About Karen
Karen Gifford is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, and low self-esteem. She brings practical care to people facing life changes and everyday pressures. Karen makes room for straightforward conversations about what is happening now and what people want to change.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people understand patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and addressing attachment and abandonment concerns.
How Karen works
Karen also works with issues tied to family of origin, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress. Her work often addresses emotional pain such as guilt, shame, emptiness, and the fallout from divorce or infidelity. She helps people notice unhelpful habits and try different ways of relating to themselves and others.
Practical exercises and small behavior changes are common parts of the process. With eight years of clinical experience, Karen combines steady support with clear goals for change. She meets people where they are and moves at a pace that fits each person.
Her aim is to help people build resilience and greater self-compassion. Karen practices in Colorado and offers sessions in English. She provides a variety of formats so people can choose what fits their schedules and daily life.
What Karen works with
The areas below are the ones Karen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Therapy Options
Karen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people change patterns that cause pain. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and depression. This helps with panic, persistent worry, and low mood by giving concrete tools for day-to-day life.Another approach targets attachment and relationship patterns. It helps people understand how early relationships affect current interactions and offers new strategies for communication and closeness. This work is useful for relationship concerns, infidelity, and family-of-origin issues.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Karen will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the plan as progress is made and invites feedback so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be lower bandwidth, and live chat or texting work for brief check-ins or when typing is easier. These options offer flexibility so people can use the format that best fits their routine and comfort.
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