Karen Cino, LCSW

Florida · 7 years in practice

Karen Cino is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and struggles with self-esteem.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW5970 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1073648762 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 7
Languages: English

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About Karen

Karen Cino is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and struggles with self-esteem. She offers straightforward support for career concerns, motivation, grief, and intimacy-related issues. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, aimed at helping people take small steps toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.

She creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared honestly. Sessions focus on understanding what matters most to the client and building practical ways to cope.

Background and approach

Karen draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns in close relationships and to help people connect their feelings to what they do next. She also uses client-centered techniques that prioritize each person’s perspective, and cognitive behavioral therapy tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviors.

Those methods are used together to match the moment-to-moment needs of the person in the room. Karen has seven years of professional experience and holds an LCSW, licensed in Florida. Her background includes supporting people through trauma, addiction, codependency, and chronic stress.

She works with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, bipolar issues, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule and communication style.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Depression
Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Blended family issues
Cancer
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Multicultural concerns
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual dysfunction
Social anxiety and phobia
Young adult issues

Approaches Karen names

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Online support

How these approaches work in online therapy

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people name and shift the emotions that drive those patterns. It can be useful for understanding repeated conflicts, attachment worries, and intimacy-related concerns.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s perspective and values. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps people find their own answers rather than directing them toward a specific solution.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It offers concrete tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and build new habits for anxiety, depression, and daily stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can shift over time as progress is made and new priorities appear.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging adds flexibility. Video sessions are helpful for face-to-face interaction, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity across changing schedules.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with concerns like anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship issues, low self-esteem, grief, and work stress. Additional areas include trauma, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and intimacy-related struggles.

What is her general therapeutic style?

The approach is warm and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on understanding emotions, practical coping skills, and clearer thinking to support change.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Karen has seven years of professional experience supporting people through addiction, trauma, codependency, and chronic stress. She aims to help clients take manageable steps forward.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and practices as a licensed clinical social worker based in that state.

Which languages are offered and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and communication preferences.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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