Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Karen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Alabama
- Years in practice
- 35
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Karen
Karen Jurls, LICSW, focuses on helping people regain calm and control when life feels overwhelming. She works with adults who struggle with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, and problems tied to relationships or parenting. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at making day-to-day life more manageable for each person she sees.
With 35 years in mental health and public health, Karen brings long-term experience to common and complex concerns. She has spent time supporting adoptive parents and their children and has guided people through loss, trauma, coping difficulties, and low self-confidence.
Background and approach
Her background means she is familiar with both individual struggles and family-related stressors. In sessions she uses methods that help people notice what matters to them and change unhelpful patterns. Techniques include acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive strategies to shift thinking, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage strong emotions.
Attachment-based and client-centered ways of working also shape how she listens and responds. Karen prioritizes respect and clear boundaries in the work she does. Together with each client she sets realistic goals and develops step-by-step plans to reach them.
The focus is on small, achievable changes that add up to better coping and more balanced days. People who choose her often want practical tools and a steady, experienced guide. She aims to help clients move forward with renewed perspective and clearer choices about how to handle life’s ups and downs.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's 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)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match those values while accepting uncomfortable feelings. It can help people struggling with anger, anxiety, or life transitions to choose actions that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical ways to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for depression, worry, sleep problems, and stress-related habits.Finding the right approach is a team process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. If a technique does not seem helpful, she will discuss alternatives and adjust the plan so it fits your needs and preferences.
Online work can be flexible and easy to fit into a busy life. Video calls let you have a full session with face-to-face interaction, phone meetings can be a simpler option when video isn’t needed, and live chat or text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins and tools between sessions. These options make it easier to practice skills, follow up on homework, and keep therapy consistent when schedules are tight.
Questions people ask about Karen
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family issues, grief, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, and career-related stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is practical and supportive, combining skill-building with focused conversation to help people manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 35 years of work in the mental health and public health fields, including experience with adoptive parents and children.
Where is she licensed and in what capacity?
She holds an Alabama Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as LICSW, and practices from Alabama.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.