About Karen
Karen Richardson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 24 years in behavioral health care. She offers straightforward, practical help for stress and anxiety and other struggles that get in the way of daily life. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at making therapy useful and understandable for busy people and worried parents.
She has worked in many settings, including inpatient and outpatient care, community mental health centers, and in-home therapy.
Background and approach
Her background also includes work in criminal detention, family court services, and an intensive outpatient program for people with both substance use and mental health needs. This variety gives her experience with mood disorders, trauma, grief, and addiction-related challenges. Karen uses several approaches to match what each person needs.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and build values-driven action. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to focus on relationships and the client’s own goals.
She holds a bachelor’s degree from Furman University, a master’s degree from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a post-master’s certificate in marriage and family therapy from the University of Louisville. She is licensed as an LMFT in Florida and South Carolina. Therapy sessions can address many concerns including depression, grief, parenting stress, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and eating or body-image struggles.
She can also support people who want therapy informed by a Christian foundation when that is requested.
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still take steps that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes because it focuses on practical actions rather than trying to eliminate feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches specific techniques to reduce anxious thinking and improve mood. It helps with worry, depression, and many everyday problems. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build more supported ways of relating and feeling safe in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, problems, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That discussion is collaborative and can shift over time if different tools are needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or to have shorter, more frequent contacts. These options help therapy fit around family life, work, and busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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