Karen Crawley-Buckholtz, MD, LCPC, LPC

Licensed in Maryland · 20 years in practice

Karen Crawley-Buckholtz uses a client-centered, practical style to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship challenges.

License and registration

LCPC, Maryland: LC2622 · expires January 2027
LPC, Virginia: 0701014372 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1053517342 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Karen

Karen Crawley-Buckholtz uses a client-centered, practical style to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship challenges. She is identified as MD, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and brings about 20 years of experience to her work in Maryland. Her approach is straightforward and focused on the person's goals.

She creates a space where people can name what feels hard and figure out next steps.

Background and approach

Sessions often focus on coping skills, communication patterns, and ways to reduce overwhelming emotions. She draws on methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused techniques to shape practical plans. Her background includes long-term clinical work with people facing grief, trauma, illness, and caregiving stress.

That experience informs how she helps people manage difficult life changes and complicated loss. She also lists specialties including ADHD, bipolar concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and intimacy-related issues. Sessions may include short skill-building exercises, thought and behavior mapping, and guided mindfulness practices.

The therapist encourages people to use their existing strengths when trying new strategies. Progress is tracked by the goals the person and therapist set together. Karen emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in her work.

She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s needs and preferences guide the plan. Practical, steady support is offered to people ready to begin making changes.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
LGBT
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Trichotillomania
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Karen names

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Online support

Approach choices for online therapy and how they help

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's priorities and strengths and helps people shape goals that matter to them. This approach is useful when someone wants a respectful, collaborative space to work through life changes or relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing strong emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress. It can be helpful for mood instability, intense reactions, and building steady coping tools.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans can change as progress is made and new priorities appear.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different needs. Video sessions let people use visual cues for deeper conversations. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or messaging supports brief check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing accountability between longer appointments. These options make it easier to sustain therapy around work, caregiving, or travel.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she address?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, plus issues like ADHD, bipolar symptoms, eating and sleeping difficulties, and caregiver stress.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She practices a client-centered, adaptable approach and uses techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, psychodynamic, and solution-focused work to build practical skills and goals.

How long has she been practicing?

She has about 20 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with people facing grief, trauma, and medical or caregiving challenges.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is licensed in Maryland and lists credentials MD, LCPC, and LPC, and her practice is located in Maryland.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet and work together.

How are costs and getting started handled?

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