About Kari
Kari Oshinski is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Wisconsin. She brings six years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns.
Background and approach
Kari aims to create a warm and positive space where clients can honestly talk about what hurts and what they want to change. In sessions she often looks at daily habits and small shifts that add up.
She helps people notice unhelpful self-talk, strengthen self-care, and adjust how they handle difficult conversations. Work can include practical steps for coping with life changes and improving self-esteem.
Kari uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She may employ tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to challenge negative thinking.
Mindfulness practices are used to build calm and focus. Motivational interviewing can help when change feels overwhelming.
She also pays attention to relationship patterns and family dynamics. That can mean talking through blended family issues, communication problems, or family of origin concerns.
Kari supports people dealing with divorce, caregiving stress, and midlife transitions. Sessions are offered in English and are available through several online formats.
Kari works with adults who want clear, doable strategies and a hopeful, encouraging therapeutic tone. She centers collaboration so goals fit each person’s life and values.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Kari commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness practices in her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety and boost self-esteem. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce stress and increase focus.Finding the right approach usually happens together. Kari will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. She adjusts methods as needed so the plan matches the client’s life and values, keeping the process collaborative and clear.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for steady check-ins, quick troubleshooting, or when someone prefers written communication. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English