Karen Haggard, LCSW
Illinois · 25 years in practice
Karen Haggard is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma.
License and registration
- LCSW, Illinois
- 149010863 · expires November 2027
- LCSW, Texas
- 115772 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1225277916 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Karen
Karen Haggard is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She works with individuals on relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addiction issues, parenting strain, and the emotional effects of life transitions. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making hard conversations easier to handle.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to address how feelings shape relationships and personal choices.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clearer communication, stronger self-awareness, and practical steps to reduce emotional overwhelm. Clients can expect a collaborative pace that honors their goals and limits. Haggard draws on a variety of behavioral and client-centered techniques when needed, including elements of cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy skills.
This mix helps with sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and coping with chronic illness or caregiver stress. She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care concerns, attachment wounds, and identity issues related to sexuality and intimacy. She practices in Illinois and offers services to people beyond state lines.
Sessions are conducted in English through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions based on therapist availability.
The first meetings focus on listening, identifying immediate needs, and setting clear, manageable steps forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on recognizing and reshaping emotional responses that affect relationships and self-understanding; it helps people name feelings and practice new ways of responding. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while taking actions that match personal values, which is useful for anxiety, chronic stress, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early bonds and current patterns to improve how people connect and trust others, helping with attachment wounds and communication problems.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and current challenges. Early sessions emphasize listening and testing what helps, with adjustments made as progress becomes clear.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video is helpful for face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone calls work well when less bandwidth is needed, live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, frequent check-ins, and continuing care from different locations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Karen commonly address
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and addictions, among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like
Her style is compassionate and collaborative, using Emotionally-Focused Therapy, ACT, attachment ideas, and client-centered listening to guide sessions.
How much experience does she have
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and located
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with credentials in IL LCSW and TX LCSW listed.
Which languages are supported for sessions
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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