Karen Delos Santos

Karen Delos Santos is a Florida LMHC with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, parenting, and self-esteem, along with life purpose and midlife questions.

Karen helps people who feel stuck after a life change or who are unsure what comes next. She talks through relationship problems, communication issues, and family of origin concerns. She also supports people dealing with caregiver strain, codependency, and financial stress that affects daily life.

In sessions she works on identifying patterns that keep someone stuck, addressing guilt and shame, and improving social confidence. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical conversation to help clients try different ways of relating and coping. Therapy emphasizes small, concrete steps that can fit into real life.

Karen also pays attention to trauma recovery and post-traumatic stress when these come up. She helps people process emotional wounds and rebuild healthier self-regard and self-love. Conversations often include setting boundaries and practicing clearer communication.

People who want to explore life purpose or navigate a midlife crisis will find a focus on values, meaning, and next steps. To begin, she asks about current struggles and practical goals, then designs a straightforward plan for regular work together.

Evidence-based approaches and online sessions

Karen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is cognitive work that helps identify and change patterns of thinking that fuel anxiety and low mood; this can help with stress, social anxiety, and negative self-talk. Another approach addresses emotional processing and trauma recovery by helping people name painful feelings and practice new ways of responding, which can reduce the power of old wounds and shame.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to match strategies to their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying different methods, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than relying on a single technique.

The biography does not list which session formats are used online, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, or caregiving by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow people to continue consistent weekly work during life transitions without reorganizing their whole schedule.