About Karin
Karin Gardner is a licensed psychotherapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices from New York. Karin aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can begin to sort through painful feelings and find clearer next steps.
Karin draws on somatic work to help clients notice how feelings show up in the body. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches to support people in building more satisfying relationships and daily routines.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and grounded in everyday life rather than abstract theory. Her style is person-centered - she listens first and follows each person’s pace. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, gentle experiments, and attention to what helps in real situations.
Karin pays particular attention to family issues, parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and the emotional fallout of loss and major life changes. With seven years of professional experience, she blends different methods to fit each person’s needs. Karin helps people understand patterns, try new responses, and practice skills that reduce overwhelm.
Her work supports people dealing with depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, low self-esteem, and attention-related concerns. Karin offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. She connects with people in English and works from New York.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step will get a person set up for their first session.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Somatic-informed work helps people tune into physical sensations connected to emotions and stress. Online sessions can still include gentle body awareness exercises and guidance on grounding techniques that reduce anxiety and improve sleep.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions. In virtual sessions this looks like identifying what matters, practicing acceptance skills, and trying experiments between appointments to build meaningful routines.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and closeness. Over video or phone, the therapist helps people notice interaction styles, understand attachment responses, and practice new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays practical and useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and for people managing illness or caregiving duties. Video calls let the therapist and client keep visual contact, while phone, chat, and text options make it easier to maintain momentum between live sessions. These formats support regular practice of skills and make it simpler to fit therapy into a full life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- 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
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- New York, Vermont
- Languages
- English