Karen Buroff, LCSW

Licensed in Connecticut · 15 years in practice

Karen Buroff is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Connecticut: 8134 · expires November 2026
LCSW, California: 112737 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1982843579 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Karen

Karen Buroff is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive style and focuses on helping people find clearer ways to manage stress, anxiety, and trauma. Karen centers sessions on each person's strengths.

She listens closely and adapts conversations to what matters most for daily life. Clients can expect practical steps they can try between meetings, and guidance that respects their pace. Her experience includes work with people facing depression, post-traumatic stress, and persistent mental health challenges.

Background and approach

She has also supported military members and veterans and people who have survived physical or emotional abuse. Those experiences inform how she approaches safety and stabilization in session. Karen draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, and trauma-focused approaches.

She uses these to help people manage symptoms, rebuild routines, and reduce panic or avoidance. She also offers solution-focused work for concrete goals like sleep, work, or parenting challenges. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented while staying flexible.

Whether someone is dealing with grief, relationship strain, addiction concerns, or questions about life purpose, Karen works to tailor the plan to the person’s needs. She practices in California as an LCSW and conducts work in English. Therapy can be a first step toward change.

Karen helps people identify small, achievable steps and supports them as they try new ways of coping and relating.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Coaching
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Karen names

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Online support

How trauma-informed and CBT approaches work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a plan around each person's goals. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead, checks in often, and helps people set small, practical steps to try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood; it is commonly used for panic, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on safety, grounding, and processing difficult memories at a pace the person controls, which can reduce reactivity and support daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That shared decision-making helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and manageable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful for deeper dialog and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging lets someone send updates or questions between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other routines while keeping care consistent and goal oriented.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Karen commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, addictions, and related issues such as sleep, eating, and intimacy struggles.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and interactive with an emphasis on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, solution-focused steps, and trauma-focused care.

What kind of background does she bring to sessions?

She has 15 years of experience as a social worker and clinician, including work with military members, people affected by physical or emotional abuse, and those with chronic mental health needs.

Where is she licensed and based?

She practices in California and holds the LCSW credential with experience working in multiple states.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is able to work with international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and preferences.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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