Karishma Samaroo, LMHC

Karishma Samaroo is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks plainly and keeps sessions focused on real problems and daily life. People who are coping with chronic illness or pain, addiction, or major life changes often seek her support.

Karishma uses practical tools to identify what keeps a problem going. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is part of her work when people want to build readiness for change. She also brings psychodynamic ideas to help people understand how past relationships shape current patterns.

Sessions are aimed at helping clients notice patterns, try new behaviors, and track small changes that matter. She pays attention to communication problems, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, and family-of-origin difficulties. She also supports those facing hospice and end-of-life questions, divorce, or the aftermath of domestic violence.

Karishma has nine years of clinical experience practicing in New York as an LMHC, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor. Her background includes helping adults living with co-occurring disorders and addiction as well as general mental health concerns.

Her approach is collaborative and practical. She asks questions, offers straightforward techniques, and checks in about what is working. To begin, clients follow the site's intake flow and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

How Karishma’s Approaches Work Online

Karishma commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and shifting behaviors to reduce distress. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change and to build commitment in small steps.

Psychodynamic ideas may appear in conversations about how early relationships affect current patterns. That work is about increasing awareness of repeated cycles and making different choices. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process; Karishma will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people stay consistent with care while managing chronic illness, pain, or other ongoing life demands.