Karla has been a therapist since 1988, and has experience as a caseworker and foster care intake worker for Cobb County Department of Family and Children Services from 1978 to 1988.  Karla graduated from the University of Georgia Master of Social Work program in 1983.     She has been a therapist and invarious manager positions with Youth Villages at Inner Harbour from 1988 to present day, except for one year as the Day Treatment Coordinator for Skyland Trail from 2008 to 2009.    She is certified in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy since 2013, in Collaborative Problem Solving since 2017, Master Addiction Counselor since 1997, and Seven Challenges Leadership trained since 2010.