- CBT methods
- Acceptance work
- Attachment focus
About Karen
Karen Lakritz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience based in Florida. She has supported people facing depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and substance use related to loneliness. She has also worked with clients coping with severe bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Karen speaks English and accepts international clients.
Her approach centers on practical, evidence-informed methods. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and acceptance-based ideas. Sessions emphasize clear goals, skill practice, and steady follow-through rather than lengthy theory talks. Karen also draws on attachment-focused work when relationship patterns are part of the concern.
Karen mentions having a mild stutter and some dyslexia and says this informs how she listens and connects with people who are neurodivergent. That background often shapes how she adapts pacing, language, and expectations in sessions. She notes familiarity with both U.S. and Canadian health and housing systems from living part of the year in Canada.
Her work often addresses a broad range of life stressors and long-term conditions, including trauma, addiction, parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and issues around intimacy and commitment. She also lists focus areas such as ADHD, attachment issues, avoidant personality patterns, and recovery after divorce.
Sessions are framed as collaborative with attention to clear steps toward change. Practical strategies and behavioral work are paired with attention to relational patterns and emotional regulation. To begin, people are invited to use the site matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Karen’s approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, practical steps toward them while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. It can help when anxiety or avoidance gets in the way of doing what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses targeted exercises to reduce anxious patterns and improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns show up now and helps people notice and change repeating interaction styles that cause distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Karen treats this as a collaborative process and will help identify which methods fit a person’s goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That may mean trying different tools and adjusting the plan over time based on what helps.
The therapist’s biography does not specify particular session formats here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the need to travel. Therapists generally adapt exercises and homework to work over distance, and they can adjust pacing or communication style for people who prefer less fast-paced conversation.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with depression, anxiety, grief, substance use, bipolar disorder, and a wide range of life stressors listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines cognitive behavioral, client-centered, acceptance-based, and attachment-informed approaches with attention to goals and skill practice.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced as a psychotherapist for 30 years and holds the LCSW credential.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is based in Florida and holds the FL LCSW credential.
Can sessions be conducted in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current options on the booking page before scheduling.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.