Karen Lakritz, LCSW
Therapist in Florida
Karen Lakritz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years as a psychotherapist.
- Licensed inFlorida
- LicenseSW5585
- NPI 1124179940
- Experience30+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Karen
Karen Lakritz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years as a psychotherapist. She brings long experience to sessions and aims to create a warm, supportive space for people who are struggling. Her approach balances kindness with accountability so clients can make steady progress.
She has worked with many concerns including depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and substance use tied to loneliness. She has also supported people coping with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Background and approach
Because she has a mild stutter and some dyslexia, she understands some challenges non-neurotypical people face. Karen blends several practical approaches in her work. She uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior.
She offers client-centered methods that focus on each person's experience and goals. Attachment-based ideas guide how she looks at relationships and patterns that affect emotions. Her sessions tend to be direct but empathetic.
She expects real work and commitment, and she helps set clear steps people can try between meetings. She also brings sensitivity to issues such as grief, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and aging concerns. Karen works with people dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and questions about identity and connection.
She also helps with coping skills for anger, sleep or eating problems, and attention differences such as ADHD. She offers services from Florida and accepts international clients. Conversations are in English, and she will collaborate with each person to find the best path forward.
Credentials
- LCSW (Florida)
- License SW5585 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1124179940 · national provider identifier
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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
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- 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
How attachment ideas and practical therapies work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape how people feel and respond. Online sessions can help identify patterns of attachment and try new ways of relating that reduce anxiety and improve connection.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values-driven action, which can be useful for coping with depression, anxiety, or life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with concrete exercises and homework to build new skills for mood, sleep, and worry.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. Together they check what helps and adjust the plan over time rather than sticking to a single method.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, trauma, and relationship or intimacy issues. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and life transitions.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and supportive while also holding clients accountable for change. Sessions are collaborative and aim to set practical steps people can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings more than 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist and has worked with a wide range of concerns across mood, trauma, and serious mental health conditions.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices from Florida and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Are sessions offered in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
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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