Karen Medlock, LCSW
- Texas
- LA LCSW 11221, TX LCSW 52974
Not accepting new clientsVerified 3 hours ago
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Open 5 of the last 30 days
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Open on 5 of the last 30 days
When Karen was open to new clients. We re-check the BetterHelp listing once a day and record what it said, whichever way it went.
Availability over the last 30 days: open to new clients on 5 days, waitlist or full on 25 days. Most recent check, Oct 12: waitlist or full.
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5/30
every one of the last 30 days checked
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Karen has been open to new clients on 5 of the last 30 days.
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About Karen
My name is Karen Medlock. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in both Texas and Louisiana. I have two Masters' Degrees, one in Social Work and one in Theology. I take a holistic approach with my clients. I have worked with all age groups, from three years old all the way in the eighties. Yes, I have been around awhile. I have teaching certifications in Michigan and taught Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The experiences I had as a teacher were tremendous and very helpful in my therapeutic relationships with adolescents and teenagers. I enjoy working with all age groups and totally enjoy diversity in culture, race and sexual orientation. I ran and did sexual offender treatment with male adult offenders at Norton Correctional Center in Norton, Kansas, which gave me a great magnitude of skills in addiction treatment, running groups and providing psycho-social classes in multitudes of topics. I would have to say working with inmates in state prisons is very rewarding for me because I can now view them as people with problems from the past that have never been dealt with for the most part. Also, I have much experience in helping people work through trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, including the severe panic attacks that occur. I have worked extensively with grief and loss. I am very excited to be a part of Better Help because it is a way for people who need help to access me at various times via text, phone or video. It is a good medium for all those who are a bit shy to meet in person (or aren't ready) or have tight schedules. I am very excited to work with you! I am quite a laid-back therapist, and always respond to where you are in your life-path. We all are on personal life journeys...let's use this time to explore and traverse new worlds and paths! I will help you develop your strengths and accompany you on your journey. Read more Show less
What Karen helps with
Specialties and approaches
Specializes in
Stress, AnxietyGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesDepressionAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD
Approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Also experienced with
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues