Karen Wassom Hammond, LPCC

Karen Wassom Hammond is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Kentucky with 12 years of experience. She focuses on relationship and intimacy issues, jealousy and infidelity concerns, mood struggles like depression and bipolar, and problems that affect day-to-day life such as sleep and self-esteem. Karen aims to create a straightforward, nonjudgmental space where people can say what they mean and sort out next steps together.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person, and draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused work to help manage strong emotions and strengthen connection where that is needed.

Sessions often address communication problems, codependency, money stress, parenting strains, and blended family dynamics. She also supports people dealing with past trauma, domestic violence recovery, guilt and shame, and life transitions like divorce or midlife questions. Premarital counseling and faith-informed counseling are offered when clients want those options.

Karen works with adults who want clear, practical strategies and honest conversations about their relationships and moods. Her style is direct but warm, aiming to help people make steady changes they can live with. If someone is unsure where to begin, she helps them set a small first goal and builds from there.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on following each person's priorities and listening without judgment. Online sessions let the therapist tune into what matters most and shape sessions around the client's goals and pace.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and then tests small changes. In remote sessions clients and the therapist can work through thought patterns and set manageable homework between meetings to track progress.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills help people manage intense emotions and handle conflict more effectively. Teaching these skills online allows for step-by-step practice and check-ins about how new skills are working in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, shorten travel time, allow brief check-ins during a break, and reduce the burden of arranging childcare or commuting.