Karin Gardner, LICSW, LCSW
Supportive social worker focused on practical parenting concerns
Book with Karin- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York, Vermont
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Karin
Karin Gardner is a licensed social worker practicing in New York. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings seven years of clinical experience. Karin focuses on issues many parents face, including stress, anxiety, grief, sleep problems, and parenting concerns.
She uses an approachable, person-centered style. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Karin helps people notice strengths and take practical steps to manage difficult feelings and daily challenges.
Her work often combines techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of feeling better.
Background and approach
She also draws on attachment-based and client-centered ideas when relationship patterns and family history matter. Karin has experience supporting people through major life changes, chronic illness, caregiver strain, and family conflict. She also addresses mood concerns such as depression, bipolar disorder, and anger, and offers help for concentration and attention difficulties like ADHD.
In sessions she prioritizes collaboration. Clients and therapist set clear goals together and pick practical strategies to try between meetings. Karin frames therapy as a step-by-step process toward more manageable days and healthier relationships.
To begin someone completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions based on therapist availability. Karin provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Karin lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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 suited to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and major life changes where avoidance has become a pattern.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, behaviors, and mood. It involves tracking patterns, testing unhelpful beliefs, and trying practical behavior changes that often improve sleep, mood, and daily functioning.
Karin treats the choice of approach as a collaborative decision. She will talk with each person about goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels most useful. Finding the right fit is part of the work together rather than a one-time decision.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations for skill teaching and emotional check-ins. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are available for brief updates, homework discussion, or supportive check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around parenting schedules, work, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Karin
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Karin works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting issues, sleep problems, relationship strain, and coping with major life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She uses conversational sessions and mixes practical skills with reflective work to help people make changes.
What experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience supporting people through family conflict, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and mood concerns, among other issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices in New York. The credentials listed are VT LICSW and NY LCSW.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment 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 get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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