- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Guilt and shame
About Kara-sue
Kara-sue Harriott is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW-C) practicing in Maryland with 12 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and LGBTQ-related concerns. Her practice also includes attention to ADHD and problems connected to guilt and shame.
Kara-sue focuses on making sessions straightforward and practical. She encourages people to talk through what is happening now and how it affects day-to-day life. Conversations often look at patterns in relationships, reactions to stressful events, and beliefs that keep someone stuck.
Her background in social work has involved a range of clinical settings over more than a decade. That experience informs how she helps people understand the roots of painful feelings like shame, abandonment, or persistent anxiety. She helps clients notice unhelpful thought patterns and try different responses in real life.
In sessions she aims to be direct and respectful. She invites discussion about values, boundaries, and practical steps for managing mood or panic when it arises. Topics such as body image, money stress, or loneliness are approached with clear, talk-through strategies rather than abstract theory.
Kara-sue asks people to set small, achievable goals and to check progress between meetings. She also supports people exploring forgiveness, self-acceptance, and rebuilding trust in relationships. If you want to start, she directs people to a short matching questionnaire and scheduling process for a first session.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Kara-sue uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns that feed anxiety, guilt, or shame. That method is about noticing automatic thoughts and testing more balanced ways of thinking.Another helpful approach targets responses to past harm or trauma. This work focuses on grounding in the present, learning to tolerate strong emotions, and building small skills to respond differently when memories or triggers come up. These skills can reduce the intensity of panic or distress over time.
Choosing the best approach is collaborative. She will discuss options with each person and decide together what methods to try based on the client’s goals and preferences. Adjustments are made as progress is reviewed.
The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or remove the need to travel. Licensed professionals often use remote sessions to maintain regular contact and practice new skills between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, LGBTQ-related issues, and ADHD. Additional focuses include guilt and shame, attachment and abandonment, body image, and loneliness.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She keeps sessions direct and practical, helping people talk through current problems and test different responses. Conversations often focus on thoughts, behaviors, and manageable steps to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional work experience in social work and clinical settings. That experience shapes how she helps people address patterns behind persistent feelings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LCSW-C (Maryland) and practices in Maryland. The credential is presented as LCSW-C in Maryland.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether sessions are remote, in person, phone, or video.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing details were not included in the biography.
How do I begin working with her?
Select 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.