- Anxiety management
- Addiction support
- Trauma recovery
About Karen
Karen Hanson is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with 26 years of experience based in Kentucky. She works with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, relationship problems, and trauma and abuse. Karen’s practice mentions social anxiety and related concerns among the issues she supports.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She listens to what’s happening now and helps people name priorities. Sessions often focus on coping skills for stress and anxiety, practical steps for addiction concerns, and ways to improve communication with partners or family members.
Karen also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care questions, and the stress caregivers carry. She assists people dealing with divorce, blended family dynamics, domestic violence effects, and family conflict. She can help with problem areas like control issues, codependency, and commitment worries.
Work with Karen can include processing trauma and abuse, reducing symptoms of depression, and building strategies for managing disruptive mood patterns such as DMDD when relevant. She helps people handle workplace stress, financial worry, and recovery from natural or human-caused disasters.
Her style is collaborative and respectful. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their experience while offering clinical direction when needed. People are guided toward realistic steps they can try between sessions and clear ways to measure small changes over time.
Approaches Karen Uses and How Online Work Fits
Karen’s listed approaches emphasize evidence-based therapeutic techniques. One common approach focuses on anxiety management through teaching practical coping skills such as paced breathing, graded exposure to feared situations, and step-by-step behavior changes; this can help with social anxiety and everyday avoidance. Another approach targets trauma and abuse by helping people process difficult memories at a manageable pace while building skills for emotional regulation and safety in daily life. Finding the right method is part of the work. Karen will review a person’s goals, needs, and preferences and help decide which techniques to try first. She collaborates with each person to adjust methods as progress is tracked and priorities shift. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, and make it simpler to keep continuity when schedules change. If video is not suitable, discussing alternatives with the therapist can identify what format will best support regular work on anxiety, relationships, or recovery from trauma.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship problems, and trauma and abuse, including related issues such as social anxiety, abandonment, and attachment concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on clear steps, coping skills, and communication strategies rather than abstract theory.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky and practices with that credential in that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.