- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Sleeping disorders
About Karen
Karen Wassom Hammond is a Kentucky licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 12 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and parenting challenges. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at helping parents and individuals find clearer ways to cope and communicate.
She builds sessions around a calm, open atmosphere where clients can speak honestly without judgment.
Background and approach
Conversations often start with what feels most pressing in day-to-day life, then work toward small, doable steps. She can include faith-based perspectives when a client requests that as part of care. Karen uses methods drawn from client-centered therapy to keep the focus on each person's goals.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. For people who need skill training to manage strong emotions, she incorporates elements of dialectical behavior therapy. Her background includes a variety of settings across 12 years in the field in Kentucky, and she brings that breadth to each session.
She offers both short-term coaching-style work and longer therapeutic work depending on what a person needs. Sessions are offered in English. People interested in starting follow a simple intake process online.
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so therapy can fit into busy family and work schedules.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy keeps the session focused on what matters to the client. The therapist listens closely, follows your lead, and helps you set goals that feel relevant to daily life. Cognitive behavioral therapy targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them, which can help with sleep, mood, and relationship patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work and happens together. The therapist will talk with you about your needs, try methods that match your goals, and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. That collaborative process makes it easier to find tools that actually fit your routine and values.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets you have a more traditional face-to-face conversation. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, shorter coaching moments, or when scheduling is tight. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy family and work lives while keeping the focus on real change.
Questions people ask about Karen
What kinds of problems does Karen help with?
She helps people facing relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and parenting challenges among other issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She offers a direct, supportive style that centers the client's goals. Sessions aim to be practical, focusing on clear steps and skills you can use between meetings.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 12 years of professional experience working in Kentucky settings and draws on that background to address both short-term coaching needs and longer-term therapy.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Kentucky. Her practice is based in Kentucky.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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