Karla Stewart

Karla Stewart is an LCPC and an LPC with 20 years of clinical experience in Oklahoma and Kansas. She works with people facing addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on adoption and foster care, blended family concerns, and caregiver stress.

She combines practical strategies with open conversation. Sessions often include clear communication skills and steps to manage impulses or substance use. Karla uses evidence-based tools to help people make small, steady changes that fit their daily lives.

Her work incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to address stuck patterns. That can mean naming values, testing small behavior changes, and building motivation for new habits. People learn specific techniques to reduce avoidance and increase emotional flexibility.

Karla also draws on Client-Centered and Solution-Focused methods when the situation calls for them. Those approaches slow things down, clarify goals, and focus on the next practical step. She aims to help clients find concrete ways forward after separation, relapse, or major life transitions.

She has experience working with first responders and with people impacted by domestic violence and discrimination. Those experiences inform how she listens and how she suggests coping tools. To begin, people typically complete a short matching questionnaire then schedule a first session to outline goals and plan next steps.

How Karla’s approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what truly matters and take small actions aligned with those values. It is often used for motivation, avoidance, and coping with painful feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and testing small changes to see what works. It can be useful for managing impulses, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Motivational Interviewing is a brief practical approach to strengthen willingness for change when people feel stuck or ambivalent about addiction or behavior change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Karla will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means checking what feels useful, adjusting techniques, and setting concrete short-term goals together.

Confirm current session formats before booking so you know how a first meeting will be handled. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work, family duties, or travel. They also allow for focused check-ins, skills practice between meetings, and shorter follow-up sessions when needed. Licensed professionals often use these options to help clients maintain momentum while keeping therapy practical and manageable.