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Karla Ayers, LMFT

Family-focused LMFT guiding practical change
  • Family and parenting help
  • CBT and solution-focused
  • Works with kids and teens

About Karla Ayers

Karla Ayers is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Texas, holding licensure in both Texas and Oklahoma and bringing six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping individuals, children, teens, and families navigate challenges such as family conflict, trauma, neglect, parenting struggles, and major life transitions, as well as conditions like anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and addiction.

Her work often centers on strengthening relationships and improving coping skills across the lifespan, including support for grief, anger, self-esteem, and issues tied to adoption, attachment, caregiving, and chronic illness. Karla has experience helping young people resolve difficulties with family and peers and supports blended families, caregivers, and those facing life purpose or isolation concerns.

Karla approaches therapy from a strengths-based perspective, honoring each person as the expert of their own story and building on existing capacities to address what feels most challenging. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and aims to create an encouraging, respectful environment where clients can explore change at their own pace. As an LMFT, she applies relational and practical strategies to help clients move toward clearer goals and more manageable day-to-day functioning.

Areas of Expertise

Primary Focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoping with life changesADHD

Also Specializes In

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 Approach

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Solution-Focused Therapy

Frequently Asked Questions

How much experience does Karla Ayers have?

Karla Ayers has six years of professional experience.

Is Karla Ayers a licensed therapist?

Yes. She holds the LMFT credential - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and maintains licensure as TX LMFT 205076 and OK LMFT LMFT00784.

In which languages does Karla Ayers provide therapy?

She provides therapy in English.

Where is Karla Ayers located?

Karla Ayers is located in Texas.

How can I work with Karla Ayers as my therapist?

You can work with Karla Ayers through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Does Karla Ayers work with international clients?

Karla Ayers does not currently work with international clients.

How much does therapy with Karla Ayers cost?

The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.

How can I get started with therapy?

Getting started is quick and straightforward. Click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.

Practical Approaches for Online Family and Life Challenges



Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is a structured, goal-oriented approach often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with daily functioning. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes practical steps and existing strengths to create change quickly - it helps clients set clear goals and build concrete strategies to reach them, which can be useful for relationship issues, parenting concerns, and coping with life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Karla Ayers works with clients to explore which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques from CBT and solution-focused work to fit each person or family's situation. She supports clients in defining priorities and testing small, achievable changes together.

Online therapy with a licensed professional can make this work more accessible - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging allow clients to connect from home or other convenient locations. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and communication style, helping clients maintain continuity of care while balancing work, school, and family responsibilities.

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