About Karen
Karen Conner-Wilson is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and life transitions. She works from New York and brings five years of LCSW practice to conversations about coping and change. She speaks English and offers sessions by video, phone, chat, and text.
Karen draws on a background in social services and substance abuse counseling to support people through difficult moments. She has experience collaborating with community agencies in New York City and has worked with people affected by anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.
Background and approach
Her style is practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that fit everyday life. She pays attention to caregiver stress, communication problems, and feelings like guilt, shame, and isolation.
Karen also helps with relationship and family concerns from the perspective of an individual seeking change. She supports people facing panic attacks, social anxiety, and the challenge of finding life purpose amid transitions. People who choose her often want help sorting priorities, improving communication, and learning coping tools that work between sessions.
She aims to make therapy feel useful and manageable, with techniques adapted to each person’s situation.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Evidence-based techniques are used in ways that are easy to understand and apply. One common approach focuses on practical coping skills for anxiety and panic. This involves learning breathing and grounding strategies, identifying triggers, and practising short exercises to reduce intense symptoms.Another approach emphasizes skills for managing addictive behaviors and daily routines. It looks at patterns that maintain substance use and builds alternative habits, relapse prevention steps, and clearer communication about needs and boundaries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. Together you will review what helps and adjust techniques so they match your preferences and life demands.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let you see facial expressions and share materials; phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to use video. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing encouragement, and flexibility around work or caregiving schedules. These options make it easier to fit steady support into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York, Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English