Karin Gardner, LICSW, LCSW

Karin Gardner is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings seven years of professional experience to her work. Karin focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, and life changes such as illness or caregiving roles.

She believes people already have the ability to make meaningful changes. In sessions she builds on clients' strengths while offering steady, nonjudgmental support. Her style centers on the person, with practical tools drawn from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.

Karin adapts techniques to match each person's needs. That may include emotion regulation skills, communication practice, or values-focused exercises to clarify what matters most. She also uses attachment-informed ways of understanding how early relationships shape current patterns.

Clients often bring complex concerns such as chronic illness, caregiving stress, family-of-origin issues, or grief. Karin aims to help people find manageable steps forward, reduce distress, and improve day-to-day functioning. She frames progress as gradual and collaborative rather than instant.

Her background includes work across settings that support people facing transitions and health-related stress. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability. Karin welcomes people who are ready to take a next step toward clearer goals and steadier coping.

How Karin’s Approaches Shape Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and decisions that come up during major life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on practical skill-building to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which is useful for stress, mood symptoms, and sleep difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Karin collaborates with each person to test what helps most and adjusts methods over time. She listens to goals and preferences and builds a plan together rather than imposing a single method.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking to confirm what Karin currently offers. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use video or audio depending on their comfort and bandwidth. Talk with Karin about how to structure sessions so they match your routine and needs before you begin.