Karen Delos Santos

Karen Delos Santos is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and self-esteem struggles. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at making therapy feel understandable and useful for everyday life.

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients untangle patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions often include working on communication skills, setting healthy boundaries, and addressing guilt, shame, or codependent behavior. Karen pays attention to family of origin issues and how past wounds shape current choices.

Karen also supports people facing midlife questions, career stress, money worries, and caregiver strain. She helps clients who feel empty, stuck, or unsure of life purpose to find clearer direction and build more satisfying routines. Social anxiety and post-traumatic stress concerns are part of the range she addresses.

Her approach centers on listening first, then developing practical steps that match each person’s goals. She works with individuals at different life stages, including those navigating parenting pressures and relationship problems. Therapy aims to improve daily functioning and self-compassion over time.

Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her Florida practice context. Prospective clients are asked to use the site’s Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How evidence-based work translates to online therapy

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical strategies that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. One common approach involves teaching concrete communication and coping skills to manage anxiety and stress, which can help with relationship problems and parenting challenges. Another approach targets past wounds like guilt, shame, and family of origin issues by gently examining patterns and practicing new ways of responding to triggers.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques feel most useful as therapy progresses.

Many people find online therapy easier to fit into busy lives because it can reduce commuting time and allow sessions during a lunch break or between errands. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking to know what is available. Licensed professionals can offer effective work remotely when techniques are adapted to each person’s situation, helping clients move toward clearer communication, better stress management, and more consistent self-care routines.