Therapist profile
Kara Levine, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Grief and trauma
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- CBT methods
- EMDR informed work
- Solution-focused steps
About Kara
Kara Levine is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 11 years of experience. She trained at Tulane University and holds a Master of Social Work with a concentration in disaster mental health. Her work focuses on grief, trauma, and stress and includes support for people facing chronic or terminal illness in the family.
Kara works with adults who are managing anxiety, depression, life changes, caregiving strain, and relationship or family stress. She also addresses concerns such as compassion fatigue, anger, ADHD, and issues tied to aging, chronic pain, and serious illness. Her practice includes support for LGBT-related concerns and people coping with isolation or loss.
Her approach uses evidence-based methods that aim to address both immediate problems and longer-term patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral strategies to look at thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on trauma-focused methods and narrative work to process difficult memories and make sense of life events.
Kara emphasizes practical tools and clear goals. Sessions often include steps you can try between meetings and ways to measure progress. She frames work as a collaboration and adjusts discussion and plans to fit what the person brings to each session.
If you are dealing with grief after a loss, struggling with a traumatic event, or balancing caregiving alongside daily life, Kara offers focused clinical support. To begin, follow the site's process to view online therapy options and schedule an initial session.
How sessions work
How Kara uses therapy approaches online
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and daily stress.EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that helps people process distressing memories. In practice it uses guided attention and structured processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kara will collaborate with each person to decide whether CBT, trauma-focused methods like EMDR, or solution-focused steps make the most sense. She adjusts methods to match the client’s goals, symptoms, and preferences rather than prescribing a single path.
Confirm current session options before booking to understand how sessions are delivered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time around caregiving or work. Talk with Kara about how to pace sessions and which approach feels most helpful for your situation.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with grief, trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, ADHD, and caregiver and illness-related stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her work combines practical, evidence-based techniques like cognitive behavioral strategies with trauma-focused and narrative approaches to address both immediate problems and longer-term patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker since completing her MSW at Tulane University.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Louisiana and practices with that credential in that state.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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