About Nusrat
Nusrat Karim is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who draws on cognitive behavioral approaches and client-centered care to guide people through hard times. She uses clear, practical tools and a warm, direct style to help people make small changes that add up. Nusrat practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English.
With 12 years of experience, she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness to address mood and thinking patterns.
How Nusrat works
She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to support goal-setting and change. These methods are used to address issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, and ADHD. Nusrat works with concerns around parenting stress, relationship and family conflict, grief, trauma and abuse, and anger.
She often helps people improve communication, manage control issues, and reduce social anxiety and isolation. She also supports work on self-esteem, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and finding life purpose. Her approach is straightforward and collaborative.
Sessions focus on practical steps - identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing new behaviors, and building daily habits through mindfulness and values work. Nusrat aims to build strong rapport quickly and listens without judgment while offering honest feedback. People interested in starting can expect a respectful, goal-oriented process that balances short-term strategies and longer-term growth.
She accepts international clients and offers multiple online session formats to fit different needs.
Nusrat lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Nusrat works with
The areas below are the ones Nusrat 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
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How cognitive and acceptance approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Online ACT sessions often include short exercises and homework to practice living by those values between meetings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought patterns that fuel anxiety or depression and trying new behaviors to test different outcomes. In video or phone sessions, CBT uses guided conversations, worksheets, and step-by-step plans to shift thinking and habits.
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and uses empathic listening to help people find their own solutions. This approach supports motivation and self-understanding during regular check-ins by text, chat, phone, or video.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and daily life. Techniques can be adjusted over time if something isn’t working.
Online sessions by video call allow face-to-face interaction when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick updates, homework check-ins, or when writing helps someone process thoughts. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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