Kara Justo
Compassionate practical support for everyday parenting challenges
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Kara
Kara Justo is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem struggles, and motivation. She offers straightforward support for concerns like ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma, grief, mood disorders, and coping with life changes. Her work is practical and focused on what you need right now.
Kara keeps sessions calm and direct. She creates a space where clients can say what they are feeling without judgment.
Background and approach
Conversations center on clear goals and steps that fit each person’s daily life. With 21 years of experience, Kara brings steady, real-world experience to common problems. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and patterns that get in the way of functioning and well-being.
In sessions she listens, asks pragmatic questions, and offers tools people can try between meetings. The approach aims to build skills for managing emotions, reducing distress, and improving communication. Kara is licensed in Connecticut as an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
She conducts therapy in English and uses online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to set up the first appointment.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Kara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people learn new coping skills to manage anxiety and mood symptoms through step-by-step practice and homework. This is useful for stress, anxiety, and mood regulation. Another approach targets behavior and routines by identifying unhelpful patterns and testing small changes in daily life. It aims to reduce impulsivity, improve emotion control, and strengthen healthy habits for parenting and family roles. Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client work together to decide which methods fit the client’s goals, needs, and comfort level. Techniques can be adjusted over time based on what helps most. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from home. Phone sessions and live chat offer a less formal option when schedules or comfort make video difficult. Text-based messaging provides ongoing support between meetings. These options increase flexibility and help people use therapy in ways that match their daily routine.Frequently asked questions
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Kara
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- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point