Karen Mohammed-Perry, LMHC

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Compassionate counselor who centers your story

Details

Name	Karen Mohammed-Perry
Credentials	LMHC
Based in	New York
Licensed in	New York
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	25

About Karen

Karen Mohammed-Perry is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience in New York. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, or low self-esteem. She also supports those facing relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, career uncertainty, or questions about life purpose.

Karen frames conversations around each person's story. She listens first and then helps people notice patterns that no longer serve them. Her style is respectful and culturally aware, and she works to make sessions clear and practical.

Background and approach

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and Narrative Therapy to guide sessions. That means clients may practice new ways of thinking, try mindful exercises, set small goals, or reframe difficult memories and roles. Karen adapts the plan to the person in front of her rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.

She focuses on concrete steps and skills that people can use between meetings. Progress is paced to each person’s needs and goals. People come to Karen for help with addiction and recovery, sleep and eating concerns, anger, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her background includes work with adoption and foster care issues, domestic violence, codependency, and complex trauma. She aims to support steady, practical change while honoring each person’s values and identity.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Karen works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Karen among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Karen among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Karen among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Karen among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Karen among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Karen among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Karen 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 Karen directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

Approaches in online sessions and what they do

Karen commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and to find alternative narratives that feel more empowering. This approach can help with identity questions, shame, grief, and relationship patterns.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT is practical for anxiety, mood symptoms, sleep and eating concerns, and coping skills practice.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Karen collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She may combine narrative reflection, mindful exercises, and goal-setting so the plan fits the person rather than the other way around.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can work for brief check-ins or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to keep momentum while balancing school, work, or family demands.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns does Karen help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She also addresses relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, career issues, ADHD, and related concerns.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

Her style is listening-focused and collaborative. She uses tools from Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to tailor a practical plan.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of professional experience working in New York settings with a range of behavioral health issues.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - licensed in New York and practices from that state.

Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on needs and preferences.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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