- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem
- Life changes
About Karen
Karen Larkins is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Michigan with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, family concerns, and coping with life changes. Karen also works with people living with disabilities and with related challenges such as stigma and barriers to care.
She helps clients spot symptoms like low mood, worry, and poor self-worth, and talks through practical ways to manage them. Karen aims to increase a person’s confidence in handling daily demands and to improve their independence. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what a person needs right now.
Her background includes long experience in behavioral health settings where she learned common triggers that push people to seek therapy. That experience shapes how she notices patterns in stress, avoidance, and isolation. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address those patterns and to reduce symptom impact on everyday life.
Karen often works with adults who face caregiving pressures, chronic illness, body image concerns, or loneliness. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, guilt, or questions about life purpose. Practical issues like communication problems and the strain of caregiving are part of her regular practice.
Sessions cover realistic coping skills, communication practice, and planning for manageable changes. People find this approach useful when they need clear steps rather than abstract talk. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to arrange the first meeting.
How evidence-based work adapts to online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are practical tools rather than abstract ideas. Cognitive approaches help people notice unhelpful thoughts and practice different, more realistic thinking patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood. Behavioral strategies focus on small, concrete actions - scheduling activity, breaking tasks into steps, and practicing new behaviors to rebuild confidence.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist and client review goals, preferences, and what works in real life. They make adjustments together so techniques match daily routines and what the client can try between sessions.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when time is tight. It also lets people continue care when managing chronic illness or caregiving duties. Licensed professionals can adapt homework, communication practice, and symptom tracking to an online setting so progress connects directly to everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on for young adults?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, family concerns, and coping with life changes among other related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical conversations to identify symptoms and develop manageable coping steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working in behavioral health settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPC in Michigan.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.