- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship issues
- Addiction support
About Karen
Karen Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on concerns often faced in early adulthood such as anxiety, stress, career questions, relationship strain, and coping with life changes. Karen also works with mood concerns including depression and bipolar, and with issues around addiction and trauma.
Her approach draws on several evidence-based methods. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to look at thinking patterns and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when emotional regulation and coping strategies are needed. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ideas help people clarify values and take manageable steps toward them.
Karen describes her practice as trauma-informed and client-centered. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps - identifying unhelpful patterns, trying new behaviors, and building routines for sleep, eating, and work or study. She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns and offers support for parenting and caregiver stress.
She lists additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, and grief. Karen mentions experience with complex presentations that include co-morbidity, dissociation, and substance use concerns, and she incorporates coaching-style supports alongside traditional therapy work.
Sessions are conducted in English in Georgia. The profile reflects her stated methods and areas of focus and is written to help people decide if they want to proceed with the short matching questionnaire and a first session.
How her therapeutic approaches fit into online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small, values-based steps. Online work with ACT often looks at concrete goals and short exercises between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thinking patterns and behaviors; online CBT typically uses homework, activity planning, and brief skill practice to change routines and mood.Finding the right approach is part of the first few sessions. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods suit their goals, symptoms, and schedule. That means trying a technique, checking how it feels, and shifting focus if something doesn’t help.
Session logistics are not listed in this profile, so confirm current options before booking. Many people appreciate online work because it can fit around study or shifts, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is busy. Online sessions can also make it easier to keep a regular appointment while balancing early career or schooling demands.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with anxiety, stress, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and life transitions.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses practical, skills-based methods including CBT and DBT and draws on ACT and attachment ideas to help people change patterns and manage emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience as a practicing clinician working with a range of concerns from mood disorders to addiction and trauma.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia.
Can she see people who live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed in this profile.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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