Karen Wassom Hammond

Karen Wassom Hammond is a Kentucky-licensed professional counselor who helps people facing relationship strain, anger, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and mood concerns. She keeps language simple and direct so worried parents can understand what to expect. Karen aims to make a first conversation feel manageable and respectful.

She creates an open space where clients can say what is hard without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer communication rather than jargon. Karen offers faith-based counseling when a client requests that perspective.

Over 12 years she has worked with people dealing with intimacy issues, motivation, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and parenting strains. She also addresses topics such as codependency, infidelity, and money stress. Karen uses familiar therapeutic approaches to help people notice patterns and try new responses.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered listening along with techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas are used when relationship patterns and attachment matters are central. The focus is on small, usable changes that fit everyday life.

Practical matters are handled simply: sessions follow a collaborative plan and move at the client's pace. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules appointments based on therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches map to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they feel understood; online sessions can use that approach to help people sort feelings about relationships, anger, or parenting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical steps to change thinking and behavior such as sleep routines, thought records, or small behavior experiments to reduce anger and improve mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication that can be practiced between appointments.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try an approach, and adjust based on what helps most. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit each person’s needs and comfort.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, shorten commutes, and support steady, ongoing skill practice between sessions. It can also allow for check-ins that focus on skill coaching or brief progress reviews when a full in-person visit would be harder to arrange.