- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Karen
Karen House is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience. She offers a calm, problem-solving style and focuses on practical steps parents can try right away. Karen aims to leave clients with a couple of useful tools after the first session that can ease immediate stress.
Karen centers sessions on the needs people bring. She listens closely and helps identify small, actionable changes to try between meetings. Homework and short activities are part of her approach so lessons from sessions can be practiced in day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Her work covers stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, sleep problems, addictions, trauma and mood issues like depression and bipolar. She also helps people with relationship matters such as communication, codependency, commitment issues, and family problems. Attachment issues and forgiveness are included among her focus areas.
Karen uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s situation. She draws on client-centered conversation to understand what matters most, cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and trauma-focused techniques when past events continue to cause pain. Face-to-face style sessions build on one another so the plan evolves over time.
Karen is licensed as an LPC and as an LPCC in New Mexico and practices out of Colorado. Sessions are offered in English and she works with international clients by phone or online when that fits the person’s needs.
What Karen works with
Everything Karen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Karen helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding each person’s priorities. It helps the therapist learn what matters most and shape sessions around a parent's real concerns, such as bedtime routines or managing stress. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, uses simple, practical exercises to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors; it can help with anxiety, sleep problems and low mood.EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that helps reduce the emotional charge of distressing memories by combining guided attention with structured processing. It is used when past events continue to cause strong reactions and can be offered in an online format when appropriate. Karen will discuss these and other options and work together with each person to pick the right approach based on goals, comfort, and the issue at hand.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or messaging offers brief check-ins or flexible communication outside of scheduled sessions. These formats increase flexibility for busy parents and make it easier to keep therapy consistent.
Questions people ask about Karen
What concerns does Karen commonly address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, trauma and addictions. Parenting issues, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, LGBT concerns and family problems are also part of her practice.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is casual and problem-focused. Sessions aim to produce concrete tools and simple steps that can be used between meetings.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of counseling experience working with a broad range of issues and builds on skills across sessions so progress grows over time.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices from Colorado. The credentials listed are CO LPC and NM LPCC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients may be seen when arrangements allow.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible options for different needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Karen?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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