About Kara
Kara Graci is a licensed master social worker who focuses on practical, evidence-based help for stress and anxiety. She speaks plainly and makes space for uncomfortable feelings. Many people come to her worried about low energy, low confidence, or sudden life changes.
Kara draws on ten years of professional experience in clinical settings across Michigan. She helps people break down overwhelming problems into small, manageable steps. Conversations center on what is happening now and what realistic next actions could look like.
Background and approach
Sessions are grounded and conversational. She listens for patterns that keep worries and low mood cycling. Together clients and Kara try out short experiments between sessions to test new ways of coping and thinking.
Her work includes support for depression, self-esteem struggles, social anxiety, and motivation issues. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, body image concerns, and challenges related to adoption and foster care. Kara encourages people who are nervous about starting therapy.
She helps set simple goals and adjusts pace to match each person's needs. The focus is on steady progress, not quick fixes.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Evidence-based techniques focus on changing unhelpful habits of thought and behavior. One common method helps people spot anxious thoughts, test them, and practice new ways of thinking to reduce worry and improve mood. This approach is useful for generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and low mood.Another useful method emphasizes small behavioral experiments and activity planning. It helps break big problems into tiny steps - useful for low motivation, depression, and coping with life changes. Trying short actions between sessions builds confidence and shows what works in everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. That collaboration shapes which techniques are used and how quickly to change course.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect - video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is difficult, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, to have a quick check-in, or to choose a format that feels less demanding while still working toward clear goals.
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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