About Karie
Karie Leduc is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with nearly two decades of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. Her approach is collaborative and direct, aiming to make progress clear and manageable for clients.
Karie creates a non-judgmental space where people can talk about painful events and recurring patterns. She pays attention to both words and nonverbal signals in sessions.
How Karie works
That helps identify where emotion is held and what gets in the way of change. Sessions are goal-oriented and involve setting a clear path together. Karie balances support with challenge, so people gain new insights and practical ways to cope.
She works with problems such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and mood concerns. She also helps people navigate life transitions like changes in work, relationships, or family roles. Other areas of focus include attention concerns, sleep and eating struggles, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, and career questions.
Coaching-style support is offered when clients want focused, action-oriented work. Karie has worked in community mental health and in independent practice for many years. She offers flexible scheduling and responds to messages multiple times a day.
Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging are available for convenient sessions.
What Karie works with
The areas below are the ones Karie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Rhode Island |
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Online support options
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Many clients benefit from evidence-based techniques that focus on feelings, behavior, and practical change. One common approach is emotion-focused work, which helps people identify and sit with strong feelings, learn what those feelings mean, and reduce patterns that keep painful emotions active. This approach is useful for trauma, grief, relationship stress, and persistent mood concerns.Another helpful method is skills-oriented work that teaches concrete strategies for coping and daily functioning. These sessions emphasize problem solving, managing anxiety, improving sleep and eating routines, and developing planning tools for ADHD or career challenges. This kind of work is hands-on and often includes homework between sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will try approaches, monitor progress, and adjust plans so the work stays relevant and helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility by letting people meet in ways that fit their schedules. Video calls work well for most sessions, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text messaging helps with short updates or reminders. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, and family demands.
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