Karen Stockham , LPCC

Karen Stockham brings 24 years of experience helping individuals, couples, children, adolescents and whole families navigate life's challenges. She emphasizes practical, action-oriented work that supports problem solving, goal setting and improved communication while helping people reduce and manage stress.

Karen uses a Solution-Oriented and Family Therapy counseling style that focuses on empowering clients to make concrete changes in daily life. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, exploring how thoughts, behaviors and perspectives influence feelings and actions to create new, healthier patterns.

Her clinical interests include marriage and family counseling, mediation, anger management and conflict resolution, and she enjoys supporting families as they work through parenting concerns, couple challenges and routine stresses. Her approach is collaborative and focused on helping clients feel more capable and effective in their relationships and roles.

Outside of her clinical work, Karen is a mother of five and a grandmother of three who enjoys photography, outdoor activities, exercise and volunteering at her local BioPark. She values accessible, convenient care and guides people through the online process at a pace that feels right for them, encouraging those ready for change to take the next step toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Karen draws from Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes understanding each person from their own perspective and creating a supportive space where clients lead the pace and direction of change. This approach helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns and navigating life transitions by prioritizing empathy and respect.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that examines how thoughts and behaviors interact. CBT is effective for addressing stress, anxiety, mood difficulties and habits by identifying patterns and building new coping strategies.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques are incorporated when emotion regulation, impulse control or intense relationship conflicts are central concerns. DBT offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication and reducing reactive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Karen works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences. She guides adjustments over time so the work remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers flexibility and access through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to stay connected from different locations. Licensed professionals can deliver meaningful, structured therapy through these options while accommodating varied communication preferences and logistical needs.