- Stress and anxiety
- Life purpose
- Trauma and mood
About Kara
Kara Riggott is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Connecticut with nine years of clinical experience. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, motivation challenges, and questions about life purpose. Her work also includes relationship concerns, grief, sleep and eating issues, mood disorders, and challenges common to young adults and women.
Kara uses straightforward, person-focused conversations to help people sort through what feels stuck. She listens for what matters most and helps clarify next steps. Sessions often involve setting small, practical goals and trying changes between meetings to test what helps.
Her approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy. That means she pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, and teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions and reducing unhelpful thinking patterns.
She also uses solution-focused strategies and motivational interviewing to help people find doable action toward goals like improving work direction, managing panic, or rebuilding confidence after trauma. Conversations are collaborative and oriented toward immediate problems as well as longer-term aims.
Kara works with people on issues related to gender dysphoria, LGBT matters, caregiver stress, attachment difficulties, and pregnancy or postpartum concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and are based in Connecticut. If you want to begin, follow the practice's booking steps to match and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can identify what matters to them. It helps when someone needs a space to sort priorities, make choices, or name what feels important. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT teaches concrete techniques to test and change unhelpful thinking and to build routines that reduce anxiety or depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for handling intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether client-centered listening, CBT skills, DBT techniques, or a blend will best address the goals and day-to-day challenges. This is adjusted over time based on what helps and what does not.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as formats are not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce the need to travel. Licensed professionals often use a mix of conversation and practical exercises that can be carried out between sessions to help people apply skills in their everyday lives.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, low self-esteem, and life purpose questions among other issues.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses client-centered conversations plus practical tools from CBT and DBT to clarify values and try small, testable steps toward change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kara has nine years of professional experience working with adults on mood, trauma, and life transition issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Connecticut and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.