Karen Grace , LPC, LMHC
Compassionate, practical support for parenting and relationships
Book with Karen- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Karen
Karen Grace is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Missouri. She has nine years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship and intimacy concerns. She also supports people facing parenting struggles, addiction, trauma and abuse, and issues related to identity and sexual expression.
Karen brings a warm, open style to sessions. She aims to listen without judgment and to build a treatment plan with each person she sees.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be collaborative and focused on practical next steps that match a person’s goals and pace. Her work draws on a mix of approaches including acceptance and commitment techniques, cognitive behavioral strategies, and client-centered care. She also uses EMDR and Jungian perspectives when those methods fit a person’s history and goals.
Those tools are combined to address symptoms and to help people make meaningful changes in daily life. Karen has experience with a wide range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including ADHD, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, adoption and foster care issues, body image, and substance use. She is comfortable talking about relationship patterns, blended family concerns, and communication problems.
People who connect well with Karen usually want a direct but compassionate partner for working through hard moments. She helps clients set small, achievable steps and checks in on progress. For someone looking for practical support and thoughtful listening, she offers a steady, experienced presence.
What Karen works with
Everything Karen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Karen helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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 relationship work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, parenting stress, and life transitions when someone wants clearer priorities and steadier behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors and testing small changes to reduce distress. It works well for anxiety, depression, and managing mood or stress-related reactions.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Karen will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress or new concerns appear.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video calls are close to an in-person conversation and allow visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, short reflections between sessions, or people who prefer writing instead of talking. These options help fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and varied daily routines.
Questions people ask about Karen
What kinds of concerns does Karen address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, and a range of related problems such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and caregiver strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and interactive, with a nonjudgmental approach. She collaborates with people to set goals and create a plan that feels doable.
What is her clinical background?
She has nine years of experience working with mood, trauma, relationship, and identity-related concerns. That experience includes work with adoption and foster care topics and substance use.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Missouri as indicated by her MO LPC and IA LMHC listings.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
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, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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