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Kara Kocmick

LICSW

Kara Kocmick , LICSW

Therapist in Minnesota

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About Kara

Kara Kocmick is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who brings seven years of clinical experience to work with adolescents and adults navigating relationships, emotions, and life transitions. She combines empathic listening with a collaborative, insight-oriented approach to help people recognize patterns that influence their well-being and to support the discovery of practical, sustainable changes.

Kara integrates evidence-informed methods, emphasizing the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while drawing on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when helpful. She also offers sex-specific support to explore healthy boundaries, intimacy, and sexuality, and she attends to how a person’s environment shapes mental wellness and daily functioning. Her practice includes care for anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting and relationship struggles, self-esteem issues, and compassion fatigue, among other challenges.

In addition to her LICSW credential, Kara is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, a background that augments her ability to incorporate activity-based and experiential strategies when appropriate. She aims to meet clients where they are, using an integrative framework tailored to each person’s needs, goals, and values.

Integrative Approaches for Online Therapeutic Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship in which the therapist supports a person’s self-directed growth and decision making. This approach can help with self-esteem, life transitions, and strengthening relational skills.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. It uses practical strategies and skill-building to address anxiety, depression, and daily coping challenges by helping clients reframe thinking and try new behaviors.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is particularly useful for managing intense emotions, impulsivity, and relationship conflicts, and it can be woven into broader treatment plans.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and a licensed professional will work collaboratively with each person to select methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Online therapy makes that collaboration more accessible by offering flexible ways to connect. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow people to schedule care around work, family, and location, and to choose the format that feels most comfortable for them while working with therapists trained in these approaches.

Frequently asked questions

How much experience does Kara Kocmick have?

Kara Kocmick has 7 years of experience.

Is Kara Kocmick a licensed therapist?

Yes. She holds the LICSW, which is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. License details: MN LICSW 27507.

In which languages does Kara Kocmick provide therapy?

English

Where is Kara Kocmick located?

Minnesota

How can I work with Kara Kocmick as my therapist?

You can work with Kara Kocmick through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Does Kara Kocmick work with international clients?

Kara Kocmick does not currently work with international clients.

How much does therapy with Kara Kocmick cost?

The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, just click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.

How can I get started with therapy?

Getting started with therapy is quick and straightforward. Just click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Antisocial personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityEmptinessForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualityWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Minnesota

Languages

English

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