Karen Stockham, LPCC
Practical, action-focused counseling for life challenges
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Karen works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- New Mexico
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Karen
Karen Stockham is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 24 years of experience. She takes a practical, action-oriented approach and focuses on helping people make steady changes in their daily lives. Karen listens closely and helps clients set realistic goals for relationships, behavior, and emotional health.
She draws on client-centered methods to build trust and understanding. From there she uses cognitive behavioral techniques to look at how thoughts, actions, and feelings interact.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness tools are included when people need skills for emotional regulation and stresS management. Karen offers support for a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, anger, parenting strain, relationship and communication problems, grief, trauma, and issues around identity and sexuality. She also works with career questions, life transitions, and coping with burnout or compassion fatigue.
Her style is straightforward and solution-focused. Sessions typically involve setting small, doable steps, practicing new skills, and checking progress each week. Karen emphasizes concrete tools clients can use between sessions to reduce stress and improve interactions.
Based in New Mexico, she provides therapy in English and uses online formats to make care more convenient. She encourages people who want to try a practical, collaborative approach to reach out and learn how therapy might fit into their life.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a supportive therapeutic relationship so clients feel heard and understood; it helps people clarify their goals and decide what change looks like for them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep or eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, reducing conflict, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about current struggles, goals, and preferences, and will recommend methods that fit those needs. This collaboration makes it easier to try techniques that feel doable and relevant to everyday life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations, while phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates, ask quick questions, and use shorter reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and other demands.
Questions people ask about Karen
What concerns does Karen address?
She works with a wide range of issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting struggles, grief, sleep and eating problems, addiction concerns, ADHD, and questions about life purpose.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and action oriented. She uses conversation, goal setting, and practical skills practice so clients leave with tools they can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of professional experience working with a broad range of presenting concerns and life stages.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - LPCC - and practices from New Mexico.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.