About Karen
Karen Vigeland offers straightforward, compassionate support for adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and relationship or identity concerns. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW practicing in Florida and aims to help people notice what’s getting in the way of daily life. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than long lectures.
She uses a client-centered approach that starts with listening. That means conversations are shaped by the person in the room and their goals.
Background and approach
Karen also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that feel more helpful. Dialectical behavior ideas are woven in when emotional regulation and stress tolerance are needed. Emotionally focused ideas help when relationship patterns and attachment worries are central.
She adapts these methods to match what each person needs in the moment. Clients can expect to work on clear, manageable goals together. Karen helps people use their strengths, test small changes, and build skills for coping with life transitions, burnout, or difficult emotions.
She keeps the language simple and the pace realistic. Her practice reflects nine years of experience across different settings and populations. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a time that works with the therapist's availability.
Therapeutic approaches and what online work looks like
Client-centered therapy starts by listening and following the person's lead to set goals that matter to them. It helps people who want a warm, respectful space to talk and figure out next steps together.Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that hold someone back by offering clear exercises and homework to try between sessions.
Dialectical behavior therapy provides skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping under pressure. It can help when someone needs tools for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and more balanced relationships.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk through options and tailor methods to a person’s goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring. That collaborative planning helps focus each session on what will actually help.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins, skill practice, or more frequent contact between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to use therapy around work, appointments, and daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English