Karen Lopez-Feliciano, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Karen

Karen Lopez-Feliciano is a licensed mental health counselor with 22 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, ADHD, parenting challenges, and family concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and works with individuals who want practical strategies to feel better and manage day-to-day struggles. Her style is direct and solution-oriented, aimed at clear steps rather than long explanations.

Karen began her career at the Department of Children and Families in New York.

Background and approach

That experience led her to earn a master’s degree in counseling and to focus on helping people reach concrete goals. Early work included mood disorders, substance use, conduct issues, and family conflict, which shaped her steady, problem-solving approach. Over the years she expanded into inpatient and outpatient treatment settings, working with adults on mental health and substance use concerns.

She later moved to Florida and obtained her Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential, FL LMHC MH7049. Her background gives her a broad perspective on how stress and trauma affect thinking and behavior. In sessions she uses practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits.

She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to build skills and small wins. The goal is clearer thinking, better coping, and improved daily functioning. People who choose Karen can expect straightforward guidance and actionable steps.

She offers a calm, goal-focused space to work through grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, compulsive behaviors, and life transitions. Her bilingual ability helps people express themselves in the language they prefer.

How her approaches work online and what to expect

Karen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT focuses on small experiments and practical homework tasks that are easy to use in daily life, which fits well with video or messaging formats.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. This approach is collaborative and supportive, and it helps when motivation feels mixed or when someone is unsure about next steps.

Choosing the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Then she and the client decide on an approach and adjust it as progress is made.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules. Video calls let people see and talk in real time, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for quick check-ins or when typing is more comfortable. These options provide flexibility so clients can keep momentum between appointments.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

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 can be addressed in sessions?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, low self-esteem, career changes, and compassion fatigue.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and problem-focused, using clear steps and tools to change thoughts and behaviors. She emphasizes short-term goals and strategies that can be tried between sessions.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 22 years of experience working in mental health settings, including inpatient and outpatient care, and earlier work with the Department of Children and Families in New York.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, credential FL LMHC MH7049, and she practices in Florida.

Can sessions be held in other languages or for international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and lifestyles.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What do I need to do to begin?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Anger management

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 22 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English, Spanish

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