Kara Fedore , LCSW

Kara Fedore is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of experience practicing in Tennessee. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and trauma. Kara emphasizes a warm, client-centered way of working that meets people where they are. She encourages small, doable steps and celebrates progress along the way.

Her background includes work with people facing domestic violence, crisis, and complex trauma. She also supports those coping with life transitions, career strain, relationship struggles, and compassion fatigue. Many clients seek help for body image, attachment concerns, blended family issues, and challenges tied to adoption or foster care.

Kara draws on a mix of established approaches to tailor care to each person. She commonly uses elements of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Treatment plans are practical and focused on real-life changes rather than jargon.

Sessions tend to center on building coping skills, improving communication, and addressing patterns that keep people stuck. Kara helps clients set clear goals and practices tools together in session. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s priorities guide the work.

People who reach out can expect a respectful, down-to-earth style and a focus on what matters most to them. Kara aims to make therapy a manageable part of a busy life and supports people as they take steps toward their goals.

Online approaches that fit your life

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting what matters to the client. The therapist follows the client’s lead and helps them identify goals and steps to reach them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used to address traumatic memories by processing distressing experiences in a structured way to reduce their intensity.

Kara will work with each person to find the best approach. She assesses needs, discusses preferences, and adjusts methods as the relationship develops. The choice of techniques is collaborative so the plan fits the client’s goals and comfort level.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people connect visually for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing support and brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.