- ACT methods
- DBT skills
- CBT techniques
About Karen
Karen Phillips is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 25 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting questions, grief, and anger. She also supports people dealing with trauma, addiction, ADHD, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy.
She prefers a collaborative, client-centered approach. Sessions are conversational and practical. She listens to each person’s story and helps them find which methods fit best for their situation.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with people who experienced childhood emotional abuse and post-traumatic stress. She draws on a blend of methods rather than one single technique. That gives room to address mood disorders, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue alongside life changes and career stress.
Clinically, she uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with an attachment-informed lens. These approaches inform how she helps people manage strong feelings, reduce unhelpful patterns, and build clearer boundaries.
Sessions focus on concrete skills and steady progress. She helps people notice what matters to them, practice new responses to anger and frustration, and take small steps toward more consistent choices. The work aims to be straightforward and useful in day-to-day life.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify their values and take committed steps toward them while accepting difficult feelings. It is useful for anger that arises from life changes, stress, or ongoing frustration. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand why certain triggers feel so intense. This can help with anger linked to abandonment or control issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete techniques to test and change unhelpful patterns, which is helpful for situational anger and anxiety.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. That means checking in about what helps and adjusting the plan over time.
Session format details are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel. They also allow for shorter check-ins or more regular meetings when needed. Licensed professionals commonly use conversation, skill practice, and worksheets in online sessions to help people apply tools between appointments.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and related concerns such as self-esteem and relationship struggles.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, focusing on practical conversation and skills that clients can use day to day.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide variety of concerns and life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.