Karen Winberry , LMFT

Karen Winberry is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 26 years of experience in the mental health field. She works with a broad age range - children age 7 and up, adolescents, adults, and older adults - addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, anger management, substance abuse, parenting challenges, domestic violence, and relationship difficulties. She also brings extensive experience supporting people with serious mental health diagnoses, including Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Schizoaffective Disorder.

Her approach draws on a mix of therapeutic techniques that are adapted to each person's needs, and she routinely works with culturally and ethnically diverse populations. Karen focuses on helping clients build practical skills to cope with life stressors, improve relationships, and manage mood and behavior changes. She aims to listen without judgment while offering clear, constructive feedback to help clients move toward more satisfying and meaningful lives.

Throughout her career she has supported individuals and families through transitions, loss, and crises, emphasizing skill development, emotional resilience, and restored connection in relationships.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Karen Winberry integrates several established approaches to tailor care to each person's needs. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens carefully and helps clients find their own solutions - this approach supports self-exploration and improved self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach often used for trauma; it helps people process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact.

Finding the right approach is part of the process - the therapist works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means adjusting techniques over time and combining approaches when helpful to address symptoms, relationships, and daily functioning.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, licensed professionals can provide flexible scheduling, access from home or other locations, and multiple ways to stay connected between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and integrate therapeutic work into everyday routines.