Kari Mackneer

Kari Mackneer is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. She has 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Kari aims to meet each person where they are and offer steady, respectful support as they work toward change.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. She uses Client-Centered techniques to follow the client's lead and build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools are offered to help change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. Mindfulness and existential perspectives are woven in when clients want help finding meaning and calm.

Kari draws on long experience in diverse settings, including work with substance use, personality-related concerns, and ADHD. She prioritizes tailoring plans to each person's goals rather than prescribing one fixed method. Sessions focus on clear strategies, skill-building, and real-life changes clients can practice between meetings.

People working with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, body image concerns, or relationship and communication problems may find her background relevant. Kari also addresses compassion fatigue, career strain, and coping after disasters or loss. Her bedside manner is direct but compassionate, with an emphasis on practical next steps.

She conducts work in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. The therapist provides empathy and reflection so the person can examine what matters most and set their own goals. This approach helps people who need a steady, nonjudgmental listener while they sort out feelings and decisions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is practical and action-oriented. It involves identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or problematic habits. CBT is useful for stress, mood concerns, and many day-to-day problems because it breaks issues into manageable steps.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal communication. Those tools help when strong emotions, impulsive behaviors, or relationship patterns cause ongoing trouble. The therapist teaches and practices skills together with the client.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time so it fits the client's needs.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a workday, avoiding travel time, or choosing phone over video when a quieter setting or lower bandwidth is preferable. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skills training to remote sessions so progress continues between meetings.