About Kara
Kara Levine is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in Louisiana. She earned a Master of Social Work from Tulane University with a concentration in disaster mental health. Kara has spent the past eleven years helping people navigate grief, trauma, and major life changes.
She speaks plainly and meets people where they are. Kara has worked with children, adolescents, and adults facing loss and traumatic experience. She has also supported parents and caregivers when a child has a chronic or terminal illness.
Background and approach
These experiences shaped a practical approach focused on daily functioning and coping. In sessions she uses evidence-based methods to address stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and mood concerns. She also helps people with relationship and communication problems, compassion fatigue, and career stress.
Kara adapts tools to fit each person’s situation instead of following a single script. Her style is respectful and straightforward. She aims to create a space where people can talk through what matters most and identify concrete steps forward.
Kara works with clients to build strategies that can be used between sessions. Kara emphasizes teamwork in therapy. She partners with clients to set goals and measure progress.
If everyday tasks feel overwhelming or grief and trauma are holding someone back, she helps them find ways to move forward and regain a sense of purpose.
How Kara's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Kara commonly blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR into her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. EMDR uses structured processing to help reduce the impact of traumatic memories and related symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Kara will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She checks in about what is working and adjusts plans as needs change so therapy stays practical and goal-focused.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face discussion and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for focused check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can help people stay connected between sessions and fit support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting into everyday routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English