Karin Gardner, LICSW, LCSW

Karin Gardner is a licensed social worker practicing in New York with seven years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship conflict, and major life transitions. She also works with clients facing chronic and acute illness, parenting challenges, sleep difficulties, trauma and abuse, career concerns, attention differences, and compassion fatigue. Karin believes people have an inherent capacity to make self-directed changes that promote healing, stronger relationships, and greater emotional well-being, and she focuses on helping clients build on their existing strengths to move toward those goals.

Karin holds LICSW and LCSW credentials - LICSW stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and is licensed in Vermont (VT LICSW 089.0134519) and New York (NY LCSW 093358). Her practice is grounded in a person-centered, humanistic orientation while also integrating evidence-informed methods to meet each person’s unique needs. She collaborates with clients to tailor therapeutic work, combining empathy and practical skills to address symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.

Committed to empowering meaningful change, Karin offers supportive, strengths-based care designed to help individuals navigate difficult moments and pursue personal growth. She is available to guide clients through the next steps of their mental health journey and to support sustained progress over time.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values, accept difficult thoughts or feelings, and take committed action toward meaningful goals. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and navigating major life changes because it focuses on living in line with what matters most even when uncomfortable emotions arise.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses. It supports work on attachment issues, relationship conflicts, family dynamics, and the impact of past loss or abandonment by strengthening relational awareness and fostering more secure ways of relating.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, non-directive stance that centers the individual’s experience and autonomy. This humanistic approach is helpful for building self-esteem, addressing grief, coping with life transitions, and creating a collaborative space for personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Karin collaborates with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt techniques over time so that treatment remains responsive and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to access care around work, family, and other commitments. These options support continuity of treatment, allow for timely check-ins, and can make it simpler to maintain progress from home or work with the guidance of a licensed therapist.