Karen Richardson
Compassionate family-focused CBT-informed therapy
LMFT Florida
- Experience
- 24 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Karen
Karen Richardson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who brings 24 years of clinical experience to her practice in Florida.
Background and approach
She blends evidence-informed techniques - including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - with relational and client-centered perspectives to address anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and a wide range of life stressors. Her training and long tenure in behavioral health have shaped an approach that balances symptom-focused strategies with attention to attachment, family dynamics, and personal values.
Throughout her career she has worked across inpatient and outpatient settings, community mental health centers, in-home therapy, and specialty programs such as intensive outpatient treatment for co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns.
That background supports work on grief, mood disorders, parenting and child-related challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, and complex problems like codependency, abandonment, and blended family dynamics. She can also integrate a Christian perspective when requested.
Karen holds an LMFT credential and maintains licensure in Florida. Her practice emphasizes collaborative treatment planning so clients can learn practical skills, shift unhelpful patterns, and pursue more functional relationships and daily routines.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Karen often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood instability, often through skill-building and structured exercises. ACT emphasizes values-based action and psychological flexibility, helping clients accept difficult internal experiences while committing to meaningful behavior changes that align with their goals.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore relational patterns and early attachment influences that affect current relationships and parenting dynamics. This approach is useful for addressing family problems, attachment issues, and intimacy-related concerns by increasing awareness of relational needs and improving interpersonal responsiveness.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to assess goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, then recommends strategies and adjusts the plan as needed so the work remains practical and goal-oriented.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to access ongoing care, practice new skills between meetings, and maintain continuity of treatment even when in-person visits are not possible.
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Experience
24+ years
Licensed
Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina
Languages
English