Background:
Karen has over 25 years experience working with a wide range of clients
In private practice. She has raised a family and has personal and
professional experience with single parenting, step families and
adoption. She enjoys working with challenging adolescents, young
adults, couples, parents of any age children, and families of all descriptions.
Approach:
Karen’s approach is direct, supportive and caring. Karen believes that
effective psychotherapy is based upon mutual curiosity and genuineness
in discovering how to meet life’s challenges - including family issues,
anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. The path through
these difficulties includes facing them with humor, gentleness and
bravery. The fruition of this exploration is a greater awareness of
self and an appreciation of others.
Karen worked at September High
School in Boulder as the Director of Counseling for 16 years. In this
role she facilitated groups, and worked individually with teenagers,
parents and teachers. She loves the diverse issues that teens bring,
and helping them find the energy and strength to meet the challenges of
finding an identity and individuation.
Karen also has extensive
experience working in the community with various organizations –
Boulder County AIDS Project, Compass House, Boulder Youth Body
Alliance, Tibetan Village Project and Naropa University. She also leads
trips to Asia and Africa for students and adults, and helped to start a
preschool in Malaysia.
Initial Contact:
If you would like an introductory phone call, have questions,
or would like to schedule an appointment, please call 303-442-5677.
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