Karen Lakritz

Karen Lakritz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 30 years as a psychotherapist. She has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, bipolar disorder, and issues linked to loneliness. Karen also has lived experience with a mild stutter and some dyslexia, which informs how she relates to neurodiverse clients.

She describes her style as warm and supportive. Sessions are guided by respect and sensitivity, with an emphasis on accountability. Karen blends practical tools with listening and real-world problem solving.

Her background includes working with a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, sleep and eating problems, anger, parenting stress, caregiving strain, and career or life transitions. She has also supported people navigating serious mental health challenges and chronic illness.

Karen draws on cognitive behavioral methods, client-centered work, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, and dialectical behavioral strategies to tailor the approach. She aims to match techniques to each person’s goals and pace rather than following a single formula.

She spends part of the year in Canada and is familiar with health and housing systems there. Karen practices in Florida and works in English. To begin, she asks people to identify clear goals and commit to steps that lead to practical change.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small, committed steps toward them while accepting uncomfortable feelings. It can help with anxiety, stress, and managing difficult moods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful habits and reactions. It is commonly used for depression, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build more secure ways of relating to others and themselves.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest techniques to try. Together you can test what helps and adjust the plan as needed so therapy fits your life and needs.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try approaches like ACT and CBT from wherever they are while keeping the focus on practical skills, emotional understanding, and steps you can use between sessions.