- Holistic approach
- Long clinical experience
- Strengths focused
About Karen
Karen Medlock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of practice. She holds two master's degrees, one in social work and one in theology, and practices in Texas. Karen blends life experience with clinical work to help people facing major life stresses.
She takes a holistic approach and adapts to each person's needs. Karen draws on long experience with children, teens, adults, and older adults. Her background as a K–12 teacher informs how she talks with adolescents and their caregivers.
Karen has worked in correctional settings, leading groups and sexual offender treatment programs. That work expanded her skills in addiction support, group facilitation, and running psychoeducational classes on everyday coping topics. She describes those experiences as shaping a nonjudgmental, pragmatic style.
She has extensive experience helping people process trauma, grief, and severe panic attacks. Karen also supports people with anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, and life transitions. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, body image, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
In sessions she stays laid-back and responsive to where a person is in their life. She aims to help people identify strengths, learn coping tools, and move toward their goals at a comfortable pace. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.
Background and approach: Karen uses approaches that include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Existential Therapy. She prefers clear, practical conversation and often combines techniques to fit a person's situation. Her work emphasizes listening first, then building strategies for coping, communication, and emotional regulation over time.
How Karen’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based work focuses on how close relationships shape feelings and reactions; it helps when someone wants to understand trust, connection, and triggers in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience and pace, giving space for them to set goals and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful habits.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss possible approaches, and together decide what to try first. Plans can change as progress is made and needs shift, so the match evolves with the work.
Confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into busy days, cut down on travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people start talking before they feel ready for in-person meetings. Ask about scheduling rhythms and any format details when you contact the therapist.
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Experience
27+ years
Credentials
Louisiana, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Karen helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, eating and sleeping issues, and coping with life changes. She also lists additional focuses such as attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, body image, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a laid-back, responsive style that starts by listening and then builds practical coping tools. Her approach blends conversational, strengths-focused work with targeted strategies for emotion and behavior change.
What is her professional background?
She has 27 years of experience, two master's degrees - one in social work and one in theology - and a long history working in schools and correctional settings. That history contributes to her experience with trauma, addiction support, and group work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Texas and Louisiana and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.