About Karen
Karen Possessky is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with three decades of experience. She practices in a client-centered way and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Karen aims to create an approachable space where people feel heard and respected.
Her style blends practical skills with deeper reflection. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices are introduced to build calm and increase moment-to-moment awareness.
How Karen works
Karen also draws on existential and Jungian ideas to help people find meaning and examine personal values. Sessions can include discussions about career, self-esteem, and life purpose alongside coping strategies for parenting, caregiving, and relationship strain. She has experience supporting those affected by trauma, abuse, and compassion fatigue.
Over a 30-year career Karen has worked with people from many walks of life, including healthcare workers, first responders, legal professionals, veterans, and caregivers. Her approach is straightforward and warm, with an emphasis on practical steps that fit daily life. She aims to collaborate with each person to set goals and track progress.
Outside of clinical work she is known for a friendly, upbeat manner and a sense of humor. A frequent companion in sessions is her dog, Golden Wizard, who sometimes offers an encouraging bark. Karen’s priority is to listen and help people move toward what matters to them.
Karen lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens closely and follows the person's lead. This approach helps people name what matters and set goals that feel personally meaningful. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of feeling better and teaches practical skills to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try techniques and adjust the plan over time so the work fits real life.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face-to-face from wherever they are, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can provide a shorter or more frequent check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between conversations. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other daily demands while keeping therapy practical and consistent.
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