Holding Space for Yourself


Psychotherapy for those who want to understand themselves and live with intention.

There’s Room Here.

There’s more than one reason to try psychotherapy. Some are complicated, some are surprisingly simple, and some you might not have thought of yet.

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Someone To Talk To.

An hour of undivided attention. No need to return the favor.

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You’ve Made It. Now What?

Sometimes success raises questions you didn’t expect.

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Doing Things Differently

You get to decide what you carry forward and what you leave behind.

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Being a Little Weird

Maybe you were never meant to fit the mold.

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Living Between Worlds

Belonging can be complicated when different parts of your life don’t quite fit together.

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Just Curious

You don’t need a problem to want to understand yourself better.

You don’t need a reason. But you might have one.

We all inherit a map

Long before we consciously decide who we want to be, we develop beliefs about ourselves, other people, and how the world works. Those beliefs become patterns—many outside of our awareness—that shape how we think, relate, and live.

I'm less interested in what's wrong with your mind than I am in understanding how your mind works.

Psychotherapy brings those patterns into view. Together, we can become curious about how your habits and thought patterns were formed, whether they still serve you, and what might become possible when you have more freedom to choose.

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Hi, I’m Charla

As a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist in Indianapolis, I’m interested in what makes you you: how you think, what you notice, what you protect, what you long for, what you have inherited, and what you may be ready to do differently.

I bring training, research, and clinical perspective. You bring your story. Our work is to think together.

If you are curious about what might become possible with more room to understand yourself, we can start there.