- Years in practice
- 35
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Karla
Karla Brockman is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 35 years of experience helping people find clearer ways forward. She focuses on practical steps and safe conversation so parents and individuals can cope with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and parenting challenges. Her style is warm, interactive, and supportive.
Karla spent much of her career in community mental health. That work gave her experience with many concerns, from depression and trauma to sleep and eating difficulties.
Background and approach
She understands how everyday pressures can build up and affect parenting and family life. In sessions she uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, and she also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. Those methods help people notice patterns, set small goals, and try new behaviors that fit their values.
Her approach is collaborative. She helps clients create straightforward action plans focused on real goals like improving sleep, reducing panic, or managing anger. The work is direct and practical, not overly academic.
Karla commonly addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue. She also has experience with adoption and foster care questions, family of origin issues, and coping after loss or difficult life changes. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Karla practices in Kansas as a KS LCPC and aims to tailor care to each person’s situation.
What Karla works with
Everything Karla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Karla helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karla lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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 and online flexibility
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and values, then take small committed actions that match what matters to them. It can help when parenting or life changes feel overwhelming and when someone wants to live in line with their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior, and it teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful patterns. That approach is often used for stress, sleep problems, and depression.Choosing the right method is a team effort. Karla will talk with each person about goals, daily life, and preferences, then try techniques that fit those needs. She adjusts the approach as progress is made, so treatment stays practical and focused on real results.
Online therapy here includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care fit a busy schedule. Video calls let you work face to face; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed; live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, homework check-ins, or working through a specific moment between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling work, caregiving, and family responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Karla
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and related issues such as self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping and eating difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style?
The style is warm, interactive, and practical. Sessions focus on clear steps, small goals, and skills you can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 35 years in the counseling and mental health field, with long experience in community mental health settings.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, listed as KS LCPC, and she practices in Kansas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
You can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on your needs.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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