Karen Shaughness, LCSW

Licensed in New York · 38 years in practice

Karen Shaughness is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with decades of hands-on experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and mood struggles.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 071776 · expires September 2028
NPI: 1619208212 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 38
Languages: English

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About Karen

Karen Shaughness is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with decades of hands-on experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and mood struggles. She practices from New York and brings a calm, approachable presence to sessions. Karen uses straightforward conversation to help clients sort through what feels overwhelming and find practical steps forward.

She draws on client-centered work that focuses on each person's priorities and strengths. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills.

Background and approach

Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce reactivity and improve daily focus and sleep. Karen has worked in hospital settings and with a wide range of concerns including family dynamics, grief, trauma and abuse, and substance use. Her background includes helping people with relationship strain, parenting stress, workplace challenges, and compassion fatigue.

She also supports those facing bipolar disorder, ADHD, panic attacks, and obsessive thoughts. Sessions are practical and plainspoken. Conversations usually include checking immediate concerns, learning specific strategies, and making small behavior changes that add up over time.

Karen also uses motivational interviewing to support people who want to make tough changes like reducing substance use or improving self-care. Outside work she values time outdoors and activities by the water. That calm, steady interest in nature shows up in how she helps people slow down, notice what matters, and take manageable steps toward feeling better.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Codependency
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
First responder issues
Isolation / loneliness
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Karen names

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Online support

Online approaches that meet you where you are

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on you and your goals. The therapist listens without judgment, helps you name what matters, and builds a plan that fits your pace. This approach suits people who want a supportive, individualized space to figure things out.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches clear strategies for managing anxiety, panic, obsessions, low mood, and sleep problems by changing patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice the present moment and reduce reactivity through simple attention skills, which can lessen stress and improve focus.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. 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 as progress is made.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for longer therapy sessions and visual connection. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer no video. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These formats make it easier to schedule consistent care across different routines and locations.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Karen help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship issues, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting and career concerns, and related mood or behavioral challenges.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach is warm and direct, focusing on the client and practical steps. Sessions combine client-centered talk with CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing techniques when helpful.

How much experience does she have?

Karen brings 38 years of clinical experience, including work in hospital settings and helping people with addiction, family dynamics, and trauma.

Where is she located and what are her credentials?

She practices in New York and holds the LCSW credential, listed as NY LCSW.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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