Karen Vigeland, LCSW

Karen Vigeland is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who provides individual counseling to adults. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Karen takes a straightforward, supportive approach to help people feel heard and understood.

She emphasizes a client-centered and strengths-based way of working. That means sessions begin with what matters to the client and build on real strengths. Karen helps people recognize patterns, adjust unhelpful thoughts or behaviors, and develop coping skills that fit everyday life.

With nine years of experience, she has worked with a range of issues including trauma, addictions, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and eating concerns. She also addresses attachment and abandonment wounds, codependency, communication problems, and caregiver stress. Her background includes work with diverse populations in different settings.

In sessions Karen aims to be nonjudgmental and accepting. Conversations are paced to match each person’s needs, and practical steps are emphasized alongside deeper reflection. She encourages people to try small changes and notice what helps.

Karen invites adults who are ready to talk about challenges or life transitions to take the next step. To begin, prospective clients follow the provider's matching process and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule according to availability.

How Karen’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy places the person’s goals and experience first. The therapist listens, reflects, and follows what matters most to the client, then helps identify strengths to use in daily life. This approach fits issues like relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and grief.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clear communication skills. It can help people who struggle with intense emotions, impulsive behavior, or relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions often combine listening, skill-building, and real-life practice until something feels helpful.

Confirm current session options before booking. The practical benefits of online work include easier fitting of sessions into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins when needed, and less travel time. Online sessions can make it simpler to maintain momentum between appointments and to try new coping skills in day-to-day settings.