Carla Primo, LMSW, LCSW

North Carolina · 10 years in practice

Carla Primo is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and parenting challenges.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C012001 · expires January 2028
LMSW, Michigan: 6801067665 · expires October 2028
NPI: 1851305171 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Carla

Carla Primo is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She practices in North Carolina and brings ten years of experience to her work as an LCSW. Her style is warm and direct, and she focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

Carla concentrates on improving communication and managing the everyday pressures that pile up during life transitions. She helps clients untangle conflicts, address intimacy-related concerns, and cope with caregiver stress.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to identify patterns and build simple skills that reduce overwhelm. In therapy she uses a straightforward, collaborative approach. Conversations are focused and goal-oriented while still allowing space to process difficult feelings.

Clients can expect to practice new ways of speaking and responding that fit real life situations. She also supports people moving through divorce or separation and those questioning life purpose and direction. Work with her often includes problem-solving around control issues and learning to set clearer boundaries.

The emphasis is on small, manageable changes that produce steady improvement. Carla offers a mix of conversational reflection and concrete exercises so clients can try new behaviors between sessions. Her experience across common relationship and caregiving stresses informs how she structures support.

The goal is to leave each session with one clear step to practice before the next meeting.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Carla draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on improving communication and managing stress. One common approach she uses involves skill-building around communication - teaching clear ways to express needs, listen actively, and respond constructively, which helps with relationship and parenting challenges. Another approach centers on stress and anxiety management through practical coping strategies such as paced breathing, behavioral changes, and brief cognitive reframing to reduce immediate overwhelm.

Choosing the right technique is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions can shift toward the approaches that fit their needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video lets clients use visual cues during work on communication. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support quick reflections between appointments and can keep momentum between scheduled sessions. These options give flexibility and multiple ways to maintain progress.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Carla help with?

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, and questions about life purpose.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is warm and direct and combines conversational reflection with practical exercises. Sessions focus on improving communication and building small skills that can be used between meetings.

What is her professional background?

Carla has ten years of clinical experience working with people through interpersonal and life-transition challenges. That experience shapes how she helps clients make steady, manageable changes.

What credentials and where does she practice?

She is credentialed as an LMSW and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and practices in North Carolina.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Carla offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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