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Online therapist

Karen Graber

Compassionate practical therapy for family and life

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Karen

Karen Graber is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, family strain, grief, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, relationship problems, and life transitions. Her style is practical and straightforward.

She helps clients build coping skills and find clearer day-to-day balance. Karen draws on eleven years of clinical experience and graduate training in marriage and family therapy. She adapts sessions to each person’s needs and focuses on strengths clients already have.

Background and approach

Her work includes attention to mood concerns such as depression and postpartum depression, as well as issues like ADHD, self-esteem, body image, and eating-related problems. Therapy with Karen often includes talking through past patterns that still cause trouble today. She uses client-centered and psychodynamic ideas to identify recurring themes and solution-focused methods to set achievable goals.

The result is a mix of understanding where problems come from and practical steps to change them. Sessions can cover emotional topics like guilt, shame, isolation, and intimacy-related issues, plus life events such as divorce, fertility concerns, or career stress. She also brings experience from working with addiction and co-occurring challenges that affect daily functioning.

Karen aims to help people find realistic, lasting skills for coping, greater self-compassion, and improved relationships. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, clear goals, and steady progress.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience first. The therapist listens deeply, follows the client’s lead, and helps people notice strengths they already have to handle stress, parenting issues, and relationship strain.

Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that repeat over time. It helps identify how past experiences influence current reactions and relationships, which can be useful for grief, trauma-related concerns, and problems that keep coming back.

Karen treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She works with clients to test methods and adjust the plan based on needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single style. This collaborative attitude helps match techniques to what works in daily life.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls make face-to-face conversation possible, phone sessions let you meet while on the go, and live chat or text messaging provide shorter, frequent check-ins. These options can make it easier to keep consistent work on stress, parenting, mood, and relationship goals.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Karen address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family problems, grief, parenting, addictions, relationships, trauma and related issues such as eating, sleeping, self-esteem, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She blends client-centered listening, psychodynamic reflection on past patterns, and solution-focused steps to set and reach goals.
How long has she practiced clinical therapy?
She has eleven years of clinical experience working in a variety of settings in the Los Angeles area and beyond.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA LMFT 91262, practicing from California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
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 begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

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