Karen Lakritz, LCSW
Florida · 30 years in practice
Karen Lakritz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW5585 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1124179940 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- 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 Lakritz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist. She draws on a long career helping people manage anxiety, depression, grief, and substance use tied to loneliness. Karen also has experience supporting people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
She works in English and carries professional credentials in Florida. Karen describes her style as warm and supportive. Sessions focus on respect, sensitivity, and compassion alongside clear expectations and accountability.
Background and approach
She uses everyday language and practical steps so people know what to expect in sessions. Her approach pulls from several evidence-informed methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy inform how she shapes treatment.
Those approaches guide gentle skills practice, emotion work, and problem-solving rather than jargon. Karen understands communication differences firsthand; she has a mild stutter and some dyslexia, and she notes how that shapes her empathy for people who are non-neurotypical. She has also spent significant time living in Canada in recent years and is familiar with navigating health and housing systems there.
She emphasizes collaboration: the two of you will decide on goals and the strategies to meet them. Real change takes effort, and she aims to offer steady support along the way.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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
Approaches that guide online care
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and working with emotions in the moment to improve how people relate to their feelings and to others. It can be helpful for people dealing with strong emotions, intimacy concerns, and relationship patterns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while identifying what matters most to you. ACT offers practical exercises to build flexibility and committed action toward meaningful goals.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early patterns of connection shape current relationships and emotional responses. This work can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment fears, or repeating old relationship habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels useful and realistic.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls let you use visual cues for emotion-focused or attachment work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide short check-ins, written reflection, or flexible touchpoints between longer sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What issues can Karen help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is described as warm and supportive with an emphasis on respect, sensitivity, compassion, and accountability. Sessions include practical steps and clear discussion about goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has been a psychotherapist for over 30 years, working with people across a broad range of mental health and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credentialed as FL LCSW, and practices from Florida while also noting experience living in Canada.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She meets with clients by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.
How does pricing work?
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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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