About Karen
Karen Slaton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and addictions. She listens with attention and responds with clear, practical steps. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making small changes feel doable.
In sessions she focuses on the immediate problems that cause the most strain. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people act on their values even when feelings are hard.
Background and approach
Karen frames work around real-life routines. That can mean short skills practice, trying a new way to talk with someone, or planning a manageable step toward a goal. She pays attention to caregiver stress, isolation, and issues that come from family of origin.
Her background includes ten years of clinical practice as an LPC. She combines evidence-informed approaches with respect for each person’s beliefs and preferences. This allows therapy to fit both practical problems and deeper meaning questions.
People who come to her often need help with control issues, communication problems, or the effects of loss and trauma. Karen supports those facing hospice and end-of-life counseling, divorce and separation, and addiction-related challenges. She works to help clients rebuild routines and find steadier footing.
Sessions can include motivational interviewing to strengthen resolve and narrative therapy to reshape personal stories. Over time the aim is clearer choices, improved coping, and more predictable days.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values. It’s useful when anxiety or worry makes it hard to take steps that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills to test and shift beliefs.Finding the right approach is part of the process and is done together. The therapist will discuss your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. If one way isn’t helping, adjustments are made so sessions stay relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work well with lower bandwidth, and messaging is helpful for quick check-ins or brief skill practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or days when leaving home is hard.
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What this therapist works with
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- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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