Key details
- CredentialsLMHC
- LicenseLMHC, Florida / MH9437
- NPI1528522844
- Experience25 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationFlorida
About
- CBT informed
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Kari
Kari Mackneer is a Florida LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, relationship strains, grief, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Kari works in a straightforward, practical way. She leans on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also uses client-centered techniques to focus on each person's goals and values. Mindfulness and dialectical behavior tools appear when they match a client's needs.
In appointments she aims to identify clear steps someone can try between meetings. That might mean short behavioral experiments, mood tracking, practicing breathing or grounding skills, or testing a new way to talk about a problem. She discusses what worked and adjusts the plan as progress happens.
Kari has broad experience with addictive behaviors, trauma and personality challenges from many settings. She supports people dealing with caregiver stress, aging concerns, body-image issues, abandonment feelings, communication or control struggles, and co-occurring problems like substance use with mood disorders.
Her style is direct and goal-focused. New clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Kari draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify thinking patterns and try different responses. CBT often focuses on short, practical exercises and behavior experiments that can be assigned between sessions and reviewed remotely.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness techniques to teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance strategies. DBT skills training and mindfulness practice can be coached in-session and practiced afterward, which fits well with remote check-ins and brief skill rehearsals.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Kari will discuss your goals, try strategies, and adjust methods as needed. That means the therapy plan can change based on what helps you manage anger, reduce reactivity, or improve communication.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists often adapt homework, worksheets, and skill coaching so they work in everyday life rather than only during sessions.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, relationship and family problems, trauma and many other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her work is practical and goal-oriented, using client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and DBT or mindfulness tools when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working in a range of clinical settings with people facing mood, addiction, trauma, and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are on file?
She is a Florida LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing from Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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.