About Kari
Kari Fager is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who aims to help people get through hard moments with practical support and steady care. She listens first to understand what someone is facing, then works with them to build steps that feel doable. Kari offers options for faith-based counseling when people prefer that approach.
She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, low self-esteem, grief, parenting concerns, and coping with life changes.
How Kari works
Kari also pays attention to guilt, shame, forgiveness, women's issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, and post-traumatic stress. Her work is grounded in helping people regain a sense of control and relief in daily life. Kari uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and change behavior.
She also uses trauma-focused therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing when trauma is central to a person's struggles. Decisions about which approach to try are made together, based on needs and comfort. She trained at Dominican University, earning a Master of Social Work, and holds a California LCSW license.
Kari has six years of clinical experience in both U.S. and international settings, and she has worked in community and clinical environments. Outside of sessions, Kari spends time with family and enjoys being outdoors. She is also working on training her labradoodle Norah to assist in therapeutic settings.
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What Kari works with
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-informed approaches for online healing
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional impact. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on understanding how traumatic events affect current reactions and on building practical tools to manage symptoms and triggers.Kari treats finding the right approach as a collaborative task. She will talk with each person about their goals, comfort level, and past experiences to choose or blend methods. The plan can change over time as needs evolve and progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people keep visual connection for deeper conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or busy schedules. This range of formats helps people fit therapy into daily life and keeps options open for different needs.
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