Therapist profile
Karen Roach, LCSW
Illinois
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Stress
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Illinois / 149.012062
- NPI1487888665
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationIllinois
About
- CBT strategies
- DBT skills
- Parenting support
About Karen
Karen Roach is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, anger, parenting concerns, self-esteem, relationships, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
Karen focuses on clear, practical steps people can use day to day. She emphasizes understanding how the body and mind respond to stress and offers straightforward strategies to reduce reactivity. Sessions are collaborative and direct, with attention to what a person needs to manage snapping, built-up resentment, workplace frustration, or another person's anger at home.
Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), among other approaches. That mix means she talks through thinking patterns, practices behavioral skills, and helps people build a toolbox of coping techniques. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to set realistic, achievable goals.
Much of Karen's background comes from school social work and teaching graduate social work students. That experience informs how she communicates with parents, educators, and caregivers about behaviors that disrupt family or school life. She also has experience related to adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism, caregiver stress, and pregnancy and childbirth.
Practical matters are part of the plan. Karen notes typical work rhythms and scheduling needs from her school-based roles, and she supports people who want concrete strategies they can try between sessions.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to a person's concerns without judgment. Online sessions using this approach center on what the client wants to address and on building a working relationship that supports honest conversation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. In remote sessions this often means setting small experiments or skills to try between meetings and reviewing what did and didn't work.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. When used online it typically includes teaching specific techniques, practicing them together, and coaching on real-life situations that come up between sessions.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try strategies, and adjust plans based on what the client finds most useful. The work is paced to fit a person's needs rather than follow a rigid script.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography mentions phone, video, and messaging but scheduling details can vary. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people practice skills they can apply immediately in their daily life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger and related concerns does she help with?
She helps people with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and reactions to others' anger, as well as related issues like stress, anxiety, and trauma.
What is her therapeutic style?
She describes her approach as understanding, non-judgmental, and collaborative, using clear, practical strategies people can apply between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of experience, including roles in school social work and teaching in a Master of Social Work program.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography mentions phone and video sessions and messaging as commonly used; confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start scheduling a session?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.