Therapist profile
Cara Harper, LPC
Georgia
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Addictions
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Georgia / LPC003597
- NPI1366290207
- Experience10 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationGeorgia
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Cara
Cara Harper is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on common life stresses and relationship strains, including anger, anxiety, depression, and addictions. Cara also supports people facing parenting pressures, grief, trauma and related concerns.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and practical tools. Cara favors clear, person-centered work that helps people name what is happening and try new ways of responding. Sessions emphasize what is useful right now rather than long lectures or jargon.
She uses cognitive behavioral strategies to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck about change, especially around substance use or process addictions. The client-centered approach keeps the conversation focused on each person’s priorities.
Cara has worked with issues tied to family roles and blended households, chronic pain or illness, and co-occurring concerns such as ADHD or bipolar symptoms. She also addresses control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and problems that affect sleep and eating.
Her style is direct and practical. She helps people build small habits, rehearse different reactions, and practice clearer communication. If someone wants to reduce snapping at others, manage workplace frustration, or handle another person’s anger at home, she offers hands-on strategies to try in daily life.
How sessions work
How Cara’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and keeps sessions focused on personal goals and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches straightforward skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior. It is often used for anger, anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and many day-to-day stressors. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change. It uses open questions and reflection to build a plan that fits the person’s own reasons for changing, which can be useful with addictions or lifestyle shifts. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cara will collaborate with clients to decide which methods to use, based on goals, current challenges, and personal preference. That decision is revisited as progress is made. Check the session options listed when booking to confirm how sessions take place, since the biography does not specify formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins between longer appointments. Talk with the therapist during the matching step about practical needs and scheduling so sessions fit into daily life.Areas of focus
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, parenting issues, trauma, grief, relationship and family concerns, and related areas listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and person-centered. Sessions focus on clear conversation, skills practice, and immediate tools to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Cara has 10 years of professional work experience as a counselor.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia and practices from that state.
Can I see her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription plan that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.