Karen Ann Marshalleck

Compassionate, skills-focused support for everyday challenges

LMFT California

Experience: 6 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
Languages: English

About Karen

Karen Ann Marshalleck is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in California who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, depression, and significant life transitions.

Background and approach

With six years of clinical experience, she combines practical strategies and compassionate listening to help clients address everyday struggles and more enduring mood concerns. Her work also extends to issues such as body image, chronic pain or illness, codependency, loneliness, life purpose, multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, women’s issues, and workplace challenges.

She uses a collaborative approach that encourages clients to explore thoughts and feelings openly while developing concrete skills to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) informs her focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors, while solution-focused techniques help set attainable goals and build on existing strengths.

Karen aims to create a nonjudgmental space where taking the first step toward change is acknowledged and supported.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Therapy

CBT is a practical, skills-based approach that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. It often involves setting clear, manageable goals and practicing techniques between sessions to build long-term coping skills.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, achievable changes and draws on clients’ existing strengths to move toward specific outcomes. This approach is useful for clients who want goal-directed work and practical steps for improving relationships, work issues, or life transitions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each client to decide which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they explore what feels most helpful and adjust strategies over time to reflect progress and shifting priorities.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to engage in therapy from different settings and schedules. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while fitting sessions into busy lives, and they support ongoing skill practice and check-ins between live conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, depression, and coping with life changes, along with related topics like body image, chronic pain and illness, codependency, isolation, life purpose, mood disorders, multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, women’s issues, and workplace problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style blends practical skill-building with empathetic listening, encouraging clients to share thoughts and feelings while learning techniques to reduce symptoms and improve functioning.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of professional work experience as a licensed clinician in California.

What credentials and location are on file?

She holds the credential LMFT and is licensed in California under CA LMFT 45436.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English; international clients are not currently accepted.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Appointments can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are costs and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Body imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPrejudice and discriminationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English