Karen Vigeland, LCSW

Karen Vigeland is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who provides individual counseling to adults. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and other concerns find steadier ground. Her tone is calm and direct, aimed at people who want clear steps and practical support.

Her work centers on a client-centered and strengths-based way of relating. She helps people notice patterns, use their strengths, and make small changes in behavior and thinking that add up over time. Conversations are meant to feel accepting and nonjudgmental so clients can talk openly about what matters to them.

With nine years of experience in diverse settings, she draws on several approaches to match what each person needs. That can include strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to manage unhelpful thinking and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to handle intense emotions. She also uses emotionally-focused and existential ideas when clients want to look at meaning, connection, or values.

Karen aims for straightforward collaboration. She works with people to set goals, try out specific tools, and check what helps most. Progress often comes from small, steady steps rather than quick fixes.

People who reach out can expect practical feedback, an emphasis on strengths, and support in untangling difficult patterns. If you want to explore changes around mood, relationships, or substance use, she offers a steady, person-focused approach to guide that work.

How these approaches work for online counseling

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them tap into their own strengths to make changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with depression, anxiety, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for managing intense feelings and impulses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals and preferences. That process includes trying techniques, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan over time so it fits the person's life.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow focused skill practice between meetings. It can also let someone choose shorter check-ins or sessions that don't require being on camera, depending on what feels most useful. Licensed professionals aim to make sessions practical and usable for daily life.