Carla Frankoviglia-Gilfry

Carla Frankoviglia-Gilfry is an LPC in Missouri with 24 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship trouble, low self-esteem, and big life changes. Carla often supports women working through midlife shifts, workplace strain, and self-image concerns.

In sessions she listens first and builds a plan around each person’s needs. Conversations focus on clearer communication, practical coping skills, and noticing unhelpful thought patterns. She combines empathic listening with hands-on tools people can use between meetings.

Carla works with issues like body image, self-love, life purpose, and navigating career pressures. She uses methods that encourage reflection and step-by-step change rather than quick fixes. The aim is steady, manageable progress that fits into everyday life.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. People leave sessions with specific steps to try, and time is taken to adjust approaches when something isn’t working. That practical focus makes therapy feel useful from the start.

Carla’s work centers on helping people develop resilience and greater clarity about what matters to them. Over many years she has guided clients through transitions and helped them strengthen how they relate to themselves and others.

How these approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to make their own decisions about change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts shape feelings and behavior. It offers practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce reactivity and help with stress. These practices are often paired with conversation about what comes up during daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. That collaborative process allows adjustments as therapy moves forward.

If you are considering online visits, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week and can reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or phone-based options when bandwidth is limited.