- Client-centered focus
- CBT and DBT skills
- Grief and caregiving
About Karen
Karen Crawley-Buckholtz is a licensed counselor practicing in Maryland. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and brings twenty years of professional experience to her work. Karen focuses on everyday problems like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and challenges related to relationships and intimacy.
She draws on several therapeutic approaches and adapts them to each person's needs. In sessions she uses tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and psychodynamic perspectives. That mix helps her address mood concerns, trauma, eating and sleeping issues, and ADHD-related struggles.
Her background includes extensive experience with grief and loss, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, cancer, and issues that come with aging. She has also worked with first responders and military populations and is familiar with the stresses those roles can create. Karen pays attention to cultural differences and other special population needs.
She believes clients know their needs best and treats people with respect and compassion. Therapy with her focuses on building on existing strengths and developing practical tools for coping and problem solving. Sessions emphasize clear goals chosen together and skills that can be used outside the room.
If someone is ready to begin, Karen notes that taking that first step can be hard and she offers steady support through the early sessions and beyond.
She draws on several therapeutic approaches and adapts them to each person's needs. In sessions she uses tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and psychodynamic perspectives. That mix helps her address mood concerns, trauma, eating and sleeping issues, and ADHD-related struggles.
Her background includes extensive experience with grief and loss, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, cancer, and issues that come with aging. She has also worked with first responders and military populations and is familiar with the stresses those roles can create. Karen pays attention to cultural differences and other special population needs.
She believes clients know their needs best and treats people with respect and compassion. Therapy with her focuses on building on existing strengths and developing practical tools for coping and problem solving. Sessions emphasize clear goals chosen together and skills that can be used outside the room.
If someone is ready to begin, Karen notes that taking that first step can be hard and she offers steady support through the early sessions and beyond.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
Aging and geriatric issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Maryland, Virginia
Languages
English
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and helping people name their needs and goals. Online sessions can use that approach to build trust, encourage self-understanding, and decide practical next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) aims at changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through clear exercises and homework. It works well for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and many stress-related problems because it uses concrete skills you can practice between appointments. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers skills for regulating emotions, managing distress, and improving communication. Those skills can be taught in-session and applied to relationship and impulse-related concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. This therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, strengths, and daily life. Choices are revisited over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
The biography does not list the exact online session options offered, so confirm current formats before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people practice skills in their normal routine. Licensed professionals can guide how to use exercises, worksheets, and mindfulness practices between meetings to keep progress moving forward.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Karen help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is adaptable and practical. She combines client-centered listening with CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas to build skills and clarify goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has two decades of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and region are associated with this clinician?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in Maryland.
Which languages are supported and can international clients book sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.