Karina Fernandez, LCSW
Tennessee · 16 years in practice
Karina Fernandez is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience in mental health.
License and registration
- LCSW, Tennessee
- 6768 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1790966182 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Karina
Karina Fernandez is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience in mental health. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and stress. She also supports those dealing with addictions, sleeping problems, parenting strain, and relationship or family difficulties.
Karina trained in social work at Loma Linda University and has worked in a range of clinical settings. Her background includes supporting survivors of violent crimes and people navigating complex grief and loss.
Background and approach
She draws on many years of hands-on practice to shape her approach. In sessions she uses client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, EMDR, and mindfulness tools. She focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions.
Work is organized around the person’s goals and what feels doable for their life. Karina offers therapy in English and Spanish. She practices from Tennessee and provides online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.
Costs vary by location and use a cancellable subscription model. For someone wondering how to begin, the process starts by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling follows based on therapist availability and the platform’s booking flow.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Karina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karina names
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches used online and what they do
Karina commonly combines EMDR-informed work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness in online sessions. EMDR involves processing difficult memories in ways that can reduce their emotional hold and is often used for trauma and abuse. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replaces them with more effective patterns to reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention and breathing skills to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss goals and preferences with each person and tailor techniques to fit their needs. That means adjusting pacing, choosing between skills work or memory processing, and checking in about what feels helpful as therapy unfolds.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when internet bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, provide short reflections between sessions, and support skill practice in real time.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, and coping with major life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and person-focused. She uses client-centered listening and teaches skills from cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT, and mindfulness to help manage symptoms.
What is her background and experience?
She has 16 years of experience in mental health and a master’s degree in social work from Loma Linda University. Her work history includes supporting survivors of violent crime and people facing complex grief.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds an LCSW and practices from Tennessee as a licensed clinical social worker (TN LCSW).
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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