About Karin
Karin Fils-Aime is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and the aftermath of trauma. She speaks plainly and listens carefully to understand what feels hard right now. Karin focuses on practical steps people can use to feel better in everyday life.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. That approach helps people change unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors.
How Karin works
She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past hurt continues to shape daily life. With 22 years of experience, Karin blends straightforward conversation with skillful clinical work. Sessions tend to be direct and focused on small, achievable changes.
She encourages clients to set goals that fit their real schedules and responsibilities. Karin works with a wide range of concerns including depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, anger, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.
Communication problems, impulse control, and family of origin struggles are part of her practice too. Her style is collaborative - she helps people try things and notices what works. Karin aims for clear steps rather than long lectures.
She believes people can carry more calm and stability into their lives, even after difficult experiences.
Karin lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Karin works with
The areas below are the ones Karin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 22 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How Karin’s Approaches Work Online
Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process and reduce the hold of painful memories. It focuses on understanding what happened, how it shaped reactions, and building skills to feel safer and more stable in daily life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical tools to test unhelpful thoughts and to try new responses that produce different feelings and outcomes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Karin will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences and then recommend an approach to try. The choice is collaborative and may change as goals shift or new needs appear.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging can support ongoing coaching-style work or brief check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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