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- Person-centered approach
- CBT and ACT techniques
- Grief and family issues
About Karin
Karin Gardner, LICSW, LCSW, is licensed in New York and Vermont and has seven years of experience. She works on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, and coping with life changes using person-centered methods and several therapeutic approaches.
Gardner describes her work as collaborative. She helps people identify strengths and make self-directed changes. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking rather than jargon. Her stated emphasis is on building positive relationships and emotional well-being.
Her practice draws on client-centered and humanistic ideas while also using techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work, and dialectical behavior therapy. She adapts methods to the concern a person brings and the goals they set together. That can mean skills practice, values clarification, or talking through relationship patterns.
Karin lists a wide set of concerns she addresses, including trauma and abuse, parenting and family conflict, grief, chronic illness and caregiver stress, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career strain, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also notes attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment questions, body image, and communication problems.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow the therapist's stated ways of working. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the See online therapy options button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.
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How Karin applies therapeutic approaches in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps that match those values. It uses gentle exercises and practical commitments to address anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connection shapes current behavior. This work often involves talking through relationship patterns and experimenting with new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It uses concrete skills practice and short exercises to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may combine elements from different methods as those decisions are made together.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time for appointments. Licensed professionals commonly use video or phone to support clients, but please verify which formats this therapist offers when you schedule.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
New York, Vermont
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, sleep difficulties, parenting and more.
What is her therapeutic style?
The approach is person-centered and collaborative, with techniques drawn from CBT, ACT, DBT, and attachment-based therapy.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of concerns.
Where is she licensed?
She holds a Vermont LICSW and a New York LCSW and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.