About Karen
Karen Richardson uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress and emotional pain. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 24 years of experience in behavioral health care. Karen writes plainly and focuses on what a person can do next rather than on labels or jargon.
Her work concentrates on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and relationship and family challenges. She also helps people dealing with grief, parenting strain, body image, self-esteem, bipolar mood issues, and ADHD.
How Karen works
Karen addresses both day-to-day coping and deeper patterns like attachment and abandonment issues. Her clinical background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, community mental health, in-home therapy, criminal detention, family court services, and an intensive outpatient program for people with co-occurring substance use and mental health needs. That range informs how she structures sessions and safety planning.
Karen blends approaches that emphasize values, relationships, and skill-building. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, attachment-based ideas, and a client-centered stance. Sessions are collaborative and focused on practical steps that fit each person’s life.
She can also work with faith-based concerns when requested, and holds academic training that includes a master’s degree and a post-master’s certificate in marriage and family therapy. Karen practices in Florida and conducts therapy in English.
Karen lists 7 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
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take action toward what matters, even when strong emotions get in the way. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when someone wants a values-focused path forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often helpful for mood and anxiety concerns and for managing day-to-day symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current connections; it can help with intimacy, abandonment, and family-related struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose methods and adjust as progress is made so the work matches real life and real needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Short check-ins by text can keep progress going between sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and video sessions allow for a fuller conversation when that suits the situation. Live chat or messaging can fit into a busy day and support steady momentum toward goals.
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