Kara Anderson, LPCC, LMHC

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Warm client-centered counselor with deep clinical experience

Details

Name	Kara Anderson
Credentials	LPCC, LMHC
Based in	Florida
Licensed in	Florida, Ohio
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	29

About Kara

Kara Anderson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 29 years of experience. She practices online from Florida and uses a people-centered style that is warm, attentive, and direct when needed. Kara focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues related to identity and parenting.

She began her counseling career in 1994 working in a psychiatric hospital as a residential therapist.

Background and approach

Over the years she moved into outpatient roles, clinical supervision, and program leadership at substance use and behavioral health programs. That path included more than a decade as a program manager and supervisor in Ohio before returning to Florida in 2014 to offer online care. Kara frames work around the therapeutic relationship and tailors pacing to each person's needs.

She blends humanistic, client-centered methods with practical tools such as cognitive-behavioral strategies and dialectical skills. She also draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe personal stories and mindfulness practices to ease stress and increase present-moment awareness. Sessions often include goal-focused tasks between meetings to keep momentum.

Kara pays attention to life balance and how one area of life affects the others, from work and caregiving to health and self-care. Her background includes graduate training in mental health counseling and additional coursework in career counseling and assessment. People who reach out typically want clear support for specific problems like depression, coping with change, relationship conflict, or substance concerns.

Kara accepts English-speaking international clients and offers several online session formats to match different needs.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Kara works with, alongside the areas below.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
LGBT
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Life purpose
Multicultural concerns
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Kara among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Kara among the ways she works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Kara among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Kara among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Kara among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Kara among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kara among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kara among the ways she works.
Internal Family Systems: Listed by Kara among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Kara directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Kara directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

Using Narrative and Client-Centered Methods Online

Many of Kara's sessions draw on Narrative Therapy to help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves and their struggles, which can reduce shame and open new possibilities. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to place the relationship and the person's experience at the center, offering empathy and genuine listening to help people feel understood.

She pairs those approaches with cognitive-behavioral ideas when practical, helping people spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors between sessions. Finding the right mix is collaborative - the therapist and client discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust as work progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full conversational session and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, live chat supports brief focused exchanges, and messaging lets people share updates or questions between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity during life changes, and use different formats as needs shift.

Common questions about this listing

What kinds of concerns does Kara address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and grief as well as relationship and intimacy issues. Additional focuses include parenting, career challenges, ADHD, body image, and caregiver stress.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and interactive with emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. She can be direct and structured when helpful and often assigns tasks between sessions to keep progress moving.

What is her clinical background and experience?

She has 29 years of experience, starting in residential psychiatric care and later working in outpatient, supervisory, and program director roles for substance use and behavioral health services. She moved to online practice in 2014.

What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?

She holds OH LPCC and FL LMHC credentials and is based in Florida.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available for online care?

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does payment and cost work for sessions?

Cost varies by location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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