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Kari Wright, LMSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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About Kari

Kari Wright is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) practicing from Michigan with 20 years of experience. She approaches care with a collaborative spirit, inviting clients to explore grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, addictions, ADHD, and a broad range of life challenges while using evidence-informed methods.

Background and approach

Kari blends clinical training in cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and EMDR with a steady, validating presence aimed at helping people regain balance. Her style emphasizes partnership and clear communication: she listens for what matters, reflects understanding, and offers practical feedback and perspective shifts.

Kari is comfortable addressing both common struggles such as stress, sleep and eating concerns, and more complex issues including attachment, chronic illness, caregiver strain, and co-morbid conditions. She also notes a personal faith background but will not introduce spiritual topics unless a client wishes to include them.

Clients can expect a thoughtful mix of structure and openness as they set goals and try new strategies. Kari welcomes questions and encourages shared responsibility for progress, helping each person shape therapy to fit their needs and priorities.

Online Therapeutic Approaches and What They Do

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test alternatives through practical skills and behavioral experiments, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and stress. EMDR, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, is a trauma-focused approach that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity; it is often used when trauma or loss is central to a person's difficulties. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented style that strengthens motivation and commitment to change, often helpful for addictions, behavior change, and ambivalence about treatment.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Kari works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She integrates techniques over time rather than relying on a single model, inviting clients to give feedback and adjust direction as progress is monitored.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling more flexible and accessible. These options let people continue care from home or other locations and choose a format that fits their daily life while working together with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kari address?
Her practice covers a broad range including grief, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and caregiver stress, and many other life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She emphasizes partnership, validation, clear feedback, and exploration of different perspectives while using structured techniques as appropriate.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Kari has 20 years of clinical experience and has worked extensively with grief, loss, depression, and trauma among other concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She holds an LMSW with license details MI LMSW 6801097827 and practices from Michigan.
Does she work in other languages or accept clients outside the country?
Services are provided in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered for online work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English

What Kari can help with

Kari Wright works with clients on addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, and depression.

Kari is comfortable working with adults and children.

How Kari approaches therapy

Kari's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Kari is a Licensed Masters Social Worker practicing in Michigan.