Kara Riggott, LPC

Kara Riggott is an LPC licensed in Connecticut with nine years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and motivation concerns. She also addresses relationship stress, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, and mood-related issues.

Kara aims for straightforward, practical sessions. She listens to what feels most pressing and works with each person to notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Conversations focus on small, testable changes rather than long explanations. Sessions include moment-to-moment problem solving and skill practice.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills among other techniques. That means she will help people identify thinking habits, try different reactions, and build coping skills for strong emotions. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused ideas are used to set clear, achievable steps when people want to make life changes.

Kara keeps sessions practical and goal-oriented. She talks through concrete tools for managing panic, improving sleep, handling relationship stress, and reducing avoidant habits. Progress is measured in small, observable shifts rather than vague promises.

Clients meet a clinician who aims to be direct and steady during hard conversations. If someone wants an approach focused on thought patterns and behavior, Kara uses CBT tools alongside interpersonal and emotion-regulation strategies. People are invited to try techniques and adjust them based on what helps.

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