Kara Finamore, LCSW-C

Kara Finamore is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with ten years of practice in behavioral health. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and addictions. She works with people who face identity-related concerns including LGBT issues, and she supports those coping with grief, parenting stress, and career challenges.

She aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs, with the conversation and plan adjusted as progress happens. The tone in sessions is practical and direct, while still honoring how hard change can feel.

Kara draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address issues like obsessive thoughts, postpartum depression, and domestic violence recovery. She also helps with intima cy-related concerns, family problems, and first responder stress. Her approach includes working through patterns that get in the way and building strategies for day-to-day coping.

People who come to her can expect goal-focused work combined with emotional support. She emphasizes small, achievable steps and clear ways to practice new skills between sessions. The work is collaborative, with progress reviewed regularly and plans adapted when needed.

Kara holds the LCSW-C credential in Maryland. She offers services in English and does not take international clients. To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How evidence-based techniques translate online

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often used for the issues listed in Kara's profile include cognitive-behavioral approaches and trauma-focused methods. Cognitive-behavioral work looks at patterns of thought and behavior and offers step-by-step tools to change unhelpful habits; it can help with anxiety, obsessive thoughts, and mood problems. Trauma-focused methods help people process difficult memories and reduce their impact on daily life by combining talk work with grounding and coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kara will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best, based on goals, comfort level, and how symptoms show up day to day. This is an ongoing conversation, and plans can change as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Since the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking so you know whether video or phone sessions are offered. Online work can make it easier to keep regular appointments, check in between meetings, and practice skills in real-life settings without reshuffling a whole day.