Karen Andrews, LPC

Karen Andrews is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Connecticut with 14 years of experience. She creates a calm, accepting space where people can talk through difficult emotions and everyday struggles. Her style is straightforward and warm, aiming to make therapy feel manageable for someone who may be anxious about starting.

She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. Attachment-based and client-centered work shape how she builds trust and follows each person's goals. Sessions move at a steady, practical pace with an emphasis on skills people can use between meetings.

Karen helps people address stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. She also supports those dealing with grief, anger, eating issues, ADHD, and questions about self-esteem or life purpose. Her approach includes attention to communication problems, family problems, and feelings of isolation or emptiness.

Conversations in her office typically include teaching specific coping strategies, practicing new ways to respond, and reflecting on personal values. She works collaboratively to break big problems into manageable steps and sets clear goals with each person.

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and services are provided in English for people in Connecticut.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Karen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thinking patterns that contribute to anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful behaviors. CBT sessions often include concrete exercises and homework to practice new skills between meetings.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This work focuses on building safer ways to relate to others and improving communication and emotional connection.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Karen will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life to decide which methods to try first, and she adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can fit into a break at work or require less bandwidth, and chat or messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing written support. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.