Karen Vigeland, LCSW
Florida · 9 years in practice
Karen Vigeland is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida who offers individual counseling to adults.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW15743 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1841938867 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Karen
Karen Vigeland is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida who offers individual counseling to adults. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, or life transitions. Her language is straightforward and she aims to make the first steps feel manageable.
She uses a client-centered stance that looks for each person's strengths. Sessions often include talking through difficult feelings, noticing patterns that keep problems going, and trying different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Karen blends practical tools with discussions about meaning and connection to help people gain more balance. Her work draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to track and name emotions as they arise, and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behavior. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when regulation and strong emotions are a central concern.
Karen has nine years of experience across varied settings and with diverse adult clients. She aims to be nonjudgmental and accepting while helping people clarify what they want to change and how to get there. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
People who reach out will complete a short matching process to begin. Karen supports a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction, ADHD, identity-related matters, caregiver stress, and intimacy or communication problems.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Karen names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion work meets online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name their feelings, then use those feelings to guide new ways of connecting and solving problems. This approach is useful when strong emotions or relationship patterns feel stuck.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's perspective and strengths. The therapist listens closely, reflects back what is heard, and supports the person's own problem-solving and growth.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses simple experiments and skill practice to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and other concerns.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will check in about goals, try different strategies, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process helps match methods to a client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video is inconvenient, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, use lower-bandwidth contact when needed, and pick the format that feels most comfortable for each step of care.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can be addressed?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, intimacy and relationship concerns, ADHD, career changes, and related issues listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. Expect emotion-focused conversation, skills practice, and efforts to identify patterns that keep problems going.
What is her background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of clinical experience working with diverse adult clients in multiple settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds the LCSW credential in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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