Karie Leduc , LICSW

Karie Leduc provides compassionate, collaborative psychotherapy for people who feel hurt, overwhelmed, or trapped in upsetting patterns of thinking, feeling, or behaving. She creates a non-judgmental space where clients can explore their inner life, weigh difficult decisions, and consider meaningful change. Psychotherapy with Karie is presented as a process of self-discovery that supports reconnecting with the present, releasing past constraints, and identifying both challenges and internal resources. Together with clients she clarifies what has been useful, what might be adjusted, and what strengths can be built upon to reduce obstacles to growth and increase connection and well-being.

Karie believes therapy can be emotionally transformative and balances support with challenge to foster insight and change. She is an active participant in sessions, working with clients to set concrete therapeutic goals and follow a clear path toward them. She pays particular attention to emotions, affect, and nonverbal communication, and addresses a broad range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, mood and personality disorders, and major life transitions such as education, employment, marriage, divorce, loss, and grief.

She holds LICSW, a clinical social work license, and has been a licensed clinical social worker in Rhode Island for 18 years, with experience in community mental health and over nine years in private practice. Karie maintains a flexible schedule, checks and responds to messages several times a day seven days a week, and offers live chat, phone, and video sessions that can be scheduled as needed.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Karie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding emotions and building practical coping skills. One direction of her work emphasizes emotion-focused exploration - helping clients identify, name, and work through feelings so they can reduce distress and improve relationships. Another direction centers on structured skills and behavioral strategies - teaching tools for managing anxiety, improving sleep and routines, regulating mood, and tackling everyday challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Karie collaborates with each client to identify goals, try methods, and adjust strategies based on what feels most helpful and aligned with the client's needs and preferences. This collaborative stance helps tailor care to the person rather than applying a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or life changes, maintain continuity across distances, and integrate brief check-ins or skill practice between appointments. Licensed professionals can use these formats to support steady progress while adapting to each client's life and availability.