About Kara
Kara Levine is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Louisiana. She holds a Master of Social Work from Tulane University and has worked in mental health for 11 years. Kara focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety and to help people move through grief and trauma.
She has substantial experience supporting people facing long-term illness and caregiver strain. That work included helping children with chronic and life-limiting conditions and their relatives cope with changing medical needs.
Background and approach
Her background includes disaster mental health from graduate training, which informs her approach to sudden or large-scale disruptions. Kara leans on straightforward, evidence-informed tools in sessions. She uses methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, EMDR for trauma, motivational interviewing, and narrative and solution-focused strategies.
Conversations are tailored to each person and aim to produce concrete steps for daily life. Her style is respectful and compassionate. She frames therapy as a team effort and works with clients to shape treatment plans that fit their goals.
Sessions often focus on immediate coping strategies, problem solving, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. People who contact Kara can expect a calm, collaborative process. She encourages small, doable changes and checks progress along the way.
Those seeking help with anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, caregiver stress, or life transitions may find this practical approach helpful.
How Kara's approaches translate to online therapy
Kara uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep stress and anxiety high. CBT often includes short exercises and homework that transfer easily to video or phone sessions. EMDR is used to address traumatic memories by combining focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation; when appropriate, EMDR protocols can be adapted for remote work and help reduce the intensity of trauma reactions.She treats approach selection as a collaborative process. During early sessions she will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and what feels manageable. Together they decide whether to emphasize CBT, EMDR, motivational interviewing, or a mix of these methods based on individual needs and preferences.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face work and visual tools, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging support brief check-ins or moments when shorter contact is helpful. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress and coping skills.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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