Karen Brown , LPC

Karen Brown is a trauma-focused, multicultural counselor who helps people navigate difficult life transitions and persistent emotional challenges. With seven years of clinical experience, she offers an integrative, strength-based approach tailored to individuals, couples and families facing issues such as addiction, trauma, relationship conflict, anxiety, depression and parenting concerns. She emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies that reduce impulsive or self-sabotaging behaviors and support long-term wellbeing.

Karen uses evidence-informed methods including cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centered techniques to rebuild healthier thinking patterns, stabilize emotional balance, and repair relational connection. Her work often addresses grief, intimacy and self-esteem struggles, as well as the overlapping needs of clients coping with co-occurring conditions, caregiving stress, adoption and foster care challenges, and life-stage changes.

She holds a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University in Atlanta and is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC. Karen is also a National Certified Counselor - NCC and an ordained minister - ORDM. She has contributed a published article on spirituality in recovery, presented for community organizations and school systems, and founded The Acts 120 Group, LLC. Professional memberships include Chi Sigma Iota and local counseling associations, reflecting her commitment to ongoing learning and community engagement.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Karen Brown draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking, develop practical coping skills, and learn emotional regulation strategies that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. She also integrates attachment-based therapy to explore patterns in relationships, strengthen connection, and address relational trauma that affects family and intimate dynamics.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Karen works with clients to assess needs, goals and personal preferences and then tailors interventions so the work feels relevant and achievable. She frames therapy as a partnership that balances skill-building with deeper exploration.

The online format supports flexibility by offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, coordinate with busy routines, and access licensed professionals from wherever clients are located within applicable regions.