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Karen Richardson, LMFT

Based in Florida Online sessions

Supportive LMFT focused on parenting and relationships

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Years in practice
24
Credentials
LMFT
Licensed in
Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Relationship issues
Focus
Family conflicts
About

About Karen

Karen Richardson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 24 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for parents and people coping with stress, anxiety, mood changes, addiction, grief, and relationship strains. She speaks directly and offers steady guidance for everyday challenges.

She uses approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and dialectical behavior therapy. In sessions she helps clients name priorities, try small behavior changes, and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Background and approach

She also brings experience addressing parenting concerns such as blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, and caregiver stress. Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, community mental health, in-home therapy, criminal detention, family court services, and an intensive outpatient program for people with both substance use and mental health needs.

That variety informs how she adapts sessions to real-life demands and safety considerations. She holds a master’s degree and a post-master’s certificate in marriage and family therapy and maintains licensure as an LMFT in South Carolina and Florida. She can discuss faith-based perspectives when requested, and she works with people who want that included in their care.

Sessions are offered in English and conducted from Florida. Her practice covers a wide set of concerns including trauma and abuse, ADHD, eating and body image issues, co-occurring substance concerns, and attachment-related struggles.

Focus areas and approaches

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.

Approaches Karen lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.

Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and committing to actions that matter. It helps with anxiety, depression, and parenting stress by guiding people to notice unhelpful thoughts and take value-driven steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people change how they connect and respond in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then try approaches that match those needs. Sessions can blend methods so practical skills and relational insights are both addressed.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and observing interactions, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections or coping reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and to keep progress steady over time.
Questions

Questions people ask about Karen

What concerns does Karen commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, attachment issues, and relationship or intimacy concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

She combines client-centered listening with practical methods from CBT, DBT, and ACT to help people set goals and try concrete changes.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 24 years of experience across inpatient and outpatient care, community mental health, in-home therapy, and intensive outpatient programs.

What credentials and location apply to this clinician?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in South Carolina and Florida and practices from Florida.

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

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

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

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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