Karen Camese , LMFT

Karen Camese is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 20 years of clinical experience supporting people through major life transitions and complex healing journeys. She brings focused expertise to areas such as trauma, addiction, family dynamics, grief, and relationship challenges, helping clients cultivate self-love, purpose, and stronger coping skills.

Her practice emphasizes a respectful, person-centered approach that honors each individual's unique story while applying evidence-based methods to promote resilience. Karen works with people facing midlife shifts, recovery from domestic violence or substance use, intergenerational family issues, and the stresses of caregiving and aging. She is particularly committed to creating affirming, growth-oriented work for women, caregivers, and older adults.

Across her practice, Karen integrates clinical approaches that support emotional repair, improved communication, and practical problem solving so clients can reconnect with their inherent worth and move toward meaningful change. As an LMFT she blends relational understanding with concrete strategies to help clients navigate grief, intimacy concerns, career transitions, and the demands of caregiving with greater clarity and strength.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Karen Camese draws from Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work in ways that meet different needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns - it helps people understand connection and repair relational wounds. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and respect, giving clients a supportive space to explore values, identity, and goals while the therapist follows the client's lead. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact, offering practical tools to manage mood, anxiety, and unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Karen collaborates with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She works alongside clients to adapt methods as progress unfolds so treatment feels useful and personally relevant.

Online therapy with Karen is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limitations, or geographic constraints. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support during transitions, and integrate therapy into everyday life with greater convenience.