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Karen Richardson, LMFT

  • Experience24 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Karen

Karen Richardson is an LMFT with 24 years of experience bringing systemic and trauma-informed perspectives to behavioral health. She integrates evidence-based models such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based approaches to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, addiction, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

Her background spans inpatient and outpatient settings, community mental health, in-home therapy, criminal detention, family court services, and intensive outpatient programs that addressed co-occurring substance use and mental health needs.

Throughout her career she has worked with children, teens, and adults in individual, family, and group formats, developing a broad practice in grief, trauma, parenting and family-of-origin issues, and mood stability. She also offers care informed by clients' spiritual perspectives when requested.

Licensed in Florida and South Carolina as an LMFT, she draws on a mix of client-centered, DBT, and motivational techniques to tailor treatment to each person's goals, including support for people managing attention-deficit challenges alongside other concerns such as depression, anger, and relationship stress.

Therapeutic approaches and online care



Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify personal values and take committed action while learning to tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and life transitions where finding direction and meaning matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a skills-based approach that helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with ADHD-related challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relationship patterns that developed in early life and how they affect current relationships and emotion regulation, which can be especially helpful for intimacy, family, and attachment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will work collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best align with their goals, preferences, and circumstances. Treatment plans are adjusted over time as needs change and progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue care from different locations. These formats support ongoing skill-building, regular check-ins, and timely access to a licensed professional while accommodating varying communication preferences and life demands.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, eating and intimacy-related concerns, and ADHD.
What therapeutic styles does she use?
The practice blends approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to match client needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 24 years of experience working across inpatient and outpatient care, community mental health, in-home therapy, criminal detention, family court services, and intensive outpatient programs.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with credentials SC LMFT 8142 and FL LMFT MT4902, practicing from Florida.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing flexibility in how sessions are conducted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should someone expect when starting?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina

Languages

English

What Karen can help with

Karen Richardson works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Karen works with children, teens, and adults.

Karen works with dual diagnosis clients.

How Karen approaches therapy

Karen's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Karen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Florida.