic Therapy
IL LCPC 180005036
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I've had at least a dozen therapists through the years and Carla is my favorite. She has fantastic depth around adult ADHD and its comorbidities and has been helping me pick up skills that make it all more manageable.
Written on Jun 18, 2025 after therapy with Carla for 4 months on issues concerning self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Carla Morris is an excellent therapist. She is kind, responsive and knowledgeable.
Written on May 29, 2025 after therapy with Carla for 10 months on issues concerning self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Carla has been very supportive and validating. She is helping me to pinpoint and identify what I need to work on to be more confident in my relationships. She’s giving me helpful tips and phrases that I can think of daily to improve my focus and state of mind.
Written on May 22, 2025 after therapy with Carla for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, anger management, and coping with life changes
Very kind and experienced
Written on Feb 12, 2025 after therapy with Carla for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd
I only have had 2 sessions with Ms. Morris, yet her years of experience and expertise have help me to begin to unpack layers of trauma never before faced.
Written on Dec 03, 2024 after therapy with Carla for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue
She has been a great listener and is helping me get back on track to be a more productive Individual. I am confident moving forward she will continue to help me grow. I highly recommend Carla Morris. ,
Written on Dec 03, 2024 after therapy with Carla for 2 weeks on issues concerning family conflicts, self esteem, and coping with life changes