Karen Crawley-Buckholtz
Compassionate, skill-based therapy with practical tools
MD, LCPC, LPC Maryland
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Karen
Karen Crawley-Buckholtz brings two decades of clinical experience to her therapeutic work, blending evidence-based strategies with a compassionate, client-centered stance.
Background and approach
She holds an MD and licenses as an LCPC and LPC, and practices in Maryland where she supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, and a range of other life challenges.
Her background includes extensive training in grief and loss, perinatal and postpartum depression, hospice care, and issues related to illness, disability, and caregiver stress. Her approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with psychodynamic insights, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, mindfulness practices, and client-centered principles to tailor interventions to each person’s needs.
She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and an appreciation for cultural diversity while helping clients identify strengths and set realistic goals. Karen encourages an active collaboration in which clients’ perspectives guide the work and practical coping tools are developed to address symptoms like disrupted sleep, eating concerns, and career or parenting stress.
Clients seeking help with ADHD, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, bereavement, blended family concerns, or chronic pain may find a practical mix of skills training and reflective therapy. She values the courage it takes to begin therapy and offers flexible online session formats to fit differing schedules and needs.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Karen integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered principles alongside Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to support change in an online format. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating disturbances. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore concerns while feeling heard. DBT contributes practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for coping with intense emotions or relationship stress.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Karen works with each person to assess goals, preferences, and needs, then combines techniques that fit the situation rather than adhering to a single method. This flexibility helps shape a tailored plan that balances skills practice with exploration of underlying patterns.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for accessing this mix of approaches through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats provide scheduling flexibility, allow work to continue from different locations, and support various communication styles, making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while pursuing consistent progress.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Maryland, Virginia
Languages
English