About Karen
Karen Monsivais is a bilingual counselor licensed in Texas who speaks English and Spanish. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and depression. She aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and respectful for people seeking help.
Karen uses a straightforward, person-centered style. She listens first and then works with each person to shape what happens in sessions. That means the conversation and plan are fit to what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
Karen emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every meeting. She blends practical tools with attention to past wounds when appropriate. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Trauma-focused approaches and EMDR are used when trauma or abuse are central concerns. Mindfulness techniques are offered to build calm and present-moment focus. Karen draws on eight years of professional experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor, or LPC.
That background informs how she adapts tools to different situations rather than following a single method for everyone. She explains options and helps people try approaches that fit their goals. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented while staying flexible.
Parents can work on communication, boundaries, and stress management. People dealing with shame, abandonment, or family-of-origin problems can address those issues at a pace that feels safe and useful.
Approaches and how they fit into online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what a person says. The therapist reflects concerns, helps set goals, and adjusts the pace to match each person's needs. This approach supports people who want a collaborative, person-driven process.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to change patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. CBT is useful for stress, anxiety, and depression because it gives actionable steps to try between sessions.
EMDR is a trauma-focused method that works with memories and the body's natural processing to reduce the intensity of distressing events. It is used when past trauma or abuse is a central concern and can be adapted for online work in guided sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Karen will talk through options and help decide what methods match the client's needs, goals, and preferences. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial expressions and use visual cues during exercises. Phone sessions can be shorter or easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging help with quick check-ins, written reflections, or support between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish