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Online therapist

Karen Medlock

Compassionate support for parents and adults

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
27 years
Licensed in
Louisiana, Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Karen

Karen Medlock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience. She holds licenses in Texas (TX LCSW 52974) and Louisiana (LA LCSW 11221). Karen blends life experience and training to meet people where they are and offer steady, practical support.

She favors a relaxed, human approach. Sessions move at the client’s pace. She listens first, then helps set clear, manageable steps forward.

Karen focuses on strengths and creates space for honest conversation.

Background and approach

Over her career she has worked across many settings and age groups. That background includes classroom teaching from kindergarten through high school and work in correctional settings. Those roles shaped her skills in addiction work, group facilitation, and trauma-related care.

Her practice covers common parenting and family concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship issues. She also addresses areas like ADHD, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her approach adapts to each person’s situation and goals.

In sessions she may draw on attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, and emotionally-focused techniques. The goal is to help people reduce distress, improve communication, and build practical coping skills. She works with clients by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Parents who want straightforward, compassionate support often find her style accessible. Karen aims to walk alongside people as they sort through problems and try new ways of handling them.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections shape current relationships. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and work toward more stable bonds and clearer communication.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard without judgment. The therapist follows the person's lead, offers empathic listening, and supports growth through acceptance and reflection.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It offers practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills for anxiety, mood, and stress-related problems.

Choosing an approach is a cooperative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different tools, and adjust methods as needs become clearer. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques fit best.

Online therapy lets people connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, handle sudden needs, or start therapy without traveling. Licensed professionals can use these formats to offer consistent support and to practice the same approaches they would use in person.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting and family matters, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and related challenges such as ADHD and trauma.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is laid-back and person-centered. She listens first, then helps set practical steps using tools suited to the situation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 27 years of professional experience across schools, correctional settings, and clinical practice.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Texas and Louisiana with license numbers TX LCSW 52974 and LA LCSW 11221, and she practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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Experience
27 years
Licensed
Louisiana, Texas
Languages
English

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