- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Client-centered care
About Karlee
Karlee Shave is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan with six years of professional experience. She works with adults and younger clients, focusing on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and LGBT concerns.
Karlee draws from several approaches to help people untangle painful feelings. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current trust and connection. She often brings in cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Client-centered work guides her to follow each person’s pace and priorities.
In sessions she helps clients name what they feel and where those feelings show up in day-to-day life. She checks in about practical problems like communication, commitment worries, caregiver stress, and body image. She also supports work on issues connected to abandonment, family of origin, dissociation, and co-occurring concerns.
Karlee says clients stay in the driver’s seat while she offers tools and feedback. She aims to adapt to the client’s needs and create a straightforward place to talk through hard things. Her background includes experience with adolescents and young adults as well as people across the lifespan.
People who come to her often want concrete strategies alongside space to process emotions. She helps with skills for coping with anxiety and stress, and with understanding patterns that keep repeating. To begin, she asks people to describe their goals and then collaborates on next steps.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating. Online sessions using this lens focus on patterns of trust, closeness, and boundaries, and can help when abandonment or attachment issues show up in adult relationships.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s priorities and pace. In remote conversations this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what they say, and helps them make choices about which struggles to tackle first.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT work often involves noticing automatic thoughts, testing them, and practicing different responses between sessions to reduce anxiety and unhelpful patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and practical needs, then suggest methods to try. That choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as sessions continue.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, or caregiving by removing travel time. It also lets sessions be structured for shorter check-ins or longer therapy time depending on what fits a person’s schedule and energy level.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and LGBT concerns, plus related issues like abandonment, attachment, and family of origin problems.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses client-centered and attachment-informed methods to help name those feelings and cognitive behavioral tools to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts that reinforce guilt or shame.
What is her experience level?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of ages, including adolescents and young adults.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW and is licensed in Michigan.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started 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.