Karen Medlock
Experienced LCSW offering pragmatic, person-focused care
LCSW Texas
- Experience
- 27 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Karen
Karen Medlock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 27 years of practice, licensed in Texas (TX LCSW 52974) and Louisiana (LA LCSW 11221).
Background and approach
She holds two master’s degrees, one in Social Work and one in Theology, and brings a holistic orientation to clinical work that draws on varied professional experiences. Medlock has worked across the lifespan and values diversity in culture, race, and sexual orientation, combining clinical training with practical skills developed in educational and correctional settings.
Her background includes classroom teaching from kindergarten through twelfth grade and leading sexual offender treatment and addiction groups in a state correctional facility. Those roles contributed to group facilitation skills, psychoeducation delivery, and a capacity to address trauma, grief, severe panic, and addiction-related concerns.
She describes her style as laid-back and client-centered, meeting people where they are and supporting them in building strengths and navigating life transitions. Medlock integrates several clinical approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), attachment-based work, emotionally-focused and existential perspectives, and client-centered techniques.
She offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based sessions to accommodate different needs and schedules and works from Texas.
Therapeutic approaches translated for online care
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and explores how early bonds shape present-day emotional responses; it can help people understand connection issues and improve security in relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concentrates on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and problem-focused work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance in which the therapist reflects and supports the client's own pace and goals, useful for building insight and self-directed change.Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs and together with the client decide which methods or combination of methods feel most helpful. This flexible decision-making aims to align technique with the person’s unique concerns rather than applying a single model to every situation.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and fit into varied schedules. These formats make it easier to access regular support from a licensed professional when in-person meetings are difficult, allowing follow-up, skills practice, and ongoing check-ins that adapt to each person's life rhythm.
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Experience
27+ years
Licensed
Louisiana, Texas
Languages
English