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Karen Wassom Hammond

Compassionate support with practical strategies

LPCC Kentucky

Experience
12 years in practice
Focus areas
Relationship, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Karen

Karen Wassom Hammond is a Kentucky-licensed LPCC who focuses on helping people navigate relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep and motivation struggles, self-esteem challenges, depression, trauma, and related issues.

Background and approach

She brings 12 years of professional experience to her practice and aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore difficult emotions and thoughts. Her work also includes support around marital and premarital questions, and she offers faith-based counseling when clients request it.

Her approach blends structured skill-building with empathic listening, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and emotion-focused methods to address patterns that contribute to distress. Karen pays attention to practical goals like improving communication, managing anger, and addressing mood concerns while attending to underlying issues such as guilt, shame, or grief.

She tailors sessions to an individual’s needs and encourages steady progress through collaborative planning and coaching-style support. Clients seeking help with parenting challenges, blended family dynamics, infidelity, or life transitions can expect a practitioner who balances warmth with clear strategies.

She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and guides people through early steps with patience and respect.

Online approaches that combine skills and empathy

Karen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach often includes practical exercises and goal-setting to address issues like mood, sleep, and motivation. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where a person’s experiences are understood and validated.

Choosing the right method is part of the therapeutic work itself and she approaches that decision collaboratively. Together with clients she explores goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adapts techniques from CBT, DBT, or emotion-focused methods to fit each person’s needs rather than applying a single fixed approach.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow steady continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult, and support ongoing skill practice between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She works with relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping difficulties, motivation and self-esteem problems, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting and anger, bipolar and ADHD related concerns, plus many related life challenges.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
The practice blends client-centered listening with structured approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to combine empathy with practical skills.
How long has the therapist been practicing?
She has 12 years of professional work experience helping people with relationship, mood, and life transition concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they based?
She holds the LPCC credential and is licensed in Kentucky under KY LPCC 166051.
Can I work with this therapist if I live outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time and currently provides services only to those within her licensed region.
What session formats are available for remote work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different communication preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Trauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Kentucky

Languages

English