- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Kara
Kara Anderson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 29 years of experience. She practices from Florida and lists concerns she works with as stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, grief, LGBT issues, parenting, ADHD, depression, and family of origin issues. Her background includes work in psychiatric residential care, outpatient settings, substance use treatment, and program leadership.
She began counseling in 1994 as a residential therapist in a psychiatric hospital and later moved into outpatient therapy and clinical supervision. She worked for many years in program management at a nonprofit mental and behavioral health organization in Ohio, then returned to Florida and developed an online practice starting in 2014. That mix of front-line clinical work and administration informs how she organizes care and structures sessions.
Kara draws on a humanistic, client-centered approach that places the therapeutic relationship first. She uses practical methods when useful, including cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She is direct and structured when needed and often suggests homework or tasks to support progress between meetings.
She views wellbeing as balance across life domains and pays attention to how work, family, health, and relationships interact. She has experience addressing blended family issues, communication problems, codependency, caregiver stress, and family problems rooted in early experience.
Her training includes a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Miami and a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Nova Southeastern University, plus post-graduate coursework at the University of Dayton. She offers services in English and accepts international clients. To start, follow the site’s matching process to schedule a first session.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a genuine connection and listening closely to what matters to the client. In practice this means sessions often begin with open conversation about immediate concerns and goals, and the therapist reflects what she hears to help people clarify their priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests practical changes. It is useful for stress, anxiety, low mood, and patterns that come from family of origin experiences because it gives concrete tools to try between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can be helpful when anger, relationship conflict, or intense reactions to family issues make daily life harder.
Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust over time if something isn’t working. That discussion is part of the early sessions and guides the plan going forward.
If you want to work online, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in full here. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy can more readily fit around work or family responsibilities.
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Experience
29+ years
Listed in
Florida, Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting concerns, and family of origin issues among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She emphasizes a client-centered, humanistic stance and also uses direct, structured techniques when helpful to keep progress moving.
How much experience does she have?
She has 29 years of experience across residential, outpatient, substance use, and program leadership roles.
Which credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and practices from Florida with licensure listed as OH LPCC and FL LMHC.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography notes an online practice; confirm current session formats before booking to know what is available now.
How does billing or cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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