Karen Wassom Hammond, LPCC

Karen Wassom Hammond is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Kentucky who helps people facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, sleep trouble, motivation problems, and midlife questions. She creates a welcoming space where clients can talk honestly without judgment. Karen also offers help around intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, anger, and mood disorders.

With 12 years of experience, she draws on practical therapy methods to address everyday struggles. Sessions focus on clear goals and step-by-step changes rather than long lectures. Clients can expect to talk through patterns, try new ways of reacting, and practice skills between meetings.

She blends Client-Centered work with techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage strong emotions and change unhelpful thinking. Emotionally-Focused ideas are used when relationships and closeness are the main concern. The overall aim is to make daily life feel more manageable and meaningful.

Karen also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, codependency, infidelity, and financial stress. She offers premarital conversations for couples preparing for marriage and faith-based counseling when clients request that perspective. She frames therapy as a team effort and encourages small, steady steps.

People who choose therapy with Karen are invited to begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. She works from Kentucky and conducts sessions in English.

How Karen’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. In practice this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects feelings, and helps people find their own solutions. It suits concerns like low self-esteem, life purpose questions, and relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood. Sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking, trying different responses, and practicing small behavioral changes between meetings. CBT can help with sleep problems, depression, anxiety, and motivation issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then try methods that match those needs. This is a collaborative process that can be adjusted as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Many people find remote sessions helpful because they fit more easily into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up or shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can still use hands-on tools from CBT and emotion-focused work in online sessions, and methods are chosen to fit each person’s circumstances.