Karen Crawley-Buckholtz, MD, LCPC, LPC

Karen Crawley-Buckholtz is a licensed therapist with two decades of clinical experience supporting adults and families through complex emotional challenges. She combines formal training in psychology and counseling with specialized certification in grief-informed care to address issues such as grief and loss, stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, perinatal and postpartum depression, relationship concerns, hospice and caregiving stress, illness and disability, and the needs of first responders and military communities. She holds a BA in psychology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and an MA in counseling psychology from Bowie State University, and she is a Certified Grief Informed Professional.

Karen maintains licensure in multiple jurisdictions and lists professional credentials as MD, LCPC, and LPC; LCPC and LPC indicate licensed counseling credentials in clinical and professional counseling. Her practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she draws on an eclectic set of therapeutic tools to tailor care to each person's situation. She helps clients identify strengths and build practical skills while collaborating on treatment goals that reflect individual values and priorities.

Karen approaches therapy as a partnership that begins with the courage to reach out. She adapts therapeutic methods to match each client’s needs and works to help them develop durable resources for coping with life transitions, relationship difficulties, mood disorders, and a wide range of behavioral health concerns.