Karen Medlock, LCSW
Louisiana · 27 years in practice
Karen Medlock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of practice.
License and registration
- LCSW, Louisiana
- 11221 · expires August 2026
- LCSW, Texas
- 52974 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1427605419 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 27
- 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 Medlock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of practice. She holds two master’s degrees, one in Social Work and one in Theology, and brings a broad view to the work. Her background includes classroom teaching and years of clinical experience across many settings.
She aims to meet people where they are and help them move forward. Karen draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning during difficult times.
Background and approach
She also uses attachment-based and client-centered methods to focus on relationships and the person in front of her. Cognitive behavioral strategies are used when practical skills can help reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful habits. Her past roles include classroom teacher from kindergarten through grade twelve and work in correctional settings running groups and addiction-related programming.
Those experiences shaped a direct, practical style that emphasizes listening and clear steps. She has worked with people dealing with trauma, severe panic, grief, and addiction issues. Sessions are conversational and paced to fit each person’s needs.
Karen describes herself as laid-back and responsive; she helps people build strengths and try new ways of coping. The work often combines reflection on life meaning with concrete tools for daily life. People come to address many concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, sleep and eating problems, and self-esteem.
She also supports people facing major life changes, caregiving burdens, and loss. Karen practices in Texas and brings longtime experience to her work. She offers telephone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging formats to fit different schedules and needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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 therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Existential Therapy focuses on questions about meaning, purpose, and choice. In sessions people talk about values, life direction, and how to live with uncertainty. This approach can help when someone faces major life changes, grief, or questions about identity.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current bonds and emotional responses. It helps people notice patterns in how they connect, repair conflict, and build safer, more trusting interactions. This approach is useful for intimacy and relationship-related issues.
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and pace. The therapist follows the person’s lead, listens without judgment, and supports growth through empathy and reflection. This can help people who need a calm, accepting space to sort through feelings.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has and hasn’t worked before. Together they try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distances. Phone sessions can fit into short breaks or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to schedule sessions around work, school, or caregiving duties.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Karen works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, intimacy and relationship concerns, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, sleep and eating problems, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and laid-back. She combines exploration of life meaning with concrete tools and steps people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 27 years of experience in clinical and educational settings, including work with trauma, panic, grief, addiction treatment groups, and classroom teaching from kindergarten through high school.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with credentials listed for Texas and Louisiana and practices out of Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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