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Karen Camese

Practical, compassionate therapy for life transitions

LMFT California

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Addictions, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Karen

Karen Camese is a California-licensed marriage and family therapist with 20 years of clinical experience helping people navigate major life shifts and complex emotional concerns.

Background and approach

She focuses on practical, skill-oriented work that supports recovery from addiction, healing from trauma, and improving family and intimate relationships while also addressing grief, sleep problems, and career or purpose questions. Her practice blends cognitive behavioral techniques with attachment-informed and client-centered perspectives to tailor interventions to each person's needs.

Karen emphasizes compassion, self-respect, and clearer communication as foundations for lasting change, and she brings focused experience with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric challenges, and hospice or end-of-life counseling. Clients who work with her can expect grounded, evidence-informed strategies aimed at building coping skills, reducing isolation, and strengthening emotional resilience.

She integrates approaches such as DBT and emotionally focused work when helpful, always adapting to the person's goals and pace to support meaningful, sustainable progress.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Karen commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy into her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning, which can be helpful for issues like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and addiction-related patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and emotional bonds formed across the lifespan to improve how people connect and regulate emotions in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be decided collaboratively. She tailors interventions to each client's goals, preferences, and life context, adapting methods over time so the work remains relevant and effective for the person's evolving needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care during life transitions, allow for timely check-ins, and support access for people balancing caregiving, work, or health-related constraints.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Karen address?
She works with a broad range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, sleep difficulties, parenting stress, self esteem, career questions, and compassion fatigue as listed in her specialties.
What is Karen's therapeutic style?
Her work combines cognitive behavioral methods with attachment-informed and client-centered approaches, and she will use techniques from DBT or EFT when they fit the client's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has practiced as a licensed therapist for 20 years, bringing long-term experience with family dynamics, addiction recovery, and life transition work.
What are Karen's credentials and where is she located?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California, holding CA LMFT 99165, and practices from that state.
Does she offer services in other languages?
Sessions are conducted in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
She provides therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English