Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Karen works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Michigan
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Karen
Karen McCollough is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPC) in Michigan and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Ohio. She brings 12 years of work in mental health and chemical dependency settings to her practice. Karen focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and struggles with addiction.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where people can say what they are feeling.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on identifying patterns, building coping skills, and finding steps that fit a person’s life. She encourages small changes that add up over time. Karen has experience supporting people through relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and caregiving stress.
She also addresses issues such as codependency, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness. Her background in chemical dependency informs work with drug and alcohol addiction and relapse prevention. She takes a collaborative stance in session, listening first and helping clients set realistic goals.
Karen works to match tools and strategies to each person’s needs and pace. This can include practical coping techniques for anger and anxiety, and clear plans for managing cravings or mood shifts. Karen practices in Ohio and speaks English.
She frames change as a process that starts with one brave step. People who want a direct, supportive counselor to help them work through stress, addiction, or anger often find her style approachable.
What Karen works with
Everything Karen lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Karen's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How evidence-based techniques translate to online work
Many of the evidence-based therapeutic techniques Karen draws on focus on skills you can practice between sessions. For example, cognitive-behavioral approaches help people notice patterns of thinking and try small behavior changes to reduce worry and anger. Motivational and relapse-prevention strategies help people break down cravings and create step-by-step plans to manage substance use.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Karen will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, lifestyle, and pace. She listens to what has or hasn’t worked before and adjusts tools to match current needs.
If you prefer online care, confirm the exact session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when life becomes hectic. Some people find phone conversation better for low-bandwidth days, while others use video when they want more visual connection. Discussing these choices is part of your first steps so sessions align with daily life.
Questions people ask about Karen
What concerns does Karen often help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and addictions. She also supports people dealing with trauma, family problems, caregiving stress, and self-esteem struggles.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people set clear, realistic goals and build coping tools they can use between sessions.
How long has she worked in this field?
She has 12 years of experience in mental health and chemical dependency settings, which shapes her work with addiction and mood concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC in Michigan and LPCC in Ohio and practices in Ohio. Those are the credentials shown.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.