Karen Crawley-Buckholtz, LCPC, LPC

Karen Crawley-Buckholtz is a licensed counselor who blends practical therapies with a respectful, person-centered stance. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and brings about 20 years of clinical experience in Maryland and nearby regions. She focuses on real-life problems like stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and caregiver and aging challenges.

Her approach centers on the client. She listens first, then helps set clear goals together. She draws on client-centered methods to build trust and on cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. She also uses mindfulness and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills.

Crawley-Buckholtz has long experience with grief and loss, hospice-related issues, and illness and disability. She also addresses workplace and career stress, compassion fatigue, and challenges faced by first responders and military-connected people. Older adult and geriatric concerns are listed among her areas of focus.

Sessions tend to be straightforward and practical. Clients work on skills for managing anxiety, routines to support sleep and eating, and steps for improving communication. The therapist helps people identify strengths they already have and build on them over time.

She trained in counseling psychology and emphasizes cultural sensitivity and respect. Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process where the person’s goals shape the work. Prospective clients should confirm current session options when booking.

How her approaches shape online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and goals. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps people set realistic steps forward. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to clarify priorities and feel understood.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence mood. It uses practical exercises and small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage depression. That kind of hands-on work can be useful for stress, eating and sleeping concerns, and mood challenges.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches coping and emotion-regulation skills. It offers concrete tools for intense emotions, relationship tension, and impulse control, and it can be paired with mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has worked before, and then adapt techniques to fit the person. She encourages clients to give feedback so the work stays relevant and practical.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before you book, as format details are not specified here. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so work or caregiving schedules are easier to manage. Licensed professionals tailor sessions to a person’s life and goals rather than fitting people to a single method.