- Guilt and shame work
- EMDR elements
- CBT and DBT skills
About Kara
Kara Fedore is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Tennessee with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and the strain of life changes. Kara also supports people facing relationship and family concerns, career stress, compassion fatigue, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Her work is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals and small steps they can use between sessions. Sessions often blend different methods to suit what a person needs that week rather than following a single fixed plan.
Kara commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and change unhelpful behaviors. She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. For people with trauma, she may include some Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing techniques as part of a broader approach.
Her style is straightforward and goal oriented. She helps people talk through immediate problems, practice new skills, and try experiments that test fears or assumptions. Many clients work together with her to address family of origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment questions, and blended family dynamics.
Kara asks people to view sessions as scheduled time to focus on what matters to them. She supports practical plans for coping with addiction, substance use, fertility stress, body image, and career transitions while attending to underlying trauma or attachment patterns when they arise.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and collaborating to set goals. In practice this means sessions start with what matters most that week and the therapist helps prioritize next steps and coping tactics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and test different behaviors; online sessions can include short exercises, thought records, and homework to practice between meetings.Many people also use Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT elements teach concrete skills like grounding, breathing, and managing urges, which can be practiced during and between online appointments. When trauma is a primary concern, EMDR elements may be incorporated into a broader plan alongside these other approaches.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust that plan as progress is made. This is a practical process rather than a fixed program.
Please confirm the current session formats before booking because the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Discuss scheduling and any format questions when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions align with everyday life.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a client-centered style that blends methods to address guilt and shame, helping people notice thoughts, practice skills, and try small behavioral experiments.
What is her background and experience?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of experience working with substance use, trauma, crisis, mood and relationship challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LCSW licensed in Tennessee and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she use?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.