Karen Lakritz, LCSW
Licensed in Florida · 30 years in practice
Karen Lakritz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW5585 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1124179940 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
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About Karen
Karen Lakritz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist. She draws on long experience helping people manage depression, anxiety, grief, and challenges linked to substance use. She also has experience supporting people living with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Karen speaks English and practices from Florida while working with clients in other places as well. She describes her style as warm and supportive.
Background and approach
Sessions are respectful and compassionate, and she also asks clients to take active steps between meetings. Karen uses straightforward talk and practical exercises rather than jargon. She aims to make therapy feel like a collaboration, not a lecture.
Her work uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered conversation, and acceptance-focused methods. These tools are aimed at helping people build coping skills, shift unhelpful thinking, and take steps toward values-based living. She pays attention to attachment patterns and relationship dynamics where they matter.
Karen also understands some challenges of being non-neurotypical; she has a mild stutter and dyslexia and says that experience informs her sensitivity. She has spent significant time living in Canada in recent years, so she is familiar with how health and housing systems can differ there. People who choose Karen often want steady, experienced guidance and clear, practical steps.
She emphasizes collaboration, respect, and accountability while working toward the goals each person sets.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Karen names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It combines mindfulness and practical steps to reduce avoidance and move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills to shift thinking and routine. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional responses, and it can be useful when relationship dynamics or trust are a central concern.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will talk about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods together. Adjustments are normal - approaches can be mixed or changed based on what helps most in real sessions.
Online therapy with this practitioner is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in, chat can be a quicker way to touch base, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, and career or parenting stress.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and supportive yet accountable. Sessions combine conversation with practical exercises and steps to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has practiced as a psychotherapist for about 30 years, bringing long experience with mood disorders, substance issues, and grief work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing from Florida and lists her credential as FL LCSW.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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