Karen Medlock, LCSW

Karen Medlock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience. She holds two master’s degrees, one in social work and one in theology, and brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Karen says she meets people where they are and helps them build strengths for the road ahead.

Her background includes classroom teaching from kindergarten through grade twelve, which she uses when supporting adolescents and teens. She has also worked in correctional settings running groups and offender-focused programs, and that work shaped her approach to addiction and group treatment. Karen has many years helping people manage trauma, post-traumatic stress, and severe panic reactions.

Karen works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting challenges, intimacy-related issues, relationship and communication problems, and eating or sleeping struggles. Her practice also includes work related to addiction, ADHD, bipolar disorder, self-esteem, and life transitions. She is comfortable with diversity in culture, race, and sexual orientation.

In sessions she combines Attachment-Based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral strategies. She aims to be relaxed and collaborative, guiding people to notice strengths and try practical changes. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what matters in day-to-day life.

Karen practices in Texas and maintains licensure as an LCSW. She provides therapy in English and draws on decades of varied experience to tailor the work to each person's needs.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections. Online sessions can look at patterns in relationships and help people find new ways to feel secure and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and tests small changes to see what helps. It is useful for anxiety, panic, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that match goals and preferences. That collaborative process means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed.

Confirm available session formats before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some people find phone or video sessions let them attend when in a quieter setting or during a break at work, while others prefer longer sessions for deeper work. Discussing practical needs during the first meetings helps shape a plan that fits everyday life.