About Kari
Kari Snelson is a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado with 19 years of professional experience. She helps people who are facing relationship struggles, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and motivation challenges. Kari focuses on creating a calm space where people can speak honestly without fear of judgment.
She lets clients set the pace and works alongside them as they figure out what they want to change. Her approach centers on practical, evidence-based techniques that are tailored to each person.
Background and approach
She draws on nearly two decades of experience to help people cope with major life changes, addictions, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. Kari also supports people dealing with eating and sleeping difficulties, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD-related challenges. Kari has worked with people affected by blended family dynamics, cancer, dissociation, first responder stress, and infidelity.
She addresses multicultural concerns and patterns like obsessive thoughts and compulsions. Postpartum depression and self-harm are additional areas she recognizes and addresses in therapy. Sessions are focused and goal-oriented while remaining flexible to meet individual needs.
Kari uses clear, everyday language in sessions and offers tools clients can use between meetings. She aims to make progress feel manageable rather than overwhelming. Clients can expect straightforward discussion about problems, practical coping strategies, and steady support through difficult changes.
As a Colorado LCSW, Kari combines clinical experience with a down-to-earth style to help people move forward.
How practical approaches fit with online therapy
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to address problems in straightforward ways. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying new behaviors to break negative cycles; it is useful for depression, anxiety, and low motivation. Another approach emphasizes grounding and stabilization skills to help people manage strong emotions after trauma, dissociation, or acute stress; this is helpful when immediate coping tools are needed.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked in the past. Together they adjust methods as progress is made so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing helps organize thoughts. These options make it easier to arrange sessions around work, family, and daily life while keeping the focus on concrete tools and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English