Carla Jones, LCSW

Carla Jones is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Virginia. She uses a straightforward, practical style to help people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and changes in life. Carla speaks English and accepts international clients.

Carla has worked in social work for 26 years and has run her own practice since 2008. She meets each person where they are and shapes sessions to fit real-life needs. Conversations focus on what is causing strain now and what small steps could help.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood and behavior. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify concrete goals and build on what already works. Sessions mix practical skills and short-term goal setting.

Carla helps people manage symptoms, emotions, and thinking patterns. She works with concerns such as depression, bipolar mood challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, relationship strain, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. Addictions and ADHD are also listed among her focus areas.

In the first meetings she will listen closely, set priorities, and create a plan together. Over time the plan changes as needs shift. She encourages clients to try steps between sessions and to track what helps.

How her approaches translate to online work

Carla commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT sessions often focus on practical exercises, mood tracking, and small behavioral experiments that can be done between meetings.

She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which centers on setting clear, short-term goals and building on what already helps. That approach is useful when someone wants quick, actionable steps and regular progress checks.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let clients use therapeutic exercises in the moment and practice skills where everyday life happens.