- Addictions
- Career questions
- Relationship issues
About Karen
Karen Cino is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with seven years of professional experience. She supports adults who feel stuck after changes in work, relationships, health, or identity. Her listed concerns include addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, anxiety and stress, and questions about career and purpose.
Karen focuses on clear conversation and practical steps. Sessions typically involve talking through current problems, noticing patterns that keep people stuck, and trying small changes to test what helps. She uses client-centered methods to listen closely, cognitive behavioral ideas to map thoughts and behaviors, and emotionally-focused techniques when attachment and closeness are central concerns.
Her background includes work with people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, LGBT issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also has experience related to adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, blended family matters, cancer, and co-morbidity. Karen notes work with substance use and codependency among her areas of focus.
In sessions she aims to keep conversation direct and practical. Expect reflections about how beliefs and actions connect, options for coping with strong emotions, and steps to test new behaviors between meetings. She encourages clients to set short-term, realistic goals and to review progress together.
Karen works in Florida and conducts sessions in English. International clients are accepted. Before booking, clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the client leads the topics and pace; it helps when someone needs clear, nonjudgmental discussion about values and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to test new behaviors and reduce unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, concentrates on emotional patterns and attachment-related feelings when relationship or intimacy issues are a key concern.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Karen will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a CBT exercise for a few sessions, shifting to more client-centered listening, or adding emotionally-focused strategies when relationship dynamics come into focus.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and remove travel time. They can also let someone choose audio-only when video is not practical, or arrange times that align with work or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals will discuss what setup works best during the first scheduling steps.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with adults on addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, career questions, depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, bipolar concerns, and ADHD among other areas.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses client-centered conversation to hear what matters most, cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and emotionally-focused work when connection and attachment are central.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of professional experience as a clinician working with people facing addictions, trauma, mood concerns, and relationship problems.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LCSW and practices from Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select 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.