About Kira
Kira Karabanovs is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strains, and struggles with self-esteem. She supports those coping with life changes, addiction concerns, trauma, and intimacy-related issues. Her approach centers on respectful, compassionate care tailored to each person's needs.
Kira keeps conversations straightforward and practical. She works with clients to set clear goals and uses methods that translate into everyday steps.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building skills for managing difficult emotions and improving communication. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is used to explore ambivalence and strengthen commitment to change.
Trauma-Focused Therapy helps address past hurts that still affect current life. Kira has eight years of professional experience in social work settings. She designs treatment plans to fit what each person brings to the room, adjusting pace and focus as needed.
She emphasizes collaboration and respect throughout the process. People meet her when they want practical strategies and steady support. She aims to empower clients to make manageable changes rather than promising quick fixes.
Her tone is direct but warm, and she encourages small steps toward a more satisfying life.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it links thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical tools for reducing anxiety and improving mood. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about change by exploring what matters most and building motivation one step at a time. Trauma-Focused Therapy provides ways to process past hurts so they interfere less with daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kira will collaborate with each person to choose and adjust methods based on individual goals, concerns, and preferences. She checks in regularly to see what is helping and what should shift, so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people keep visual connection for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, homework support, or people who prefer typing over talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep work progressing between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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