About Karen
Karen House is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She keeps the conversation straightforward and practical so people leave sessions with usable tools. Karen aims for clear steps and simple techniques that can be applied between meetings.
Her approach centers on problem solving and building skills over time. Sessions add new strategies while revisiting what worked before. She listens closely to find patterns that contribute to distress and offers concrete practices to address them.
Background and approach
Karen draws on several therapeutic methods to fit individual needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and readiness to change.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is used when past events keep causing intense emotional reactions. People bring many kinds of concerns to her: stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, anger, relationship and family challenges, self-esteem, and issues related to sexual orientation. She also works with attachment problems, codependency, communication problems, and coping after disasters.
Sessions are offered in English and Karen works with clients in Colorado and with international clients. She uses a mix of video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Her style asks for active participation, including simple homework between sessions to reinforce progress.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and helps the therapist follow the client’s pace and priorities. It supports people who need a listening ear and a collaborative space to make choices about change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep problems, and mood challenges because it gives clear steps people can practice between sessions.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps reduce the emotional intensity of distressing memories by using structured phases and bilateral stimulation. It is often used for trauma-related reactions and intrusive memories.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up. Together they choose methods and adjust them as progress is made so the plan fits the person’s needs.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions let the therapist and client use visual cues and worksheets. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging work for quick updates, written reflection, or when scheduling constraints make synchronous meetings hard. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and varying routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska
- Languages
- English
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