Karyn SimonAASW

Karyn Simon is an AASW social worker with more than 10 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and grief. She works with individuals facing depression and major life changes, including the challenges that follow pregnancy and childbirth. Karyn aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people feeling overwhelmed.

Her background includes work with veterans and people affected by domestic and family violence. She has helped those living with post-traumatic stress, substance misuse, self-harm and complex grief. This breadth of experience shapes a calm, steady approach in sessions.

Karyn pays particular attention to midlife transitions and women's wellbeing during periods of change. She supports people processing identity shifts, adjusting to new roles, and rebuilding routines after major life events. Her focus is on small, achievable steps that fit everyday life.

She believes each person knows their own life best and uses that as the starting point for therapy. Sessions are collaborative and aim to reconnect people with strengths and coping strategies they already have. The work often includes talking things through, learning practical skills and building clearer ways to manage stress.

Starting therapy with Karyn involves an initial conversation to clarify what matters most to the client. From there she helps set realistic goals and checks in regularly to track progress. Her style is warm, direct and centred on helping people find manageable ways forward.

How approaches translate to online therapy

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on coping skills and trauma recovery are central to Karyn's work. Coping skills approaches teach practical tools for managing anxiety, low mood and stress, such as pacing activities, grounding exercises and simple breathing strategies. These methods help people stabilise their day-to-day routine and reduce overwhelm.

Trauma-informed approaches emphasise safety, pacing and rebuilding a sense of control after distressing experiences. This style supports people navigating post-traumatic stress, domestic violence impacts and complex grief by proceeding at a pace that the person finds manageable and by strengthening emotional regulation skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Karyn works collaboratively to identify what fits each person's needs and goals, and she adjusts techniques over time. The client and therapist decide together which methods to try and how to adapt them for everyday life.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow more flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. Many people find remote sessions useful for quick check-ins, follow-up work and applying skills between appointments.