Individual Counseling
Benefits of Individual Counseling
Is suitable for people with emotional difficulties, or with conflicts that are difficult for them to resolve, such as controlling their mood, reducing anxiety, controlling stress, anger, etc.
The objective is to promote the mental and emotional strengthening of the person to face life in healthier ways. Allow greater understanding and knowledge of himself, his environment and the relationships he establishes with it.
We will begin by working on the therapeutic relationship and analyzing their history to find out the problem to be solved and decide which technique is best suited to work with.
What techniques do we use in this therapy?
EMDR Therapy
Will help you enhance your brain’s natural healing ability to process memories that interfere with your self-confidence, self-esteem, and create a negative self-concept. In addition, this technique will help you clear negative thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations that are related to the past and are affecting you in the present.
Our Team
Comprised of bilingual mental health professionals with independent or associate licenses (associate-licensed clinicians practice under clinical supervision), with experience in immigration evaluations in Arizona, California, New Mexico, South Dakota, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma. All therapists have extensive training in trauma treatment, attachment theory, social justice issues and immigration cases.
Carla Parola, MC, LPC, NCC
AZ: LPC-15616 · MN: LPC-MN-193 · OH: LPC-OH-299 · SD: LPC21105 · FL (telehealth registration): TPMC3692 · IN: LPC-IN-2494 · GA: LPC-GA-1297 · TN: LPC-TN-2582 · AR: LPC-AR-2493 · LA: LPC-LA-1298 · OK: LPC-OK-3233
Carla Parola is the Founder and CEO of Carla Parola Counseling and the Founder and Creator of Impacto Migrante. A bilingual mental health professional originally from Argentina and an immigrant herself, she has more than 20 years of experience in the mental health field, including 11 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona, and a Master’s degree focused on Trauma, Abuse, and Deprivation. She obtained her independent license in Arizona in 2015. Licenses: AZ, SD · Telehealth registration: FL · Counseling Compact privileges: AR, GA, IN, LA, MN, OH, OK, TN.
Her work is primarily focused on immigration mental health evaluations, clinical supervision, training and workshop development, and organizational consulting, with particular attention to migration-related trauma, family separation, and the mental health of immigrant communities. Carla no longer provides individual therapy; therapy at Carla Parola Counseling is provided by the other clinicians on the team.
As an immigration mental health evaluator, she has completed hundreds of evaluations for asylum, VAWA, U Visa, T Visa, extreme hardship and immigration waiver cases – including I-601A -, cancellation of removal, and J-1 Waiver/I-612 cases, when applicable. She works from a trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach, in both English and Spanish.
She is the creator and developer of MIMSE, a practice-informed clinical and systemic framework currently in development, designed to help understand the emotional impact of the migration experience. MIMSE is not a standardized or validated assessment instrument.
Carla is also an Arizona Board Approved Clinical Supervisor, a National Certified Counselor (NCC), an EMDR Certified Clinician, EMDR Consultant, and EMDR HAP Facilitator. She also develops trainings, workshops, and consulting services for professionals and organizations that work with immigrant populations.
Belén Guillén
20+ years in the mental health field – Culturally informed immigration evaluations: U Visa, T Visa, VAWA, asylum, and hardship cases; trauma, families, and diverse populations.
Cristina Ramírez
18+ years in the mental health field · Asylum seekers & immigrant families · Children, adolescents & adults
Elizabeth Gonzales
18+ years in the mental health field · Culturally sensitive & holistic approach · Clinical program leadership · Migrant populations · Trauma-informed care · Children, adolescents & adults
Harlyn Chacón
15+ years in the mental health field – Behavioral health professional, serving immigrant communities. Clinical Supervisor in Arizona, Clinical Director, PMH-C, EMDR-trained, and experienced in comprehensive immigration evaluations.
Gabriella Quinones
9+ years in the mental health field – PMH-C certified, EMDR trained – immigrant families – anxiety, depression and trauma
Evelin Flores
10+ years in the mental health field – Culturally responsive mental health support for immigrant youth and families; anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Melissa Gutierrez
Bilingual support for children, adolescents, and families; experience with refugee populations and vulnerable families, trauma, family separation, and mental health concerns.
If you suffer from anxiety disorders, depression and trauma.
We offer a free phone call. We listen to you, analyze your situation
Our specialized team is prepared for any type of legal immigration request.
