About Kara
Kara Denahan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 23 years of clinical experience based in Rhode Island. She works with individuals on stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions. Kara blends practical tools with a calm, reflective style so people feel heard and guided toward clearer choices.
Her path to therapy began after a first career in design and photography. Kara returned to school for a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Rhode Island and later opened a independent practice.
How Kara works
Over two decades she has broadened her approach to include mindfulness and parts-based work alongside more traditional strategies. Kara integrates Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early connections shape current patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Trauma-focused methods and mindfulness practices support healing from difficult experiences and build skills for emotional regulation. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what feels manageable. Kara often combines gentle curiosity with concrete exercises so people can practice change between meetings.
She emphasizes self-acceptance and steady progress rather than quick fixes. People come to Kara for help with parenting stress, relationship worries, grief, addiction concerns, attention difficulties, career transitions, and problems like shame, codependency, or attachment wounds. Her style suits someone who wants thoughtful guidance, practical strategies, and a respectful therapeutic partnership.
Kara lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Kara works with
The areas below are the ones Kara selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Rhode Island |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on connection and how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions use conversation and reflective exercises to identify those patterns and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person and their experience, offering a nonjudgmental space to talk and be heard. In remote sessions this often looks like slower pacing, careful listening, and questions that help clients find their own answers.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Practically, this can include short between-session experiments, thought tracking, and behavioral steps that are easy to carry out between video or phone meetings.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kara will work with each person to see which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt techniques over time. The plan evolves as progress is made and new issues come up.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video for face-to-face conversation, phone for a lower-bandwidth option, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing notes and support. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow different ways to communicate, and support consistent follow-through on goals.
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