Karey Thompson

Karey Thompson is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) in Ohio who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family tensions, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. She focuses on issues such as attachment and abandonment, codependency, communication and control problems, and the strain that comes with caregiving and blended families. She also supports people facing divorce or separation, grief, loneliness, and concerns around jealousy or commitment.

Thompson draws on a mix of practical talk therapy and body-aware strategies. She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people build small, usable skills for daily life. Sessions are collaborative - she works with each person to set realistic goals and steps to reach them.

Her background includes long experience in community mental health and focused work with first responders and members of the Ohio Army National Guard. She holds a Master of Social Work from The Ohio State University and brings 16 years of clinical experience as an LISW. That experience shapes how she supports people in stressful, high-demand roles.

Outside traditional talk work, she incorporates mindfulness and movement-informed practices when helpful. She is also a 200-hour certified yoga instructor with training in trauma-sensitive yoga and stand-up paddleboard yoga, and she uses those perspectives to help people reconnect with their bodies and calm their nervous systems.

Her approach is respectful and down-to-earth. Conversations are tailored to each person's situation, and she helps clients translate insights into everyday practices that reduce distress and improve relationships.

How her approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how early relationships shape current patterns. Karey helps people notice attachment-related triggers and build safer ways of relating, which can ease anxiety in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist; she uses empathic listening and reflective conversation to help clients make their own sense of problems and options.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She collaborates with each client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients are invited to give feedback so the work stays practical and relevant.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are set by the therapist's practice. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow quicker follow-ups between appointments. It can also let someone choose a quieter time for a short check-in or select a session type that needs less bandwidth. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for scheduling and daily routines.