Carla is a licensed marriage and family therapist in South Florida and loves working with couples, professionals, teens and individuals managing life-quakes, high conflict and big emotions.

Carla practiced law as an AV rated attorney for 27 years before becoming a therapist. She attributes her ability to manage the storms of her first career to years of personal therapy, and playing in the world of transformation.

She has presented nationally and locally on topics promoting mental health in lawyering and conducts workshops on Journaling, which she calls Mindfulness with a Pen.

She is currently launching an Adult Dialectical Behavioral Skills, which she calls A Taste of DBT.

Carla was married for the first time at 42, adores her husband and furry child Maltzu, Mishka, while harboring a love for Hello Kitty.