Karina Barron
Do you hate waking up every day? Does the thought of work fill you with dread? Do you know what you don’t want, but have no idea what you do want? I’m here to help you gain clarity.
I am especially effective at helping clients get unstuck—identifying what is actually shaping their choices and responses, often beneath habitual narratives or over-analysis.
I work with people in transition—whether you’re adjusting to college, graduating and worried about finding a job, or an exhausted, burned-out professional terrified about AI changing or taking your job, but unsure whether you can—or even want to—do something else. Together, we work toward understanding what you want, what is keeping you stuck, and what needs to change.
First session
Before scheduling the 1st appointment I offer a complimentary 15 min consultation to ascertain whether I can help you accomplish your goals In our first session, we'll talk about what's bringing you to therapy, your prior experiences with therapy, and your desired outcome for both this session and therapy overall.
Strengths
I am empathic, direct, and results-oriented. I believe therapy should help you move forward, not keep you in therapy indefinitely.
Ideal clients
You feel stuck and lost. You wake up wanting to crawl out of your skin. You know what you don’t want, but you don’t know what you do want. Maybe all you want right now is a sense of peace—for that pit in your stomach and the fluttering in your chest to finally quiet down. Ultimately, you want more than relief. You want to wake up excited to be alive.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I believe therapy should teach us how to provide therapy for ourselves, so we can learn new ways of thinking and doing, learn how our thoughts affects our moods, how our moods affects our thoughts and actions, and how our actions affect our thoughts.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)
Lack of sleep affects every aspect of our life, and CBT-I is an 8-week treatment for insomnia.
Somatic
Our moods and feelings are physical sensations in our body, and I believe that listening to g to those sensations is key to healing and transformation.
Solution-Focused Brief Treatment
You are the expert on your own life, and you want rapid transformation.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I incorporate core DBT skills—emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and navigating relationships—to support emotional stability and daily functioning
Location
Virtual sessions