Karen Stockham is a licensed counselor who combines practical skills with steady support.
01About Karen
Karen Stockham is a licensed counselor who combines practical skills with steady support. She brings 24 years of experience and a focus on clear, usable strategies. Karen listens closely and helps people set goals and take small steps toward change.
She uses client-centered methods to build a working relationship that fits each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her practice, so she helps people notice how thoughts and actions affect feelings.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas also shape her work when people need better emotion regulation or stronger connection skills. Karen addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, addictions, trauma and grief. She also helps with relationship and parenting struggles, blended family issues, communication problems, and questions about life purpose.
Practical topics like sleep, eating, anger, career, and compassion fatigue are part of her focus too. Sessions tend to be straightforward and action oriented. She often works on communication skills, coping strategies, and steps you can try between meetings.
Karen emphasizes collaboration - clients and she decide which tools make sense for day-to-day life. She practices in New Mexico and offers sessions in English. Karen has experience guiding people through change and the ups and downs that come with parenting, separation, and rebuilding after loss.
02Credentials
- LPCC (New Mexico)
- License CCMH0105211 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1194387449 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Karen names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Karen names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, collaborative relationship. In online sessions this means the therapist listens closely and follows the person's goals, helping them decide what to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and offers concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns; online CBT often includes homework and short exercises to try between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, such as grounding, emotion regulation, and communication practice useful for stress, anger, and relationship conflicts.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try different techniques, and adjust methods based on what works best. Clients play an active role in picking strategies that fit their needs and daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making therapy flexible. Video lets people use visual cues and role-play skills. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or an alternative when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter reflections, coaching-style support, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep progress moving forward.
05Questions people ask
What issues does Karen commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, trauma and grief. Relationship and parenting challenges, communication problems, and life-purpose questions are also common topics.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and action oriented. Sessions focus on practical steps, improving communication, and developing coping strategies you can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds the credential LPCC and practices in New Mexico.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients currently.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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