Carla Frankoviglia-Gilfry

Carla Frankoviglia-Gilfry is a Missouri licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, improve relationship patterns, and build self-esteem. She often works with concerns around life changes and everyday coping skills. Carla centers her work on practical, collaborative conversation. She listens without judgement and helps people set small goals they can try between sessions. Simple tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness are used to shift thought patterns and reduce worry. Much of her practice concentrates on issues many women name as urgent right now. She offers support for body image struggles, growing self-love, workplace stress, and the questions that arise in midlife. Those sessions aim to clarify values and guide choices. She also helps with communication problems and finding a clearer sense of life purpose. Sessions include skill-building for clearer conversations and steps to test new behaviors in daily life. Progress is measured in what feels different day to day. Carla describes therapy as a team effort. She works with each person to tailor approaches that match their goals and pace. To start, she asks questions, sets small steps, and adjusts as needed so change feels manageable.

How therapeutic approaches shape online support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. The therapist creates space for people to tell their story, name goals, and lead the pace of change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete steps to shift unhelpful patterns and lower anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carla will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process means adjustments over time until clients find what helps them most.

Confirm the session options before booking to know which formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand. These practical benefits can help people keep progress steady while balancing everyday life.