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LCSW, CSW

Kari Snelson, LCSW, CSW

  • Experience19 years
  • LocationColorado
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • LanguagesEnglish
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About Kari

Kari Snelson is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on 19 years of experience to support people facing relationship challenges, trauma, depression, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation.

Background and approach

As a Colorado LCSW and CSW, she creates an accepting space where clients can explore difficult feelings and develop practical strategies for coping and growth. Kari emphasizes collaborative work, helping clients name concerns and identify steps toward greater stability and confidence.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including intimacy-related issues, grief, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and career stress, along with additional focuses such as blended family dynamics, multicultural considerations, and postpartum depression. Kari aims to reduce shame around sensitive topics like self-harm, dissociation, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors while offering supportive coaching alongside clinical care.

She encourages the initial step of reaching out and frames beginning therapy as an act of resilience and commitment to change.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Many therapists trained in evidence-based techniques use approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies, which help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build concrete skills for managing mood, anxiety, and compulsive behaviors. These methods are often useful for concerns like depression, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and coping with life transitions.

Another commonly used approach is trauma-informed work, which emphasizes safety, pacing, and understanding how past experiences shape present reactions. This style supports people dealing with trauma, abuse, dissociation, and related difficulties by focusing on stabilization and gradual processing rather than rushing toward symptom eradication.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to try techniques, adjust methods, and tailor care to the person's goals, needs, and preferences, helping decide which tools fit best over time.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to attend sessions around work or family commitments and to maintain continuity of care from wherever the client is located within Colorado. These options can increase access to regular support and make it simpler to integrate therapeutic work into daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Kari works with a broad set of issues including relationship problems, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, motivation, addictions, grief, and ADHD among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on creating an open, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore feelings and develop coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional work experience supporting clients through a variety of mental health and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the credentials LCSW and CSW and is licensed in Colorado with licence identifier CO LCSW CSW.00000878.
Which languages are available for therapy sessions?
Sessions are offered in English; she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs and preferences.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCancerDissociationFirst responder issuesInfidelityMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPostpartum depressionSelf-harm

Experience

19+ years

Licensed

Colorado

Languages

English

About

Kari Snelson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Colorado, with 19 years of experience, not currently accepting new clients.