Karen Gravel, LMHC

Karen Gravel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people find relief from stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and other life challenges. She focuses on practical changes in thinking and behavior so daily life feels more manageable. Karen takes a straightforward, collaborative approach that centers on each person’s values and goals.

She often notices patterns that run on autopilot - repeated thoughts, beliefs, and reactions that make situations harder. In sessions she helps clients name those patterns and try new ways of responding. That work may include looking at relationships, mood shifts, substance use, grief, or parenting stresses.

Karen brings eight years of experience in community mental health, crisis settings, and work with military and international populations. That background gives her familiarity with cultural adjustment, life transitions, and situations that can trigger anxiety or depression.

Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. Clients can expect to try different strategies and reflect on what fits their life. The therapist encourages practical steps that people can use between meetings to test new approaches.

Her practice combines several evidence-informed methods to match a person’s needs. The goal is steady progress toward outcomes that matter to each client, whether that means managing mood, improving communication, moving through grief, or addressing issues like jealousy and infidelity.

How therapeutic methods translate to online work

Karen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and problem-focused, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and mood management.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find internal reasons to change. This approach is helpful when someone is uncertain about change or dealing with substance use and ambivalence.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Karen will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then tailor methods to fit those needs. That collaborative process helps ensure the strategies tried in sessions match what someone actually wants and can use between meetings.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session options before booking. In general, online therapy can make scheduling easier, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. It can also let people have sessions from different locations and make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy day. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt CBT and Motivational Interviewing effectively in remote sessions to focus on skills practice, homework, and goal tracking.