Kari Wright, LMSW

Kari Wright is a licensed master social worker with two decades of experience in behavioral health. She greets people with a straightforward, compassionate approach and aims to help them feel understood. Kari works with adults on issues including grief, depression, trauma, and a wide range of life stresses.

Her background blends practical therapy methods with open conversation. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). In sessions she listens for what matters most, offers feedback, and helps people try different ways of coping.

Kari also supports concerns around addiction, anxiety, parenting, relationship and intimacy issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and aging and geriatric issues. She names these topics so people can see areas she often addresses, and she is willing to explore other concerns brought into the room.

She describes therapy as a partnership that needs honesty and effort from both sides. Kari will explain ideas plainly and invite questions so goals feel clear. She is a Christian clinician who does not impose religion and will not raise spiritual topics unless a client requests them.

Sessions focus on understanding the problem, building coping tools, and trying practical steps between meetings. Kari encourages straightforward conversation and aims to make sessions feel useful from the first few visits.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Kari commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and EMDR in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change mood and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that helps people process distressing memories while reducing their emotional intensity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kari will discuss options and tailor methods based on each person’s goals, history, and how they respond to techniques. The plan can change over time as needs and preferences become clearer.

Confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and reduce travel time. Therapists can also adjust pacing or techniques to suit a session that is over video or phone, helping people practice skills and follow up between meetings.