- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Karin
Karin Fils-Aime is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who focuses on practical support for everyday parenting struggles. She listens without judgment and helps parents untangle stress, worry, and the small crises that pile up. Her approach is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping people feel a little better in the here and now.
Karin spent years thinking about peoples' problems even as a child, and that curiosity led her to a counseling career.
Background and approach
She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep them stuck. She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when past hurt continues to affect daily life. In sessions she talks plainly about how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect.
She works with common concerns like anxiety, stress, parenting strain, and grief, as well as issues such as ADHD, addiction, eating concerns, and mood changes. She also addresses attachment struggles, caregiver stress, family-of-origin issues, and the impact of domestic violence when those topics come up. Karin has 22 years of experience helping people who want clear, usable strategies rather than labels.
She offers a mix of short coaching-style conversations and longer therapy work depending on what a person needs. Her goal is to help people find more calm and manageable ways to get through daily life. People who choose her can expect practical suggestions, steady listening, and a focus on what can be changed now.
She works in English and practices in Pennsylvania, bringing steady experience to parents and individuals facing life transitions.
What Karin works with
Everything Karin lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Karin helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Karin lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Karin’s Approaches Work Online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice the connection between thoughts and feelings and then try small experiments to change unhelpful thinking. It is useful for worries, low mood, stress, and parenting-related self-talk. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on how past painful events still affect daily reactions and helps people process those experiences in ways that reduce their power over daily life.Karin treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She talks with each person about their goals and preferences and suggests techniques from CBT or Trauma-Focused Therapy as fits the situation. Together they review what helps and adjust the plan over time so work in sessions matches real life needs.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is good for in-depth work and seeing nonverbal cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or text work well for quick check-ins or shorter coaching-style conversations. These formats let people fit sessions into busy parenting days and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Karin
What concerns does Karin often address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, and related issues such as ADHD, addictions, eating concerns, bipolar symptoms, and anger. She also addresses attachment, abandonment, caregiver stress, and family-of-origin problems.
What kind of therapy style can I expect?
Sessions are conversational and practical, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to link thoughts and feelings and Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events continue to affect daily life. The focus is on simple, usable strategies.
How long has she been practicing?
Karin brings 22 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor. That background informs both brief coaching-style conversations and longer-term therapy work.
Where does Karin practice and what are her credentials?
She is licensed in Pennsylvania as an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. Her practice is based in Pennsylvania and she conducts sessions in English.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered to people located within the areas her licensing covers.
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 comfort levels.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided when matching and scheduling.
How do I begin working with Karin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule according to the therapist's availability shown after matching.
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