- Years in practice
- 29
- Credentials
- LPCC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Kara
Kara Anderson is a licensed counselor with nearly 30 years of clinical experience. She holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and provides online mental health care from Florida. Kara focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting concerns, grief, and other life challenges.
She began her career in 1994 as a residential therapist in a psychiatric hospital and later worked as an outpatient therapist, clinical supervisor, and program director at a substance abuse treatment agency.
Background and approach
From 2001 to 2014 she practiced in Ohio as a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - Supervisor and served in program management roles for a mental and behavioral health nonprofit. After relocating back to Florida in 2014 she shifted to online work and has offered remote services for over eight years.
Her background also includes training in career counseling and coursework related to diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of mental disorders. Kara uses a humanistic, client-centered stance and emphasizes the therapeutic relationship. Her style is warm, interactive, and attentive, and she can be direct and structured when that helps progress.
She often assigns short tasks or reflective work between sessions to keep momentum moving. She combines mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral strategies with motivational interviewing and narrative approaches when appropriate. Kara aims to tailor pace and goals to each person, addressing life balance, caregiver strain, blended family issues, body image, and other concerns that affect daily functioning.
What Kara works with
Everything Kara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kara helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kara lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting and life challenges
Client-centered work focuses on understanding each person's experience and making the counseling relationship the main source of support. This helps when someone needs a steady, empathic listener to sort through parenting stress, grief, or life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change patterns that get in the way of daily functioning. DBT, dialectical behavior therapy, adds skills for handling strong emotions, improving communication, and reducing impulsive reactions. These tools support people dealing with anger, relationship conflict, or emotion regulation challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide which methods fit your goals and needs, adjusting pace and techniques as you progress. This gives room for both short-term problem solving and deeper work over time.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video lets you have fuller conversations and see nonverbal cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Chat or messaging can serve as brief check-ins or ongoing support between live meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around parenting, work, and other obligations.
Questions people ask about Kara
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Kara works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and grief. She also addresses parenting issues, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, ADHD, caregiver stress, and body image.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her approach is humanistic and client-centered, warm and interactive. She can be structured and assign short homework to keep progress between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
She has 29 years of clinical experience, starting in residential care and moving into outpatient, program supervision, and program management roles. She has practiced online since 2014.
Which credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She is listed as LPCC and LMHC with practice based in Florida and prior practice in Ohio.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.
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