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Online therapist

Karen Delos Santos

Calm, practical support for life transitions

Credentials
LMHC
Experience
17 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Karen

Karen Delos Santos is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing everyday stress and deeper emotional struggles. She focuses on issues like anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and relationship difficulties. Karen writes plainly with parents and busy adults in mind, offering steady, practical support for those feeling stuck or overwhelmed.

She draws on 17 years of clinical experience working with life transitions and emotional challenges. Sessions emphasize clear problem-solving, improving communication, and building small skills that make daily life easier.

Background and approach

Karen also addresses feelings tied to family history, caregiver stress, guilt, and shame so clients can move forward with less burden. Her work pays attention to both immediate problems and longer patterns. That means looking at habits, past wounds, and current choices.

Karen helps people sort through money worries, career doubts, and questions about purpose without rushing to labels or jargon. Therapy is practical and paced to each person. She uses evidence-based techniques to calm anxiety, manage mood, and strengthen relationships.

Conversations are direct but compassionate, focused on clear steps and realistic goals. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Karen practices in Florida and brings a calm, experienced presence to help people find steadier days ahead.

Practical approaches for online support and growth

Karen blends evidence-based techniques that focus on present-day problems and emotional patterns. She uses cognitive-style strategies to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and lift mood by teaching new ways to respond to stressful situations.

She also draws on trauma-informed methods to address painful memories and strong emotions. These approaches help people make sense of past hurts, reduce overwhelming reactions, and build more emotional balance over time.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Karen works with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust as progress is made. The plan evolves based on what helps most and what feels doable for the client.

Online delivery uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules and different comfort levels. These options make it easier to attend regularly, practice skills between meetings, and keep therapy consistent from wherever a client is located in Florida. The format supports flexibility while focusing on measurable steps and real-life improvements.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, and self-esteem struggles, along with related problems like caregiver stress, communication problems, and family issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is practical and client-centered, focusing on clear steps, improved communication, and skills people can use day to day.
What kind of clinical experience does she bring?
She has 17 years of experience supporting people through life transitions, trauma recovery, midlife questions, and ongoing emotional concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida with the license number FL LMHC MH14288.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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