Karen Richardson, LMFT
Therapist in Florida
Karen Richardson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida.
- Licensed inKentucky, Florida, South Carolina
- License105761, MT4902, 8142
- NPI 1043426802
- Experience24+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Karen
Karen Richardson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida. She has 24 years of experience in behavioral health and helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. Karen works with a wide range of issues including parenting, addiction, grief, and attachment-related struggles.
She has practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Her background includes work in community mental health centers, in-home therapy, criminal detention, family court services, and an intensive outpatient program for people with co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions.
Background and approach
That variety shaped a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. Karen draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their values and move toward them.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are available for skill-building and managing intense emotions. Sessions can include individual work or more relational conversations about family of origin, blended family challenges, adoption or foster care concerns, and caregiver stress. She is experienced addressing mood disorders, bipolar conditions, and issues that overlap with addiction and codependency.
Karen can include faith-based perspectives when requested. She speaks English and practices in Florida as an SC LMFT and FL LMFT. Her style is collaborative and practical, aimed at helping people make manageable changes in daily life.
Credentials
- LMFT (Kentucky)
- License 105761 · expires April 2026
- LMFT (Florida)
- License MT4902 · expires March 2027
- LMFT (South Carolina)
- License 8142 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1043426802 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Karen names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-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
Attachment work and skill-based therapy online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and emotional patterns; it helps people notice how attachment styles affect their responses in relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify their values and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist works collaboratively to learn what matters to the client, what has or has not helped before, and which strategies fit the person’s goals and daily life. Together they try approaches, adjust based on what works, and focus on skills that make a difference between sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are good for deeper conversations and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in during a busy day, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection and brief guidance. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Karen commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and attachment-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining attachment-focused work with practical skill building from CBT, DBT, and ACT.
What is her professional background?
Karen has 24 years of experience in behavioral health across inpatient and outpatient settings, community mental health, in-home therapy, detention and family court services, and intensive outpatient programs.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida, holding SC LMFT and FL LMFT credentials.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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