Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
How Karen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Karen
Karen Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing anger, anxiety, addiction, grief, and life changes. She writes and speaks about recovery and brings a practical, hopeful approach to the work. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at helping clients find clearer ways to cope and move forward.
She uses several proven methods in session, including cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and dialectical skills for emotional regulation.
Background and approach
Attachment-based and acceptance-focused ideas also shape her work so clients can rebuild relationships and tolerate hard feelings. Sessions focus on small, practical steps clients can try between meetings. With seven years of counseling experience in Georgia, she draws on a mix of clinical and community roles.
That background includes presenting to local organizations and writing about spirituality in recovery. Her experience includes helping people manage addictions, trauma, and stress while addressing related issues like sleep, eating, parenting concerns, and work challenges. Clients can expect a collaborative approach.
She listens for each person’s strengths and tailors strategies to fit daily life. Grounded exercises, thought-challenging practices, and emotion regulation tools are typical parts of a plan. Karen works with adults on a range of concerns such as depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
She also offers support for caregiving stress, blended family challenges, and coping after separation or loss. The work aims to reduce distress and build sustainable coping skills.
What Karen works with
Everything Karen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Karen's practice.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Karen’s approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values-based action so people can make small, meaningful changes even when emotions are strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and trying out different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, or low mood. These methods are practical and task-oriented, which fits well with online homework and short exercises between sessions.Finding the right approach is something the therapist does with each client. She listens to goals and preferences, then suggests techniques to try. If an idea isn’t working, she will adjust the plan and try different skills so the work feels useful and manageable.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets, while phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when being off-camera helps. Live chat or text-based messaging supports quick check-ins, short coaching, and follow-up between meetings. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Karen
What concerns can Karen help with?
She works with adults on anger, addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, and career stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The approach is practical and collaborative. Sessions mix skill-building, thought work, and emotional regulation exercises tailored to daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of counseling experience and has presented to community organizations and written about spirituality in recovery.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do costs and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.