About Kara
Kara Levine is a licensed clinical social worker in Louisiana with 11 years of practice. She earned a Master of Social Work from Tulane University with a concentration in disaster mental health. Kara focuses on helping people cope with grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, and ADHD concerns.
She works in a direct, respectful way and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable. She has spent much of her career supporting children, adolescents, and adults through loss and traumatic events.
Background and approach
She has experience helping young people facing chronic and terminal illness and their relatives navigate the practical and emotional strain that illness brings. Those experiences shaped a hands-on style that balances emotional care with practical strategies. In sessions she combines straightforward conversation with evidence-based methods.
Clients can expect treatment plans tailored to their situation and goals. Kara emphasizes clear steps people can try between sessions to reduce stress and improve daily functioning. She also addresses compassion fatigue, caregiving stress, and life transitions that leave people feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
She listens for what matters most and adjusts approaches as needs change. Her manner is warm and nonjudgmental while remaining focused on progress. Kara offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
She provides services in English and practices in Louisiana. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
Approaches that guide online treatment
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and issues that affect daily routines. EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, helps people process disturbing memories by combining guided attention with talk-based work; it is commonly applied for trauma-related distress. Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-focused style that helps people resolve uncertainty and build motivation for change, useful for career shifts, habit changes, or when someone feels stuck.Kara will work collaboratively to choose or blend approaches based on the client's needs and goals. Early sessions focus on understanding the problem, trying one method, and adjusting as progress becomes clear. That collaborative testing helps find the best fit rather than assuming one technique will work for everyone.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video lets people work face-to-face while phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, midweek support, or when typing out thoughts feels easier than speaking. These options increase flexibility and help people stay connected to therapy around work, school, or caregiving demands.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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