CBTTherapistsUSA

The therapist listings are provided by BetterHelp and we will earn a commission if you use our link - at no cost to you.

KA Portrait of Karla Ayers

Karla Ayers

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

LMFT Texas

Experience
6 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
Languages
English
Continue with Karla

About Karla

Karla Ayers is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She draws on her background supporting people through family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and major life transitions.

Background and approach

Her work also includes helping with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, ADHD, addictions, grief and anger, and a range of relationship and self-esteem concerns. She favors practical, collaborative strategies that recognize each person as the expert on their own life and that build on existing strengths.

Karla incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused techniques to help clients reframe unhelpful thoughts, develop coping skills, and set realistic goals for change. Her approach emphasizes compassion, clear goals, and step-by-step progress while honoring the courage it takes to begin therapy.

Clients seeking assistance with issues such as family-of-origin dynamics, adoption and foster care questions, caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, attachment concerns, or life purpose exploration will find a therapist who values partnership and steady support. Karla invites people to consider therapy as a resource for growth and offers guidance throughout the process.

Practical Approaches for Online Change

Karla uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach is helpful for concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, and difficulties with impulsivity. She also applies Solution-Focused Therapy to clarify desired outcomes, highlight existing strengths, and set small, achievable goals that move clients toward their priorities.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative work between therapist and client. Karla aims to learn about each person's needs, goals, and preferences, and then together they decide which methods to emphasize and how to adapt them to the client's situation.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide practical flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain consistent contact, practice new skills between meetings, and access support when life demands make in-person visits difficult. Karla combines structured, evidence-informed techniques with a strengths-based, supportive stance to help clients progress at a manageable pace.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Karla commonly address?
She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, family and parenting conflicts, coping with life changes, ADHD, addictions, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Karla uses collaborative, goal-oriented work that draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify patterns, reframe thinking, and set achievable steps toward change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with clients in a range of family and individual concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LMFT and holds the licenses TX LMFT 205076 and OK LMFT LMFT00784, and she practices in Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Karla provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are session costs and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To get started, click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Texas, Oklahoma

Languages

English