Karen Lopez-Feliciano, LMHC

Karen Lopez-Feliciano is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 22 years of experience. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and other life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and practices in Florida.

Karen began her career at the Department of Children and Families in New York, which led her to pursue a master’s degree in counseling. She has worked in inpatient and outpatient settings and has experience supporting people with mood disorders, substance use concerns, behavioral challenges, and family conflict. Over time her practice broadened to include ADHD, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue.

Her day-to-day approach focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors, Motivational Interviewing to build readiness for change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set and reach concrete goals. Sessions tend to be goal-oriented and hands-on, with an emphasis on problem solving.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation about patterns, coping tools for emotion and impulse control, and support around communication and codependency issues. Karen also works on forgiveness, guilt and shame, obsessions and compulsions, and post-traumatic stress symptoms.

She aims to make starting therapy simple and doable. Karen encourages people to take small steps, try strategies between sessions, and review progress together so goals stay clear and achievable.

How her approaches translate to online work

Karen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. It involves practical exercises and homework to try between sessions.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and build motivation. This approach is conversational and helps with readiness for steps like reducing substance use or changing habits.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques together, and adjust methods until they find what fits the client’s needs and circumstances.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule sessions around work, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when needed. It also supports working on skills and homework between meetings so progress continues in everyday life.