- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions and recovery
- Grief and loss
About Karen
Karen Slaton is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience based in South Carolina. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and depression and works with adults navigating those struggles.
Karen offers counseling that includes elements of faith when clients request it. She combines practical tools with conversation to help people manage symptoms and make everyday changes. Sessions often focus on specific problems such as substance use, overwhelming worry, or grieving a loss.
Her work also covers challenges that come with life transitions. That includes caregiver stress, divorce and separation, aging and end-of-life concerns, and difficulties that come from family of origin patterns. She helps people who feel isolated or stuck to sort priorities and set small, manageable goals.
Therapeutic methods used include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Client-Centered Therapy, and elements of Existential Therapy. Those approaches are used to clarify values, change unhelpful thoughts and habits, and increase motivation for change.
Karen draws on a faith-informed perspective when clients want it, while keeping sessions focused on practical steps. She aims to help people improve communication, address guilt or shame, and build coping strategies that fit daily life.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and committing to actions that match those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often used for anxiety, avoidance, and situations where people feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) centers on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is commonly applied to depression, anxiety, and problems that respond to skills practice and behavior change. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to increase a person’s own motivation to change, especially useful for addictions and ambivalence about change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process helps shape how sessions proceed and which techniques are emphasized.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling around work, school, or caregiving. They can reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and make it simpler to keep appointments during transitions like moving or starting a new job. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and motivational interviewing to work in remote sessions, and the therapist will discuss practical arrangements when setting up the first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with for young adults?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and depression, and also addresses related issues like isolation and family of origin concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She blends practical strategies and conversational, client-centered talk. Techniques include CBT, ACT, motivational interviewing, and existential reflection as useful tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioral issues.
What credential and region does she practice in?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in South Carolina.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does billing or cost work?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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