Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Kara works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCSW-C
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kara
Kara Finamore is a clinician based in Maryland with ten years of experience in behavioral health. She holds an MD and is licensed as an LCSW-C, and she focuses on practical help for everyday problems. Kara aims to make therapy direct and kind so people can start making change without added jargon.
Kara works with people facing stress and anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. She also addresses anger and addiction concerns, and she supports those navigating LGBT-related issues and trauma.
Background and approach
Her practice includes help for parenting strains, intimacy concerns, and life transitions. Her style is straightforward and respectful. Conversations are shaped around what each person needs, not a one-size-fits-all plan.
Kara uses evidence-based approaches and tailors sessions to match a person's goals and pace. In sessions she focuses on concrete steps you can try between meetings. That might include new ways to notice triggers, small behavior changes, or communication skills to reduce conflict.
She frames the work as collaboration so clients keep control over what feels useful. Kara also offers support for less visible stresses like fertility challenges, multicultural concerns, obsessive thoughts, first responder strain, and end-of-life caregiving. She emphasizes empathy and practical tools to help people manage symptoms and move toward clearer priorities.
What Kara works with
Everything Kara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
Approaches and online care that fit your schedule
Evidence-based techniques Kara uses focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes identifying triggers and responses, then practicing new behaviors to reduce anger and anxiety. This helps people spot what sets off intense reactions and try small experiments to respond differently. Another approach centers on building coping skills and mood management for depression and stress, using step-by-step tools to manage daily routines and thoughts that maintain distress.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kara will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, between-session support, or shorter updates during a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other obligations.
Questions people ask about Kara
What concerns does Kara help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, addictions, parenting strain, and trauma and abuse among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Kara uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques and shapes conversations around each person's needs. She focuses on practical steps and collaborative problem solving.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working in behavioral health settings and with a range of client concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds an MD and is licensed as an LCSW-C and practices in Maryland.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Kara?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.