Kara Clough, LCSW




Psychotherapist
Phone: 913.662.2003
Fax: 703.356.0633
E-Mail: karapsychotherapy@gmail.com



Kara L. Clough is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Virginia. She provides psychotherapy to children, adolescents and their families. She has experience in providing therapy at a variety of settings to include: outpatient, a partial hospitalization program, county-level services, and schools across the East Coast for almost 10 years.

Providing therapy for the following concerns: symptoms of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, exposure to trauma, emotional dysregulation, personal crises, and life transitions. She has received extensive training in crisis management, cognitive behavioral approaches, motivational interviewing, couples mediation, task/solution-focused therapy, and mindfulness techniques. Kara utilizes a multimodality approach, tailoring to each client’s specific needs and goals.





Private Services Offered


  • Psychotherapy for children, adolescents, adults and families
  • Couples Therapy
  • Play and Art Therapy
  • Parents Guidance
  • School Consultation

Psychotherapy Treatment Specialties


  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Self-harming Behavior
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Parenting Relationships
  • Emotion Regulation/Distress Tolerance Skills
  • Social Skills
  • Trauma
  • PTSD
  • Anger
  • Substance Abuse
  • Oppositional Defiant

Education and Licensure/Memberships/Leadership


  • Master of Social Work, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY (2010)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of New Mexico (2007)
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with the Commonwealth of Virginia, 2018-present
  • National Association of Social Workers 2010-current