Kira Karabanovs, LISW

Kira Karabanovs is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in Ohio. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with grief and loss, and work on motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Kira aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

She tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. That can mean looking at thought patterns, building new habits, or finding small changes that make daily life easier.

With eight years of experience, Kira draws on approaches that match what a person wants to work on. She uses strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and change unhelpful thinking. Motivational Interviewing can help people find and strengthen their reasons to change.

Kira also brings Trauma-Focused Therapy into work when past hurts affect current functioning. She aims to create a pace that feels manageable while addressing trauma-related reactions. The emphasis is on safety, pacing, and skills that reduce overwhelm.

People come for a range of concerns including relationship strain, addictions, parenting stress, chronic illness or pain, career challenges, and attention difficulties. Kira supports people through life transitions and helps build tools for coping and resilience.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them with real-life experiments. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress to build concrete coping skills.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping someone find their own reasons to change. It uses questions and reflective listening to strengthen commitment and move toward goals like reducing substance use or improving routines.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on reducing trauma-related reactions by pacing work carefully and teaching skills to manage strong emotions. It aims to make difficult memories easier to live with and to restore a sense of control.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels doable, then suggest methods to try together. That collaborative process helps shape an effective plan.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce the need to travel. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Focused methods to work well in remote sessions, focusing on practical skills and steady progress.