Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Karen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Karen
Karen Vigeland is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and life changes. She works with people facing mood concerns such as bipolar disorder, challenges with self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, and problems related to addiction.
Karen aims to build a calm, nonjudgmental space where someone can talk through what feels overwhelming and start making small, practical changes. She uses a client-centered stance that focuses on each person's strengths.
Background and approach
That means sessions begin with what matters most to the person and proceed at their pace. Karen also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical behavior strategies are used when someone needs tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Her approach pays attention to relationships and meaning. Emotionally-focused work helps people identify and name feelings that affect how they connect with others. Existential ideas are woven in to help people consider values, responsibility, and purpose during life transitions.
Karen has worked in a range of clinical settings over nine years. She brings practical problem solving and a steady presence to sessions. This background helps when addressing complex issues such as trauma, ADHD, caregiver stress, and codependency.
Sessions are provided in English from Florida. The focus is on helping people recognize underlying problems, use their strengths, and adjust thoughts or habits that get in the way of a healthier balance. If someone wants straightforward guidance and coping strategies, Karen can offer that support.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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 her approaches translate to online therapy
Karen blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to give clear, practical steps in online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening and following the client's lead, which helps set goals that matter to the person. CBT provides tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing strong feelings, improving frustration tolerance, and reducing impulsive responses such as intense anger. These techniques can be practiced in-session and assigned as short exercises between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and she plans that work collaboratively with each client. Together they will identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps. The therapist will explain techniques and demonstrate skills during sessions so clients can use them in daily life.
Online formats offer flexibility and straightforward access to care. Video calls are good for deeper discussion and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing coaching and reminders. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work and family commitments.
Questions people ask about Karen
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and strengths-based, with practical CBT and DBT tools used to change thoughts, behaviors, and regulate emotions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience providing individual counseling in a variety of clinical settings.
What credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from Florida.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.