- Warm practical guidance
- Focus on coping skills
- Experience with addiction
About Karen
Karen McCollough is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPC) in Ohio and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPCC) in Michigan with 12 years of experience in mental health and chemical dependency work. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, or depression. She aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and supportive for anyone ready to try a different path.
Her style is straightforward and warm. She strives to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings. Sessions aim to match practical steps to each person's needs. Karen emphasizes small, doable changes that add up over time.
She has worked with people coping with life transitions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include codependency, caregiver stress, addiction recovery, and communication and control issues. Her background in chemical dependency informs how she approaches substance-related concerns.
In sessions she listens first and then helps set clear goals. Tools and strategies are tailored to daily life so ideas can be tried between meetings. She supports clients through problem solving, emotion regulation, and building healthier patterns.
Karen invites people who are ready to take a step toward change to begin the process. The first step is simple and aimed at finding a good match between the client's concerns and the way she works.
Evidence-informed approaches and online care
Karen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on concrete change. One common approach helps people learn emotion regulation and coping skills so they can manage anxiety, anger, and stress more effectively. This involves teaching simple strategies to notice feelings, slow down reactions, and practice new responses over time.Another approach centers on supporting recovery from substance use and codependency patterns. It focuses on understanding triggers, building daily routines that reduce risk, and strengthening supports that help sustain healthier choices. Techniques are practical and geared toward real-life situations clients face.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust those methods as progress is made. This is a collaborative process where client feedback shapes each step.
Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer meeting from a familiar setting or who need a flexible way to keep consistent appointments.
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Experience
12+ years
Credentials
Ohio, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does Karen help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and addictions plus related concerns like trauma, low self-esteem, codependency, and family-origin problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is open and nonjudgmental with an emphasis on listening first and then suggesting practical steps clients can try between sessions.
How long has she worked in this field?
She has 12 years of experience working in mental health and chemical dependency settings.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in Ohio while also licensed in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.