Karin Gardner

Karin Gardner is a licensed clinical social worker who combines person-centered care with practical therapy strategies. She holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) credential and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential and practices in New York. Her style is collaborative and respectful, focusing on each person's strengths as they face stress, anxiety, grief, life changes, and relationship concerns.

Gardner draws from several therapy approaches to match what each person needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and build actions that match their values. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered ideas to strengthen emotional connection and self-understanding.

Her work includes supporting people coping with chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns including hospice and end-of-life counseling. She also addresses parenting challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Sessions focus on clear tools, steady emotional support, and steps people can try between meetings.

Gardner brings seven years of professional experience across settings that include clinical and community work. She emphasizes that people already have resources to draw on and helps them identify and apply those strengths. Her approach is to listen closely, collaborate on goals, and use practical strategies that fit everyday life.

To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules based on therapist availability. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How online sessions can use familiar therapy methods

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people get clear about their values and take small actions that matter to them. It is useful for stress, anxiety, life transitions, and coping with chronic illness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting thought patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It often helps with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the 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 based on what feels most useful.

Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, and maintain continuity of care during life changes. Some people prefer shorter check-ins when juggling work or caregiving, while others choose longer sessions for deeper processing. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and tracking tools to work well in remote sessions so therapy stays practical and manageable.