Karen Egertson, LMFT

Karen Egertson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 17 years of professional experience. She specializes in helping people navigate stress and anxiety, recover from trauma and abuse, manage parenting challenges, and build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Her practice also addresses relationship and family concerns, grief, anger, career transitions, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues common to first responders.

Karen believes that each person is the expert of their own story and brings a strengths-based perspective that highlights existing resources and capacities. She focuses on supporting clients as they take courageous steps toward a more fulfilling and balanced life, offering guidance that honors individual goals and values. Her approach blends practical strategies with compassionate support to help people cope with life changes and develop skills for long-term wellbeing.

Whether someone is seeking short-term coaching around motivation and career goals or longer-term therapeutic work for trauma, Karen aims to create a collaborative space where progress is steady and personalized to the client’s needs.

Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life

Karen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress by focusing on practical skills and structured strategies that promote coping and resilience. She also offers coaching-oriented work to support motivation, career changes, and goal setting with clear steps and accountability to help clients move forward. In addition, her work includes family-focused therapy that addresses parenting, relationship dynamics, and communication patterns to improve connections and problem solving within families.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Karen collaborates with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors the plan over time, combining techniques as appropriate and adjusting based on what helps the client make progress.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, maintain continuity during transitions, and access consistent support from licensed professionals and therapists without the need for travel.