- strengths based
- goal oriented
- sleep focused
About Karen
Karen Graber is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, sleep problems, parenting challenges, relationship strains, and life transitions. She works with folks facing grief, addiction concerns, mood changes, and issues around self-esteem and body image. Karen writes plainly and focuses on practical steps clients can use day to day.
She uses a client-centered style that looks for each person’s strengths and resources. That means conversations focus on what already works and how to build on it. Karen also brings psychodynamic ideas into sessions to notice patterns that may come from past experiences and repeat in current life.
Her practice emphasizes short-term problem solving when useful, drawing on solution-focused methods to set clear goals and try small experiments between sessions. She teaches coping skills and mindfulness practices that aim to improve sleep, reduce anxiety, and ease stressful moments.
Karen earned a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Northridge and has worked in a range of Los Angeles clinics, including addiction and school-based settings. She has eleven years of clinical experience helping adults navigate parenting pressures, midlife changes, postpartum issues, and recovery-related concerns.
Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs, with attention to building everyday habits and lasting coping strategies. Clients leave with practical tools to try at home and clear next steps to keep moving forward.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead. In practice this means the therapist reflects your concerns, validates what you’re going through, and helps you build on strengths to solve immediate problems. This approach can help with sleep issues, stress, and parenting pressures by keeping work practical and tailored to your life.Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring patterns and how past experiences influence current behavior. A few sessions can surface themes that interfere with sleep, relationships, or mood, and then the therapist and client work together to change those patterns over time. This helps when struggles seem to repeat despite good intentions.
Solution-Focused Therapy aims for short-term goals and concrete steps. Sessions often include setting one or two clear targets and trying small experiments between meetings to see what helps. That can be useful for improving nightly routines, reducing late-night worry, or testing small behavior changes that boost rest.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped before, then try methods that fit. If something isn’t working, changes are made together until a better fit is found.
For practical matters, confirm which session formats are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce commute time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people meet from whatever location best supports a quieter setup or lower screen time.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, sleep disturbances, parenting and relationship concerns, grief, addictions, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and strengths-based, focusing on what already helps you and building from there.
What experience does she bring?
She has eleven years of clinical experience and has worked in addiction clinics and school-based counseling settings in Los Angeles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered at the time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.