Lori Karman, LMHC, LPCC

Lori Karman is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of practice. She is an Indiana LMHC and a Kentucky LPCC who focuses on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Lori offers straightforward, practical support and prefers clear tools people can use right away.

She emphasizes building coping skills for day-to-day challenges. That includes managing anger, improving self-esteem, handling sleep problems, and addressing attention concerns like ADHD. Lori also helps people with relationship and family-related struggles, grief, parenting stress, and career changes.

Lori uses a solution-focused mindset and draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to shape sessions. Conversations center on identifying doable strategies and practicing skills between meetings. The work aims to make daily life feel more manageable rather than relying on abstract theory.

When faith is important to a person, Lori can include Biblical encouragement as part of sessions. She keeps sessions practical and respectful of each person’s values while focusing on skills that fit their life.

Her practice leans toward clear goals and measurable steps. Clients who want focused, skill-based work to reduce symptoms and gain confidence may find this approach helpful. Lori aims to create a supportive space where people can build skills, find clarity, and move forward.

Practical approaches you can use online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them. It helps people change patterns that feed worry, low mood, or unhelpful behavior by practicing new ways of thinking and acting.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches skills to accept difficult feelings and commit to values-based actions. It supports people facing anxiety, stress, or transitions who want to live in line with their priorities despite uncomfortable emotions.

Attachment-Based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns in close connections. It can help people who want to understand and change how they relate to others and to feel steadier in relationships.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods fit a person's needs and preferences rather than sticking to one way of working.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls let people practice skills face to face. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging give options for brief check-ins, ongoing skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.