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Karen Stockham

Compassionate therapist focused on practical change

LPCC New Mexico

Experience
24 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Karen

Karen Stockham is an LPCC with 24 years of clinical experience helping people navigate relationship challenges, family dynamics, stress, and mood concerns.

Background and approach

She blends a client-centered stance with structured methods to encourage practical change, drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to explore how thoughts and behaviors shape emotions and actions. Her background includes work with individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families, and she brings an action-oriented focus to problem solving, communication skills, and goal setting.

She commonly addresses issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and blended family concerns, addiction-related struggles, intimacy and relationship conflicts, and work or life transitions. Additional focus areas include codependency, infidelity, commitment and control issues, family of origin patterns, and questions about life purpose.

Karen highlights mediation, anger management, and conflict resolution among her practice strengths while emphasizing practical steps toward balance and healthier interactions. Outside of clinical work she is a parent and grandparent who enjoys photography, outdoor activities, exercise, and volunteering.

Karen offers online options and adapts her pace to each client, aiming to help people feel more empowered and take actionable steps toward change.

Applying evidence-based approaches to online care

Karen integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered methods to help clients make practical changes. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so clients can develop different responses to anxiety, depression, or stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration so clients feel heard while exploring goals and decisions.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are priorities, teaching skills for tolerating distress and improving communication. Together these approaches allow for both structured skill-building and a supportive, collaborative relationship where the therapist and client decide which tools best match the client’s needs and goals.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules. These formats make it easier to access consistent care from New Mexico without traveling, and they allow clients and therapists to use practical exercises, skill coaching, and regular check-ins in ways that suit individual preferences and rhythms.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Karen address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting and blended family concerns, addiction-related issues, intimacy matters, and career or life-purpose questions.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her practice combines client-centered listening with structured techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to support practical change and improved coping.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 24 years of experience working with individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families across a range of concerns and settings.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an LPCC licensed in New Mexico with license details NM LPCC CCMH0105211 and provides services from that location.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
She provides services in English only and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for appointments?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or through text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisPregnancy and childbirthWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

New Mexico

Languages

English