Karla Garcia-Velez, LCSW

Karla Garcia-Velez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who uses cognitive behavioral therapy as a central part of her practice. She offers straightforward support for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and are built to suit each person's needs.

With seven years of clinical experience, she helps people sort through career stress, relationship questions, addiction concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues tied to chronic illness, caregiving, aging, and end-of-life concerns. Karla pays attention to what feels most pressing and practical for each person.

Karla blends approaches to match the situation, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, dialectical behavior skills, and hypnotherapy when useful. In practice that means she and the client pick techniques that fit the person’s goals and strengths. Sessions tend to focus on doable steps rather than abstract ideas.

She aims to build trust and mutual respect first, then help clients set clear, actionable goals. That may include learning coping skills, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, or planning for life transitions. Karla also offers coaching-style support when people want focused, goal-oriented work.

People can expect a practical, collaborative approach that adapts as needs change. She will help you decide goals and next steps, and check progress along the way. If language or life stage shapes the work, she will adjust methods to fit those realities.

Practical approaches for online care

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world actions to change mood and behavior. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and day-to-day stress by teaching specific skills to shift thinking and routines.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values and committed action. It helps people accept difficult feelings while choosing behaviors that align with what matters to them, which can be useful for grief, chronic illness, and life transitions.

Client-centered therapy creates space for a person to be heard and understood, and the therapist follows the client's lead. This approach supports people who need time to clarify goals, process emotions, or build confidence.

Karla works collaboratively to find the best approach for each person. She will discuss which methods fit your goals and try different techniques as needed, adjusting plans based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and skill teaching, phone can be a simpler check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging works well for short updates or ongoing coaching. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.