Therapist profile
Kara Snodgrass, LCMHC
LCMHC - Family and parenting focused care
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and DBT skills
About Kara
Kara Snodgrass is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 12 years of experience. She has a background working directly with families and in-home support roles, and she focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting, relationship concerns, and grief.
Kara draws on her time as a family support worker and as a therapist to guide practical conversations. She uses a client-centered stance, listening first and following the person's lead. She also offers interventions from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods when those approaches fit the problem.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and straightforward. Kara aims to help people talk through day-to-day emotions, manage panic or anger, and address problems like control issues, guilt, shame, and compassion fatigue. She also supports concerns tied to pregnancy and childbirth and women's issues.
Her background includes in-home work with families, child welfare contexts, foster care, substance use, and crisis work focused on reunification when possible. That history informs how she approaches parenting challenges and family stress in practical ways.
People who prefer a counselor who listens first and offers clear, concrete strategies may find her style fits. Kara can use motivational interviewing to help with change, and dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation is needed. She works with people in English and accepts international clients.
How sessions work
How Kara uses evidence-based approaches in online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person's priorities. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said, and helps clarify goals so sessions stay practical. This approach is useful when someone needs to feel heard and to set meaningful, concrete aims.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses structured techniques to test unhelpful thinking and build new habits, which helps with anxiety, panic attacks, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills train attention to emotion, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness when emotions feel overwhelming.
Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. Kara will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences. She adapts pacing and tools over time based on how a person responds.
Confirm the specific session formats when you book, since the biography lists messaging, live chat, and phone sessions as possibilities but session options can change. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can use tools from CBT and DBT effectively in remote sessions to practice skills, set small goals, and track progress over time.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
Kara works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, relationship issues, grief, depression, anger, and related problems such as guilt, shame, and control issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered style, listening first and following your lead, then offering interventions like CBT, DBT skills, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques as appropriate.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of clinical experience, including prior work as a family support worker and in-home services with families and children.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensed in North Carolina.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she use?
Please confirm current session options before booking; the original biography mentioned messaging, live chat, and phone sessions in addition to live appointments, but you should check available formats via the booking process.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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