Trails Carolina
Lake Toxaway, NC

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Trails Carolina
Welcomes Carla Shorts

Trails Carolina is excited to welcome Carla Shorts, MS, LPC/I, NCC to our expanding clinical team. Utilizing our unique approach to wilderness therapy, Carla will lead Trails Carolina's "Journeys" group for 10-13 year old students.

Carla is from Clemson, South Carolina where she grew up playing in the local lake and rivers. Prior to joining the therapeutic team at Trails, she worked in variety of clinical settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, private practice and most recently a therapeutic boarding school for young adolescent males. While at Johns Hopkins, Carla trained extensively in emotional and psychiatric evaluation and diagnostics. She has worked alongside many of the leaders in the field studying pediatric brain development and is passionate about helping parents; teachers and other professionals better understand problematic behaviors from a neurological perspective. As a therapist, Carla believes that in order for adolescents to grow and make positive changes they need unconditional positive regard. With warmth, humor and enthusiasm, Carla seeks to provide an environment where her clients feel safe and supported. In her free time, Carla enjoys running, cheering on the Baltimore Orioles, and attending Clemson basketball games with her family.

Carla's clinical strengths include:

• Depression and Anxiety
• Learning Disabilities
• Executive Functioning Issues
• Social Skills / Social Communication
• Divorce
• School Refusal
• Anger Management
• ADHD
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Attachment / Adoption Issues
• Trauma

Please join us in welcoming Carla to Trails Carolina!

At Trails Carolina, preparation and transition in multiple settings is key to leveraging the power of wilderness therapy. Through expedition, equine assisted counseling, academics and a team of professionals with more than 100 years combined experience, Trails Carolina facilitates a new beginning for not only each child we serve, but their family as well.