Karen Phillips , LMHC

Karen Phillips is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 25 years of experience helping people navigate emotional challenges and life transitions. She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties, and has particular experience supporting clients who experienced trauma or emotional abuse during childhood.

Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, grounded in a humanistic perspective that honors each person as unique with their own story, strengths, and needs. She draws on a variety of therapeutic methods and adapts techniques to fit what each client finds most useful. Her training includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and she integrates those tools with a focus on practical skills and personal meaning.

Karen works alongside clients to identify workable solutions, strengthen coping skills, and support overall well-being. She emphasizes partnership in the therapeutic process and aims to help people clarify goals, increase resilience, and move toward more satisfying relationships and daily functioning.

Bringing ACT, DBT, and CBT into Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and take committed actions even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and situations where people want to build more meaningful daily routines.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. It can be particularly helpful for intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and patterns of reacting to stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and developing concrete behavioral strategies. CBT is commonly used for depression, anxiety, and improving coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Karen collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process means the therapist and client try tools together and adapt as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect with licensed professionals and therapists through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and travel, and they increase accessibility for people who live far from in-person services or who prefer remote care.