Kara Anderson , LPCC, LMHC

Kara Anderson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LPCC, LMHC) with 29 years of clinical experience. She built her foundations working as a residential therapist in a psychiatric hospital and went on to serve as an outpatient therapist, clinical supervisor, and program director at a substance abuse treatment agency. After relocating to Ohio, she spent over a decade serving as an LPCC-Supervisor, program manager, and program administrator for a mental and behavioral health nonprofit before returning to Florida and developing an online practice. She has provided remote services for more than eight years and has received consistent positive feedback from clients about the convenience and effectiveness of online counseling.

Kara’s clinical approach is grounded in humanistic principles that place the therapeutic relationship at the center of the work. Her style is warm, attentive, interactive, and compassionate, and she emphasizes genuineness, empathy, and unconditional positive regard. When appropriate, she integrates direct and structured interventions, often assigning practical tasks or homework to support steady progress between live sessions or message exchanges. Treatment is tailored and paced to each person’s unique needs while encouraging forward movement toward stated goals.

She takes a holistic view of health and wellness, helping clients find balance across major life areas when stress, anxiety, or unmet needs create disruption. Professionally, she is known for high standards, ethical conduct, organization, and measured efficiency. Kara’s formal training includes a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Miami and a master’s degree in mental health counseling from Nova Southeastern University, along with post-graduate coursework in career counseling and the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of mental disorders from the University of Dayton. She continues to pursue ongoing education and specialized training to inform her practice.

Kara’s clinical experience spans diverse populations and a wide range of concerns, from common difficulties such as depression, anxiety, and stress to complex co-occurring conditions. She has substantial experience treating substance use and addiction, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and related areas. Additional areas of focus include LGBT concerns, relationship and family conflicts, intimacy and parenting challenges, anger and self-esteem issues, career-related stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and a variety of life transitions and purpose-driven concerns.