- Client-centered care
- Skill-focused sessions
- Collaborative goal setting
About Kara
Kara Riggott is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Connecticut who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and mood concerns. She supports clients managing panic, depression, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Her approach aims to make the first step easier for anyone feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
Kara creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through thoughts and feelings. She works collaboratively, listening first and then helping people set small, practical goals. Sessions tend to focus on learning skills that can be used between meetings and testing what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Over nine years of professional work, Kara has supported people dealing with relationship strain, grief, caregiving stress, and issues around gender and identity. She also helps with sleep problems, eating concerns, and career uncertainty. Her background includes working with trauma and post-traumatic stress concerns in ways that respect each person’s pace.
Kara uses approaches that emphasize the client’s experience and practical change. She draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to build coping skills. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas help when motivation feels low or immediate problem-solving is needed.
People who come to Kara can expect straightforward conversation, clear goals, and tools to try between sessions. She encourages honest feedback and adjusts the plan as progress is made. To start, a brief matching process helps connect someone to her practice if it seems like a good fit.
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting the client’s experience. It helps people feel heard and can make it easier to name emotions and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety and manage panic symptoms. DBT skills teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance techniques that can be practiced between sessions to manage intense feelings.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kara will work together with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That means sessions can change over time as needs and priorities shift.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing commute time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. It also lets people practice skills in the places where they live and work, and makes scheduling more flexible when balancing caregiving, work, or study.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kara commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, panic disorder and panic attacks, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative. She listens first, then works with clients to set practical goals and try specific skills between sessions.
What kind of clinical background does she have?
Kara has nine years of professional work experience supporting a range of concerns including mood disorders, trauma, and caregiver stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Connecticut and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.