Karen Strauss, LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker  in California

Karen Strauss

LCSW
Accepting Clients

When the life you've built no longer feels like enough, I help driven individuals find clarity, direction, and real change.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples
  • Family

About My Clients

My clients are driven, accomplished, self-aware people who are ready to do real work. They're often entrepreneurs, executives, and creatives — people with full, demanding lives who are facing a pivotal moment and are ready for meaningful change. I also work with adult families navigating conflict, differing values, and the challenge of supporting one another through difficult seasons.

My Background and Approach

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California and Texas, and a Certified Hypnotherapist (C.Hyp, CHt) and Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) practitioner. I offer therapy via telehealth. Rather than fitting clients into a single framework, I draw from a range of therapeutic modalities tailored to each person's unique needs. At the center of our work together is your relationship with yourself — how you see yourself, what you believe, how those beliefs formed, and whether they still serve you today. My approach is direct and warm, challenging yet deeply collaborative. I offer individual therapy, couples therapy, adult family therapy, and hypnotherapy — as a standalone service or woven into the psychotherapy process.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Addiction Counseling Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Relationship Counseling
Other Techniques
  • Addiction Counseling
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Collaborative Couple Therapy
  • Couples Counseling
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Family Systems
  • Family Therapy
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Relationship Counseling

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Relationship Issues Self-Esteem
Other Issues
  • Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Bipolar
  • Career Counseling
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Harm
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 6 years of practice

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