Nusrat Karim, LMHC

Nusrat Karim is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 12 years of clinical experience. She practices in Florida and offers therapy in English. Her work focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and major life changes. She favors Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, using practical skills to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Nusrat also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to help clients clarify values and build workable habits. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing appear in sessions to deepen awareness and support motivation for change. Nusrat has experience helping adults and youth with trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and relationship and family concerns. She also supports people facing career transitions, social anxiety, low self-esteem, isolation, and issues with control, guilt, or forgiveness. Her approach aims to make problems feel more manageable through clear, step-by-step work. She emphasizes straightforward communication and active listening. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, with room for empathy and honesty. Nusrat aims to build rapport quickly and help clients develop skills they can use outside of sessions. People who choose her can expect practical tools, guided reflection, and short-term strategies when appropriate. She combines evidence-informed approaches with attention to each person’s values and daily life. Nusrat welcomes conversations about goals and how therapy can fit into daily routines.

How CBT and ACT Work Online

Nusrat commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT sessions focus on clear steps and practical exercises that clients practice between meetings to reduce anxiety or lift mood.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take committed steps toward them. ACT supports people who feel stuck by combining mindfulness with action planning. Client-centered work provides a space to talk things through while the therapist listens without judgment and follows the client’s lead.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Nusrat will discuss goals, preferences, and daily routines to decide which methods to emphasize. That collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made or needs shift.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face to face when schedules are tight. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and can fit into breaks at work or busy days. These options make it easier to keep consistent momentum and practice new skills in real life.