About Karina
Karina Cooper is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or stuck in their careers. She also supports parents dealing with parenting strain and those struggling with self-esteem and confidence.
Karina listens with respect and sensitivity and adapts conversations to each person's needs. Sessions are practical and goal-minded, with attention to communication patterns and impulsive behaviors that can get in the way.
How Karina works
She helps people break concerns into manageable steps and build clearer ways to handle everyday pressures. Her work often centers on improving how people talk about problems and how they respond in stressful moments. That can mean practicing new communication habits, exploring what drives impulsive reactions, or building confidence for career changes.
She addresses social anxiety and phobia with steady, step-by-step supports. Karina values collaboration and aims to make therapy feel like a team effort. She encourages clients to set realistic goals and tries different approaches until something fits.
Progress is tracked in small, measurable ways so people can see change over time. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She tailors the plan to each person’s situation and meets people where they are in the process of change.
What Karina works with
The areas below are the ones Karina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Impulsivity
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
Many people respond well to approaches that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building new habits. One useful technique helps identify worry patterns and replaces them with more helpful thinking so anxiety becomes easier to manage. Another common method focuses on practicing new communication skills and small behavior changes to improve parenting, impulsivity, and social anxiety.Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will try methods, check progress, and adjust the plan as needed so the approach stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people see each other and work through skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and text messaging provide a low-friction way to share updates and get support between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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