Karen Medlock, LCSW

Louisiana · 27 years in practice

Karen Medlock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Louisiana: 11221 · expires August 2026
LCSW, Texas: 52974 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1427605419 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 27
Languages: English

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About Karen

Karen Medlock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience. She holds two master’s degrees and brings a wide range of life and professional experience to her work. Karen aims to meet people where they are and to help them find practical steps forward.

She takes a straightforward, person-first approach. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what the client wants to change. Karen draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to help people understand patterns in their relationships and feelings.

Background and approach

Her background includes work in school settings and correctional facilities, plus many years helping people with grief, trauma, and anxiety. That mix shaped an ability to lead groups, teach coping skills, and support people through crises and long-term challenges. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered techniques as needed to address thoughts, behaviors, and personal goals.

Karen describes her style as relaxed and collaborative. She listens, offers clear feedback, and helps clients build practical tools. Sessions are paced to fit each person’s life and comfort level.

Clients often come with concerns such as stress, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, addiction, sleep or eating problems, and life transitions. Karen also works with attachment issues, codependency, and a range of trauma-related struggles. She adapts methods to each person’s needs and goals.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Sex addiction
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Karen names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on feelings and how they shape relationships. In short sessions help people notice core emotions and respond differently when they feel stuck or distant from others.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early patterns of relating and how they affect current bonds. It helps people make new choices in close relationships by understanding their attachment habits and trying new ways of connecting.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes hearing the person and following their pace. The therapist offers empathy, reflection, and support while the client sets goals and direction.

Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as progress and preferences emerge. That collaboration helps keep sessions relevant and practical.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick reflections, ongoing support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options give flexibility for different schedules and needs while keeping the focus on making steady, usable progress.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addictions, sleep and eating problems, and many trauma-related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is laid-back and collaborative. She listens closely, gives clear feedback, and focuses on practical steps that fit each persons life.

What is her professional background?

She has 27 years of clinical experience, has worked in school systems and correctional settings, and has led groups and psycho-social classes on addiction and related topics.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure in Texas and Louisiana and is based in Texas.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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