Therapist profile
Karina Killough, LCMHC
North Carolina
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - Relationships and Addictions
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- Credentials
- LCMHC
- License
- LCMHC, North Carolina / 3731
- NPI
- 1003883984
- Experience
- 28 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- North Carolina
About
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
About Karina
Karina Killough is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 28 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, relationship strain, trauma, grief, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Her practice also notes work with ADHD, LGBT concerns, parenting stress, and body image or codependency struggles.
She takes a straightforward, person-focused approach. Sessions look at what is happening now and what patterns keep showing up. She helps clients learn practical coping skills and clearer ways to communicate. Therapy can include short-term problem solving or longer work on emotional patterns.
Karina primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to support people in connecting feelings and relationships. Mindfulness and Solution-Focused techniques are used when they fit the person's goals.
Her background includes work in inpatient, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings, plus experience with individual and group formats. That range informs how she plans treatment and sets concrete goals. Sessions focus on skills, symptom management, and improving day-to-day functioning.
She offers services in English and does not take international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To get started a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled.
How sessions work
How Karina uses approaches in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on hearing the person's experience and building a respectful working relationship. It helps when someone wants space to name their feelings and make their own choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) pays attention to emotions in relationships and can help with intimacy-related issues and communication problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try strategies that fit those needs. That collaborative process helps decide whether CBT, client-centered methods, EFT, mindfulness, or solution-focused techniques will be most useful.
The original profile does not specify which remote session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use different methods effectively at a distance, and the focus is on practical skills, clearer communication, and managing symptoms in day-to-day settings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and codependency?
Yes. Her listed focus areas include codependency and communication problems, and she helps people address patterns of putting others first.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a practical, person-focused style that combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and emotionally-focused ideas. Sessions look at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and work on concrete skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of clinical experience working in inpatient, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - licensed in North Carolina and practices from that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know what is offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model 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.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.