- Warm and direct
- Emotion-focused
- Goal oriented
About Karie
Karie Leduc is a licensed clinical social worker with nearly two decades of experience in mental health. She brings 19 years of practice to her work and aims to make therapy a clear, practical step when life feels overwhelming. Her approach is warm and direct, and she invites people to talk about what matters most to them.
She focuses on helping people notice patterns that keep them stuck and on finding concrete ways to change those patterns. Sessions include setting goals together and following a straightforward plan to reach them. Karie pays close attention to emotions and nonverbal cues to better understand how people experience their struggles.
Karie helps with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, relationship issues, problems with eating or sleeping, anger, self-esteem, and career transitions. ADHD and intimacy-related issues are also within her scope of work.
Her background includes community mental health and private practice work in Rhode Island. She uses psychotherapy as a process of self-discovery, helping people connect with their inner life and unbind from the past so they can live more fully in the present. The work aims to build on strengths while addressing obstacles to growth.
Karie offers flexible scheduling and responds to messages several times a day. She provides live chat, phone sessions, and video sessions as needed and schedules these based on client needs and convenience. International clients may be accepted; confirm current session options before booking.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are central to her work and are used in ways that are easy to understand. One approach focuses on tracking emotions closely and using those feelings to guide the work; this helps when people are stuck in painful patterns or want to make changes in relationships and daily habits. Another approach emphasizes setting clear, achievable goals and following practical steps to reach them, which is useful for coping with life changes, career decisions, or managing mood symptoms.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust methods as the work progresses. This means the plan can shift as new information emerges and as progress is made.
Her practice offers online options such as phone and video sessions and live chat when needed, according to the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when that suits the day, and remove travel time so sessions are more convenient. Confirm the current session formats and scheduling options before booking so arrangements match your routine and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
19+ years
Listed in
Rhode Island
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Karie commonly help with?
Karie works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses parenting, relationship challenges, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, and career changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, direct, and collaborative. She focuses on emotions, notices nonverbal signals, and helps set clear goals with a practical plan to reach them.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 19 years of experience in the mental health field, including community mental health and private practice work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LICSW credential and practices in Rhode Island as a Rhode Island LICSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Her biography notes live chat, phone sessions, and video sessions as options. Confirm current session formats before booking to ensure they match your needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.