- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Anger management
About Kara
Kara Jakubec is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who shifted into clinical counseling after a varied career in mental health administration and consultation. She brings five years of hands-on counseling experience focused on common struggles parents face. Kara aims to help people take the first steps when they feel stuck and unsure how to begin.
She has worked a lot with parenting concerns and family dynamics, and she draws on earlier roles supporting substance abuse recovery, adolescent mental health, and organizational training.
Background and approach
That background informs practical strategies for everyday challenges. Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on what will work in real life. Kara uses a person-centered stance, which means she treats clients as the experts on their own lives and listens first.
She blends that with cognitive and reality-oriented techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking, test new behaviors, and set achievable steps toward change. The focus is on small, doable moves that build momentum. People come to Kara for anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, grief, trauma, substance use concerns, and life transitions.
She helps parents understand and support their children while also addressing the parent’s own needs. Sessions aim to reduce worry, clarify values, and create a clear plan for change. Kara prefers a collaborative process.
She will work with each person to identify goals, try practical tools, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The tone in sessions is direct, empathetic, and focused on forward movement.
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
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Evidence-based approaches for online parenting and life changes
Her work uses person-centered counseling, which starts by listening and helping people define their own goals. This approach helps parents and individuals feel heard and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive techniques are used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts that increase anxiety or block action; these methods help with worry, low mood, and motivation problems. Reality-based strategies focus on practical steps and choices people can make now to move toward their goals and manage daily responsibilities.Finding the right approach is part of the process, and the therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which tools fit best. That means trying ideas, seeing what helps, and adjusting plans together based on progress and preferences. The work is shaped by the client's goals, whether those involve parenting, recovery, or handling a life transition.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when more depth is needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when a shorter, flexible option is preferred. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a parent's schedule and to access licensed professionals from different locations.
Questions people ask about Kara
What issues does Kara commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, trauma and abuse, substance use and recovery, grief, relationship concerns, eating-related issues, ADHD, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is person-centered and collaborative, combined with cognitive and reality-oriented techniques to set clear steps and test new behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of dedicated counseling experience and additional years in mental health administration and consultation that inform her clinical work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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