Karen Palmer, L.C.S., PA | Mind Diagnostics

Licensed

Online Counseling

(46 reviews)

L.C.S., W Karen Palmer

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Karen Palmer is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: L.C.S., W Years in Practice: 25 State: Pennsylvania

Hello and welcome to BetterHelp! I appreciate you taking the time to learn more about me. My name is Karen and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Pennsylvania. I have 19 years experience working in Mental Health. I currently work in a private practice outside of Pittsburgh. Although I have experience working with teenagers and their families in the past, I primarily work with adults and couples.

I believe taking care of our emotional health is just as important as taking care of our physical health. One can affect the other. Going to see a therapist, should be just as natural as going to see your primary doctor. Sometimes we don’t realize how our thoughts, our work, and our interactions with friends and family can have an impact on how we feel. I can help you explore this. I use a variety of strategies in therapy depending on the client and the problem. I have experience working with clients that struggle with depression, anxiety, self-esteem and family issues. I’m glad that you have taken this step to access our site so you can explore therapy and can begin to feel better.

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Family conflicts Grief Depression Trauma and abuse Intimacy-related issues Parenting issues Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Very comfortable to talk with Karen! Good vibes and good advice

Karen is wonderful! Caring, compassionate and knowledgeable. She has given me new ideas on dealing with old issues. She has helped me so much in a short time. Thank you!!!

Karen really listens and helps me see problems from a different perspective, which helps me deal with difficult situations better. I really enjoy talking with Karen and feel that I truly improve with each session.

Karen listened to me and allowed me to be my vulnerable, authentic self. She has given me practice exercises to do throughout my day when I have an anxiety attack. She really listens and cares for you. Even after one session I learned more about how to control my anxiety and cope with my thought patterns. I can’t thank her enough and would highly recommend!

Karen is very thoughtful, intentional about communication, and is a great listener. Super insightful therapist....

Karen has been a big help to me. I love that she gets back to me so quickly and is able to calm my anxiety.

Karen has helped me through very rough times and I always feel better after talking with her! She’s a great listener and I feel very comfortable with her constant support.

Karen is empathetic and knowledgeable. She listens and then will intervene. Recommend highly

Karen and I have had a couple sessions and she os really attentive

Karen and my husband were the only ones who understood what I was trying to say. If it wasn’t for Karen, I’d be medicated and never would have known what I was trying to say. She listens and gets to the root of the problem. She never judges, she really seems to care. I’m so thankful for her. Highly recommend, she’s amazing.

Karen is compassionate, attentive and extremely helpful. She listens to my concerns and provides me helpful tools to use in my day to day life. I always feel better after a session with Karen.

A session with Karen is like talking with a good friend. She is helpful and understanding. She doesn't judge you. Karen also passes along helpful advice during the week.

She is very helping and very responsive.

Karen is wonderful and very easy to talk too.

To clarify, Karen is a 10/10, but she's my second therapist. The first one missed a scheduled session and disappeared. That's pretty damaging, so that's why I dropped the overall score to an 8. But I appreciated the support team to match me with Karen.

Karen is patient, gentle, and attentive. It’s hard to find a therapist that isn’t too tough or too soft; Karen is the right combination, and she has been a very supportive guide through the therapy process.

Karen is providing exactly what I need right now. She listens, gives much-needed advice and is building my level of understanding about situations so I can navigate in a productive way.

Karen is patient, attentive, and provides thoughtful feedback on my concerns. She is always receptive to feedback if certain strategies aren't working and does a great job thinking of multiple different ways to approach any issue.

Karen is wonderful and has helped me so much. Can’t thank her enough!

Karen dove right into my issues and immediately became an essential and trustworthy guide through my healing process. She is abundantly patient and I never feel like a bother or a burden.

Karen is the perfect person for me. I’ve been in therapy several times before and I have to say she may be the best yet. She’s a great listener and has a very clear view of what’s going on in my life. She’s able to give me very practical advice I can implement immediately that makes a huge difference I highly recommend her!

Karen provided a lot of valuable feedback and helped me to have a more positive outlook on things.

I’m thankful to have Karen in my life.

Karen is great, she is very helpful and provides me with many ways to help cope with my anxiety. She is always reachable outside of our planned visits and is supportive of me. I really appreciate all she does to help me with my anxiety and I will look forward to continuing to work with her!

Karen is a good listener and is very understanding of my needs and emotions. She has talked me through some tough situations in the short time I’ve spoken to her. Best Therapist I’ve personally ever had. I’m so comfortable talking with her, I look forward to my sessions with her.

Karen has been fabulous thus far! She knows the right things to say, is great at listening and addressing your concerns, and offers great insight. She is awesome.

Karen is understanding and compassionate. She truly cares about my well being. She offers insights and helpful coping strategies.Sh is available by text at anytime.

Karen is great! She’s patient and she listens.

Karen is a wonderful counselor. She really listens. She isn’t afraid to ask difficult questions and really jogs my mind/opens my perspective to see things clearly. Highly recommend.

I find Karen very easy to talk to. She is appropriately sympathetic when discussing difficult issues while still challenging me in areas where I have room to grow. I would recommend her as a valuable partner for anyone working on general anxiety and stress management.

Karen helped me through possibly the darkest time in my life. She is always there to listen and made me feel like I could talk about anything I wanted to.

Karen is wonderful! She always proactively reaches out to me. The cost of counseling is paid for in one or two insights she had given me. I’m a better person from working with her.

Karen has helped me tremendously with a toxic and abusive breakup. I don’t know where I would be right now Without her help. She listens to everything I say and always helps me find a way back to moving through my emotion and moving forward. I highly recommend.

Karen P. is a wonderful therapist, I'm so grateful I found her after going through several others with BetterHelp. I almost gave up on therapy before being matched with her. She is responsive, really listens, is very understanding and gives great support and helpful advice. She also gives me the time of day that I felt was lacking with other counselors. I highly recommend her if you're looking for a counselor.

Karen has a kindly, professional manner that inspires confidence in her sincerity and desire to be helpful.

Karen has been so supportive and insightful. Working with her has been a healing journey for me. She is a gifted therapist and a very caring human being.

Very carrying and easy to talk to. Always willing to work around your life and finds time to message back quickly.

I feel that Karen really listens and empathizes. She offers really helpful and realistic suggestions that makes for positive life style changes and habits.

She helps me understand completely what I am going through and helps me talk through it logically.

Karen has become an incredible resource to me. She listens, makes me feel comfortable, offers her opinion and expertise, and makes me feel calm and heard.

Karen, I appreciate every bit of conversation and advice you have given me and I would definitely refer you to anyone who needs you. Thanks for everything!

Thorough, thoughtful, kind, and accessible.

Karen is incredibly patient and understanding. She is quick to respond to my messages and always gives a well thought out response. I have been going through a break up and would recommend her to anyone who is going through the same. I’m sure she would be good to talk to in any situation.

Karen has been amazing in helping me deal with my past traumas and unresolved issues and my mental health has improved so much in my sessions with her. So thankful to have been given her as my therapist. 100% would recommend

It has only been a couple of weeks but I can't tell you how much I appreciate that Karen checks in with me a few times a week. I was telling my friends and they were saying how their therapists never check in on them or contact them between appointment times. For the first time I feel like I may actually stick with therapy.

At first I was skeptical but as soon as I video conference her and seen her face I knew she was a genuine person and professional. She is very open to listen and give feedback. I've been an addict over 20 years had multiple councilors she is always there even if I dont message back. I am happy with Karen Palmer.

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