How Kara works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kara
Kara Levine is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience based in Louisiana. She earned a Master of Social Work from Tulane University with a concentration in disaster mental health. Kara focuses on practical, everyday support for people facing grief, trauma, stress, and anger.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people take the next small step toward feeling better. Clients can expect sessions that are tailored to the problem at hand.
Background and approach
Kara mixes methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and solution-focused techniques to address symptoms and daily challenges. She listens for what is most pressing and builds simple strategies people can use between sessions. Her background includes work with children, adolescents, and adults who have faced illness, loss, or traumatic events.
She has experience helping caregivers and people coping with chronic medical conditions. That history informs a practical style that balances emotional support with concrete tools. Kara emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the therapy room.
She frames counseling as a collaborative effort and invites people to try small changes first. The goal is to reduce overwhelming feelings and restore more ease in daily life. For those dealing with mood concerns, relationship strain, ADHD, or career and life transitions, Kara offers an adaptable plan that fits each person's needs.
She encourages people to be gentle with themselves during the process and celebrates progress, however small.
What Kara works with
Everything Kara lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kara's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kara lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for online healing and coping
Kara commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing as part of her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and anger. EMDR helps people process traumatic memories through guided attention and can reduce the intensity of distressing memories.She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and to set realistic goals. Kara sees finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with clients about goals, try different methods when needed, and adjust the plan based on how things are going.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for ongoing support between appointments and for people who prefer typed communication. These options help fit care into busy schedules and make it easier to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Kara
What concerns does Kara commonly address?
Kara works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, depression, ADHD, and related life challenges like career changes and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses practical, goal-oriented sessions that combine talk therapy with tools people can use between visits. The work is collaborative and focused on daily improvements.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of clinical experience and a Master of Social Work from Tulane University with a concentration in disaster mental health.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer online?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet with clients.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.