Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and accepts 39 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Self Esteem and 9 more.

Karen Palmer

LCSW, 27 years of experience
Authentic
Warm
Solution oriented
VirtualAvailable

About me

Hi. I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist in Pennsylvania. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and I've been practicing for 24 years. I enjoy working with both males and females from 18-64. I help clients improve their coping strategies, retrain the way they think about things, and give them the confidence they need to tackle their challenges they deal with in their daily lives.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Our first session together will be an "intake" session. I will ask you questions about what brought you to therapy and gather some other background information so we can create a plan of what you'd like to acheive in therapy.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I'm a great listener, empathetic, intuitive and help my clients feel comfortable coming to therapy.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

Due to my many years in the field, I've worked with a variety of clients from all age groups. My biggest strength is working with clients, who struggle with anxiety and OCD disorders as well as clients who have relationship issues.

Specialties

Top specialties

Anxiety

Self Esteem

Other specialties

Bipolar Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)

Spirituality

Identifies as

Serves ages

Licensed in

Pennsylvania

Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

CBT is actually an umbrella term to many different therapies to help clients change/manage their thoughts so they can improve their quality of life.

Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)

Help to empower clients create "exposure situations" to help clients tolerate their anxiety triggers.

Positive Psychology

Help clients retrain the way they think about things in their lives.

Solution Focused Brief Treatment

Using goal oriented and interviewing techniques to help clients come up with solutions to some of their issues.

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

Checking in with clients and assign homework to help clients cope and have more structure so they may function a little better in their lives.

, 48 ratings

4 ratings with written reviews

July 21, 2026

Her profile seemed sincere and had alot of experience in what I am looking for. She took the time to listen to my concerns, asked for some details and noted them and helped me get started on my healing journey. She seemed to genuinely care and gave me feed back that made me feel my heard. :)

Verified client, age 45-54
Review shared after session 1 with Karen

July 15, 2026

Karen is amazing, she truly listens and shares very helpful insights.

Verified client, age 25-34
Review shared after session 42 with Karen

April 21, 2026

Karen really has taken the time to sit and hear both sides and provided us with solutions and resources for us to work through the challenges we have been experiencing

Verified client, age 25-34
Review shared after session 4 with Karen